A week into my new life – see last week’s post if you need a reminder - I thought it would be a good time to reflect on what’s remained the same versus what’s changed. Some things never change At the end of the day, I’m still the same me – I’ve not had [...]
It’s finally here! I've taken control of my life and it feels amazing! This week marks the start of my next chapter. Just days ago, I was an employee of a large global corporation and today I am the full-time CEO of my own business! Why? What possessed me to leave my comfortable corporate job? [...]
Smarter working Fancy working smartly, rather than hard? This sounds like a great proposition to someone as busy as me. But what does it actually mean? And, more importantly, how can I apply it in practice? I’m learning daily how work can mean very different things to different people. Regardless of our occupations, there is [...]
Following my dreams I’ve got some great news to share with you…I’m following my dreams! You probably already had a sense of this if you’ve been following me via Age Life Balance and/ or Blue Diamond. But last week I hit a big milestone - I’ve gave notice to leave my job! Having worked in [...]
Do Something Different This follows on from an earlier post called “Does the prospect of having to work until your late 60s fill you with fear and dread?”. To recap - you have 3 main options: do nothing and carry on your current path, ignoring the problem, or chooseto thrive in your current line [...]
Thrive in your current line of work This article follows on from my earlier blog post Does the prospect of working until your late 60s fill you with fear and dread? Essentially you have 3 main options: firstly change nothing and carry on your current path, or you could choose to thrive in your current line of [...]
Does the prospect of working until your late 60s fill you with fear & dread? The current UK pensionable age is 65 for men and 63 for women. Even these ages are set to increase over the next decade, resulting in many people having to work until their late sixties. Does this fill you with [...]
Work - Ageism at work On one hand we’re living longer and as a result may be able to and/or need to work for longer. On the other hand, the reality of actually doing this isn’t always easy. While there are some companies that are recognising the value of employing older staff this is not [...]
Work – opportunities for paid work It’s ironic that I’m writing about work on the week that I’m actually on holiday. The first full week I’ve been off since Christmas - Hurrah! It’s given me chance to reflect about work and think about work that I’ve noticed some older people engaging in since I’ve been [...]
Keep up the good work You may recall that I hadn’t originally planned to write about work within Age Life Balance, but was encouraged to reconsider following some feedback and survey responses. When I was thinking about ageing myself, I was imagining a time beyond work (if you recall in my intro). However, work currently [...]
