‘While we see common traits in the stress reaction it is the individual response that is private, personal and unique.’ Therein lies the secret - Given to keeping one's thoughts and activities unknown to others We hide those innermost thoughts for fear of ridicule We hide them for fear of being found out - An imposter, A dreamer, a ne’er-do-well Yet if we but knew our own secret - hidden…
Last night I shared a late podcast with James - a 31 year old - Retired from clinical dentistry He wanted More and Dentistry just didn’t cut it! Late for me it was well after midnight by the time we’d finished - But made easy with his energy and enthusiasm We talked about many things EXCEPT for what I actually do inside my Company… Set up originally to run my…
At the end of a working life ‘WHAT’S NEXT’ Looking forward to days off and doing anything you want is soon replaced by …THE VOID The place where you just don’t know what you want to do… All those years of Doing, being Organised, Disciplined, on Time, knowing what the day brings Replaced by days of Trying to make plans, Trying to keep the mind active, Trying to find interest…
“What preys on my mind is simply this one question: what am I good for, could I not be of service or use in some way?” ― Vincent van Gogh There are times in life when we feel completely Lost and Purposeless When we look and wonder whether this is all there is to life Surely there’s more - Surely there’s MORE to life than this You know the feeling,…
Business goals are destinations — Once there we move on to the next. Life Goals are a Continuum — SO LARGE - that they are never fully completed. The difference is in the end result. The joy is in the pursuit, not in the acquisition. The business goal once realised is no longer motivating. Retirement is a goal realised, it is not motivating once it’s reached - WHAT’S NEXT? Getting…
Many of us dream of the day when we can finally retire and say goodbye to the daily grind. But — What if work could be more than just a pay check? Research shows that there is a great need for Purpose and Recognition in life Let’s face it without a purpose, what’s the point, keep working, keep earning and hope for early retirement. Imagine a career that offers not…
No I can’t see the future - but - I can look back on experience One of the great things about getting old is what you can share with those on the journey I can’t stop anyone making mistakes and in a way I don’t want to The learning from these experiences is what gives us wisdom However, preventable errors are another thing entirely - AND - I wish I’d…
I first retired at 68, couldn’t really afford to, but it had to come sometime and everything was aching. I lasted approximately 10 weeks before I started to go stir crazy and poor! So I went back, part time, to plan and work on a real exit strategy. I’m not the only one, I have a colleague who recently, at the age of 68 has just set up a practice. …
No don’t give us the ‘It’s just a number’- We’ve been around too long for that The fact is you hit FORTY AND TIME FLIES - Mixed with the discovery of your OWN MORTALITY You may start to feel a mild sense of urgency - A sense that increases over the years And unless the time is valued it is quickly lost and you look back in wonder Wonder what…
As you go into Christmas — What are you plans for next year I’m expanding my global presence — And I’m EXCITED It’s amazing when you really recognise the power of Global, International business Especially when it can all be done from your devices Now I’m the guy who never thought computers would catch on When I was doing my ‘A’ levels in sciences at Medway Tech we had to…