Reflections on mid life and beyond: An Authentic Journey What on earth’s going on? Why in the world did I find myself in need of change? I remember waking up one morning with a profound realisation that more of my life was behind me than ahead. I was face to face with my own mortality, and it ignited something within me—an awakening, a self-assessment that felt both bewildering and slightly…
We acknowledge that work can get stressful at times However it’s when at times - becomes - All the time - that there’s a problem We have a tendency to ignore stress, try to COPE with it - Learn techniques to deal with it I get that - but coping isn’t the ideal - A long hard look at the problem is! What is stress - ‘the reaction of the…
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…
When my Dad retired I asked him a simple question “Dad what did you do in your career that you could share with other doctors?” I had this idea that he could find other medical retirees and write a book ‘Tips and tricks they didn’t teach you in medical school’ — The book didn’t get written Now I’ve retired from clinical dentistry — I ask myself the same question ‘What…
Recently I read an article written by an industry leader. It touched me so deeply that I had to share just a part of it with you. I don’t know where you are or what you are doing, I don’t know whether this message resonates with you or just passes you by. What I do know is that this is a time unlike any other in our lifetime, it is…
Treat the symptoms or find the cause Actually it’s a combination of both Having spent the last 40 years treating Stress of dental origin and I don’t mean fear of the dentist ( Unless it’s due to a significant life event — More on that in person! ) I have come to realise that often all we do is treat symptoms This isn’t a bad thing, get rid of headaches,…