It’s one thing knowing that you want things to be different in your life and work; it’s another thing altogether figuring out exactly what needs to change, what you truly want, and feeling confident t...

You can’t always control exactly how the plans you have for making changes in your life and work pan out. It's something I've known for a long time and am being reminded of at the moment.

I recently ...

We've been conditioned to believe that once we reach our fifties, sixties, and beyond, our focus should start to shift to winding down, personally and professionally. 

The "norm" is to start preparin...

If you want your life and work to be different in some way, something has to change. I know that sounds obvious, but knowing that and making it happen are two different things. It’s not always as easy...

When we decide we want to make changes in our lives or work, we tend to focus mostly on what we need to do to make that happen. We map out plans, create to-do lists, and make schedules. They are al...

I used to have a "successful" corporate career (based on the conventional definition of success). And yet, it didn't feel fulfilling or meaningful to me. That led me to question what success really is...

One of the biggest mistakes I made when I first decided to make changes to create a different way to live and work was believing I needed the perfect plan before I began.

On paper, everything looked ...

There is an unseen, unnecessary pressure a lot of people put on themselves at midlife and beyond.

It’s this:

That by now, you should have the rest of your life figured out.

There is often a belief ...

When you want to make changes to create a different way to live and work, planning is important. But at some point, planning stops being useful and starts holding you back from moving forward. 

A lot...

In a couple of weeks time, I turn 60.

As a gift to myself, I am taking time out in the run up to my birthday for two things:

First, time out so I feel fuelled up and ready to start a new decade and...

Twenty years ago, I left the UK. A few years before that, I left my corporate career. Both decisions were driven by a desire to create a different way to live and work than what I had at the time. 

C...

When there is something you want to achieve in your life or a change you want to make, the outcome is rarely guaranteed. 

So one of the most useful questions you can ask yourself is this: 

H...