We’re not retired – but what are we? Unretired? Second Acts? OWLs?
If you’re reading this, you’ve probably already come to the conclusion that retirement is an outdated concept.
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Getting #ConnectED in un-retirement -retirement planning for those who want to use their skills to make a difference
Victoria from Next-Up would love to share this blog from Lucy Rimmington, founder braveteaching, the Airbnb of teacher training. Lucy is also a confirmed guest speaker at the Next-Up conference in November.
Retirement income (or unretirement) adds £9 billion to the UK economy
If you’re choosing to continue working, whether driven by retirement income or other factors, you’re not alone. In fact, you’re bang on trend.
The best retirement advice? Be open to change
One of the biggest issues that the newly retired people we speak to have is a perceived lack of identity. They spend a lot of time talking about their last job and “former” career. So what’s the best retirement advice for them?
Do you need to talk about retirement with your parents? Here’s how
Are you worried about one or both of your parents if they are about to retire – or have just retired and it’s not going well?
Expertise is ageless – apply your skills in an encore career
Starting a new career after retirement – or in ‘unretirement’ – is a great opportunity to make the most of your lifetime of skills and contacts. The expertise you’ve been building up is ageless and now is the time to capitalise. American author Marci Alboher in this article about encore careers says: “Encore jobs tend to leverage the kinds of qualities that deepen with age.”
Creating a webinar that people want to watch
One of the ways to pass on your skills in unretirement, is to create webinars – typically these range from 8 minutes to 90 minutes. You can offer them free or charge for people to view them.
Using LinkedIn to find new roles and win business
The other day I sat on a train and watched a masterclass in how to build relations and win business using LinkedIn.
In the company of… Victoria Tomlinson, as featured in the Harrogate Advertiser
On 14th June 2018, The Harrogate Advertiser featured an interview with Next-Up Founder Victoria Tomlinson. Read on to see what she has to say on starting a business, rethinking retirement and more.