I have never been interested in people’s ages. Until we started Next-Up. Now I am intrigued when someone says, ‘I am 57’ and I have to stop myself gasping – I had them at nearly 70; or the reverse of that, someone says they are late 60s and I thought they were a decade younger.
Should we help partners who are retiring – and if so what and how?
This is one of the hot topics in professional firms at the moment – and here I want to share some of the issues if you don’t help them and the opportunities that are being overlooked in the process.
Six months ago, I was in my dream job at Prudential, a company I loved. Over nearly two decades, I had the privilege of working with hundreds of Financial Planners, helping them to grow and develop their own skills and their business models.
Recently I gave a talk to an audience comprising people 55 years and older who were thinking about retirement or who had actually made the step. The talk was about my personal retirement “transition” story and I pulled out three key areas which I hope will help others.
I recently read an article, written by Victoria Tomlinson CEO of Next-Up, talking about shaping the future after work. I was immediately caught up and interested in sharing in the discussion about what comes after an established work life, and to offer my own perspectives on how people experience this period of life, aka retirement.
Politics, business, property, finance and sport are of particular interest to us but we will listen to anyone who has a suitable ‘voice’ and idea to write for us. All we are looking for are writing skills – of course – credibility and experience, passion and commitment to write for us consistently. What could you … Writing as your new career – and having fun in the process!
Guest blog by Celia Dodd, author of ‘Not Fade Away: How to thrive in retirement’
Last week we held the first Next-Up conference. ‘Blown away’ was a phrase I kept hearing through the day.
Victoria Tomlinson, founder of Next-Up Limited, speaks to Liz Green at BBC Radio Leeds about ‘unretirement’. Listen to the show by clicking the links below…
