I want to talk about something that has been on my mind for a while. And I’ll be honest with you upfront, I’m not entirely sure I’m right about this. So I’d genuinely love to know your thoughts in the comments below. Here it is. I think women are generally better at the transition into […]
If you’re anything like me and the clients I work with, you’ve got a picture in your head of what the next chapter looks like. Golf on Monday. A bit of volunteering on Tuesday. The grandchildren Wednesday. A new fitness class Thursday. Lunch with a friend on Friday. On paper, it looks brilliant. Full, active, […]
I want to tell you about a conversation I had recently with a client. Let’s call him David. David is a senior manager at a professional services firm. He’s in his mid-forties, works incredibly hard, and a few months ago he called me genuinely excited. He’d just had his annual review and his employer had […]
There is a moment that many financial planners, coaches, and advisers will recognise. It is not about numbers, spreadsheets, or investment returns. It is about identity. A client sits across from you. They have done everything right. They have built wealth, secured their future, and reached what most would call financial independence. On paper, they […]
When we look at the statistics around divorce, an interesting and slightly unexpected trend begins to emerge. For most age groups, divorce rates have been declining for years. Since the early 2000s, overall divorce numbers in many Western countries have gradually fallen. In general, fewer people are ending their marriages than they were two decades […]
For many people in their fifties and sixties, life can feel strangely full and strangely rushed at the same time. Financially, things may be more stable than they were in earlier decades. Years of work, saving and investing often mean that resources are finally available. Yet despite having more financial security, many people feel they […]
Here are seven “What Happens Next” style experiments simple, cheap, and designed to create data about what fits you. The 4-Week Creative Sampler Week 1: drawing. Week 2: writing. Week 3: music. Week 4: photography. At the end, rate each out of 10 for enjoyment and wanting to do it again. The “Bad Art” Challenge Make something deliberatelydays. This is exposure therapy for perfectionism. The […]
In What Happens Next terms, the best habits are the ones that improve multiple wellbeing domains at once. Creativity is a classic “stacker” because it can support: Intellectual wellbeing: learning, attention, memory, novelty Social wellbeing: clubs, groups, shared practice wellbeing: contribution, volunteering, shared culture Mental wellbeing: stress reduction, emotional processing, flow” Purpose and values: identity beyond work; “reason to get […]
Having a ‘bucket list’ sounds like a decent thing to do. Since Jack Nicholson and Morgan Freeman starred in the film ‘the bucket list’ and did things like Skydive, Visit the Taj Mahal and ride motorbikes on the great wall of China, I think we’ve got a romantic ideal of bucket lists. You see Bucket lists feel aspirational […]
If you’re in your 50’s and 60’s and been thinking about, reading about and doing research on , you’ve probably noticed an annoying truth: Most advice and perspectives, particularly online, comes in extremes… “Go all in.” “Quit your job.” “Move to Portugal.” “Sell everything you own and start again in Malaysia.” “Hustle harder.” “Stop doing everything completely today.” But real life, especially something as important as the next chapter of life, is rarely solved by swinging from one […]