Can you remember all those dreams and goals which have been buried over the years (adulthood and rationality get in the way). Frequently, the job or past time which sparked your enthusiasm and joy when you were 8 years old, still holds a small candle of passion deep inside of you yet, years of growing up, school, work, stuff, responsibility and so on, has reduced it to the tiniest glimmering flicker – almost forgotten. Continue reading “Why not turn your passion into a profession?”
Category: Change
What your work really gives you? Money? Identity? Purpose ?
So that was the question I heard recently during a meeting with a firm of HR, Outplacement (that’s a nice word for redundancy) and At Retirement a specialists – a business who support people in career transition, and one who I have worked with for many years as their dedicated IFA. Continue reading “What your work really gives you? Money? Identity? Purpose ?”
Pushed for time – maybe take a step back
‘I don’t have time to exercise, or to do the things which are important to me. There just are not enough hours in the day!’ Continue reading “Pushed for time – maybe take a step back”
One of the biggest benefits of seeing a financial adviser is also one of the most overlooked …
Let me take you by the hand….
Gone (or hopefully are gone) are the days of sitting with a financial adviser, waiting for them to unveil a life-changing financial product. The modern adviser, not only looks at your whole financial picture, but aims to take the time to listen to your anxieties, worries, concerns, and take the time to coach you and your family towards what it is you want to achieve – so maybe after all, that is something which is life-changing. Continue reading “One of the biggest benefits of seeing a financial adviser is also one of the most overlooked …”
The day I realised Financial Planning could be an episode of Black Mirror
Recently, we stumbled across Black Mirror on Netflix. For those who haven’t watched it, it is a little like Tales of the Unexpected, crossed with The Twilight Zone, and a sneak preview into the secret rooms (if they exist) of Google and Facebook. It takes what technology / values / elements of society we already have, and moves it on just one step further – very thought provoking. Continue reading “The day I realised Financial Planning could be an episode of Black Mirror”
Escaping The Bucket 