by Hilary Henderson | Jun 17, 2019 | Uncategorized
It is a public holiday here in South Africa and I don’t really want to spend the day at my computer, so I am going to throw it out to you, my readers!! I was triggered by something I watched yesterday on the Sixty&Me site, into remembering a coaching exercise I...
by Hilary Henderson | Jun 3, 2019 | Uncategorized
Last weekend I was invited to speak at a church in my local neighbourhood. I use their facilities for my workshops. Not sure what age the group would be, I decided to talk on restoring balance in your life after retirement. In the question time, someone asked me if...
by Hilary Henderson | May 20, 2019 | Uncategorized
Last week I was with a friend from University and she was struggling to remember a name. I realised I regularly experience this problem. Yes, I know, a senior moment, we all have them! But they are happening more regularly, so I have given this some thought....
by Hilary Henderson | May 6, 2019 | Uncategorized
Last week I was interviewed for a South African woman’s magazine on the topic of starting your own business in retirement. I was reminded during the interview of my frustration with the word retirement, for me it conjures up pictures of old people sitting around...
by Hilary Henderson | Apr 24, 2019 | Uncategorized
MAKE RETIREMENT WORK FOR YOU” Workshop with Hilary Henderson 6% of South Africans have sufficient retirement capital to be able to maintain their current lifestyle when they retire. That leaves 94% having to either drastically cut their expenditure, or find a way to...
by Hilary Henderson | Apr 23, 2019 | Uncategorized
So another Easter weekend is over. This year I spent time thinking about the fact that Easter (and Christmas) are traditionally family times, when families gather even if they are not Christian, enjoy a Sunday lunch and generally spend quality...
by Hilary Henderson | Apr 8, 2019 | Uncategorized
As I write, I am just home after my morning walk with the dogs in Newlands forest at the foot of Table Mountain. Since the Autumn solstice, the morning walks are becoming crisper and bracing as we head for winter. Why would I be sharing that with you? Well, in...
by Hilary Henderson | Mar 25, 2019 | Uncategorized
How do we measure happiness? The Blue Zones project says that we measure it through the following 3 factors: Pride: having a sense of pride in what you do, where you live, in your job etc. , Pleasure: how many times did you laugh or smile, how much joy do you...
by Hilary Henderson | Mar 11, 2019 | Uncategorized
Do you find you are not sleeping as soundly as you used to? The other night I managed 7 hours unbroken sleep and I cannot tell you how good it felt. I woke up a different person. That may not seem to be a huge deal, but if your norm is disturbed sleep and early...
by Hilary Henderson | Feb 25, 2019 | Uncategorized
“It’s funny. Old age means endurance, continuity, survival. Things to appreciate, right? But popular culture seems to focus more on the negative than the positive aspects of growing older. In film and television, older adults are frequently depicted as...
