by Hilary Henderson | Feb 11, 2019 | Uncategorized
I don’t want to make a habit of posting someone else’s writing on my blog, but this article by a colleague, a retirement coach in the US, caught my interest. So many seem to fear retirement because they see it as the start of the slippery slope to frailty and loss of...
by Hilary Henderson | Jan 28, 2019 | Uncategorized
Last week I was talking to a friend who retired a few years back. She had built an organization up from scratch over 37 years and when she finally retired, she said she felt completely adrift. Until then, she had no idea of how important the job had been in...
by Hilary Henderson | Jan 14, 2019 | Uncategorized
Welcome to 2019. I trust you have had a break and are feeling ready to embrace the new year. During the past week I have been thinking that if I don’t decide now where I want to be by December, then I could drift into the year and in December find I have not achieved...
by Hilary Henderson | Dec 3, 2018 | Uncategorized
In my last blog, I mentioned the value to be found in taking time to close off the year before proceeding to 2019. The response from a long-time friend was to please give some direction as to how to do this process, so I thought I would devote this last blog for 2018...
by Hilary Henderson | Nov 19, 2018 | Uncategorized
As we hit the downward slope to the end of another year, the tendency for most of us is to look back and decide whether it has been a good year, or not. This is, in fact, an important process to complete before we embark on our goals for 2019. I would like to add a...
by Hilary Henderson | Nov 5, 2018 | Uncategorized
This week I am doing a workshop for an Adult Education programme on Elder Orphans. I came across the term a few years ago, and it stuck with me because I am an elder orphan myself. I have no children who might step in and support me when I am frail and infirm. So...
