Author
The author is an Executive Coach and an Angel Investor. A keen political observer and commentator, he is also the founder Chairman of Guardian Pharmacies. He is the author of 6 best-selling books, The Brand Called You; Reboot. Reinvent. Rewire: Managing Retirement in the 21st Century; The Corner Office; An Eye for an Eye; The Buck Stops Here - Learnings of a #Startup Entrepreneur and The Buck Stops Here – My Journey from a Manager to an Entrepreneur.
Loneliness is something that often creeps up on people in retirement. Loneliness can be twice as unhealthy as obesity, according to researchers who found that feelings of isolation can have a devastating impact on older people
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Read MoreDo you have the ability to say ‘no’ when you are being pushed to achieve deadlines you know you cannot meet even before you have accepted the task?
Read MoreLet us examine some of the reasons we fail and how we can develop coping strategies for these failures.
Read MoreAnti-ageing should be for your mind, body and spirit. There is no point in having a youthful body with an old person’s mind living in the past and a flagging spirit!
Read MorePlanned well, you may suddenly realise that your retirement will become a busiest phase of your life, much more than you had imagined.
Read MoreIt is important for us to address the common myths of retirement as we plan our journey into the next and possibly the most exciting phase of our lives.
Read MoreFailure must be a teacher for each one of us. And we must be grateful to this teacher. As someone commented "Failure is a comma, not a full stop". This too shall pass.
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