Category: Personal Development
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Completing the Move From WordPress to Ghost
Over the past few months, I’ve been on a journey to transition my blog from self-hosted WordPress, where it has lived for nearly two decades, to hosted Ghost Pro, a platform designed for a more streamlined, distraction-free writing and publishing…
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A Garden Studio Opens a New Chapter for Work-Life Balance
This year, my wife and I made a bold move: downsizing our home and rightsizing our lives to embrace family, nature, and a new way of working in Somerset. Earlier this year, when we began decluttering in preparation for our…
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Why It’s Time to End ‘Retirement’ as We Know It
The traditional concept of retirement and working age is facing a significant shift. As people live longer and pension ages rise, the idea of a fixed working age bracket is becoming increasingly irrelevant. In OECD countries, an average of 23%…
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Why the gig economy fits well with the lives of Baby Boomers
We Baby Boomers are benefiting significantly from the gig economy, says author, speaker and optimist Tim Drake. Not just as consumers by it providing lower prices and more convenience, but as participants too. It’s an important bolt-on to something bigger,…
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Re-imagine IBM
Last December, when I started telling friends that I would be joining IBM as a full-time employee, I received some mixed responses. Of course, all were well-wishing but some came with quizzical looks and the question “IBM? I couldn’t imagine…