I am a coach, a writer and a presenter. I am passionate about changing the way we think about being older.
Be the Age You are in Your Mind – Grow Old the “Young” Way
We each experience three ages:
- your chronological age which is the number of years you have been on earth (this time round)
- your biological age and that can be younger or older than your chronological age depending on how you’ve looked after yourself
- and your ‘essence age’.
‘Essence Age’
This is the most important ‘age’ for you. It’s the age you always think of yourself, the age of your inner essence, and it can be any age you want it to be, regardless of how many years you have lived.
When I ask anyone what age they are in their heads, without thinking about it, they almost always come up with a number that is different from their actual age. Someone who is 55 may tell me that he’s always been 22 in his head. We all have an Essence age and mostly it’s younger. That’s the age by which we can live our lives.
At some point in your life – it could be 40, 50, 60 or above, you’ll wake up one morning and realise that you don’t want to conform to anyone else’s values or rules but your own. This is a key sign of maturing and being happy with who you are. It heralds a new way of being for you. And it may bring major changes to the way you live your daily life and to how you achieve your dreams.
I love working with individuals who want to make positive changes in their lives.
Most of my career has been in project management, facilitation and strategic planning within the public and private sector. I’ve also managed a career in radio journalism/production and I’m a qualified recruitment consultant.
I’m currently researching and writing a book about celebrating enjoying being older. “How to Age Magnificently” is based on research on all aspects of the ageing process and backed up with interviews with a host of celebrities and interesting people who are enjoying their later years.
Education:
- BA (hons) – University of Sussex, UK
- Graduate Management Diploma – Waikato University, New Zealand
- Life Coaching Diploma, Coaching and Mentoring International, UK
- Member of the International Coaching Federation
- Recruitment qualification with the UK Institute of Employment Consultants
