Happiness is…in how you define success by Dr. Happy (aka Prof. Timothy Sharp) I recently saw an amazing statistic in which I was made aware that the best goal kicker in my local football competition (the NRL) kicked approximately 80% of the goals he attempted. […]
Counselling can help with most relationship and emotional problems Retirement is supposed to be a time when a person can sit back and enjoy the fruits of their labour, a time that many look forward to. However, with retirement comes new challenges that many do […]
Adapted from the book Project Renewment™: The First Retirement Model for Career WomenbyBernice Bratter & Helen Dennis “Honey,” he said, “I was offered a retirement package I cannot refuse and want to accept the offer. When can you leave your job?” The timing of couples’ […]
Adapted from the book Project Renewment™: The First Retirement Model for Career Women by Bernice Bratter & Helen Dennis Imagine the feeling of euphoria the first month of retirement. There are no deadlines, e-mails, commutes, office politics or pressures. The time is ours, yet we […]
Cruising down the Rhine or sipping wine watching a sunset on the beach at Broome are lovely images to hold dear, snippets of dreams to include in that post-work lifestyle called “retirement”. But do those dreams have to be confined to a post-work lifestyle? Can […]
Yesterday I had a phone call from an old friend. She was a bright and bubbly teen, is now an intelligent warm woman, and has had a successful career as a classroom teacher in primary schools. Yet in the conversation I was astounded when it […]
Think over the years how many times you have thought to yourself – “I wish I knew how to do that!” What was it? Maybe it was to learn another language, music, horticulture, literature, life science, computing, photography, or simply bush walking. Well what better […]
Often with strangers you talk about quite personal things and end up having an enjoyable conversation. With regularity I have these great chats. I am surprised by what people tell me – their most intimate secrets are shared. The one thing that does stand out […]
It was the night of the AGM. We were all gathered around to see who would be elected for the next two years. There were more nominees than places which meant those who had put their hand up would have to say a few words […]
Modern lifestyles are based so much on consumerism and having ‘more’ it is easy to forget the freedom that comes with having less. When the kids are well and truly off your hands and you’re no longer working full time, the large family home can suddenly […]