With 10 years to go until I retire, I took the Retirement Success Profile - it was a real wake-up call! But with Ann's guidance and coaching, I now know exactly what I need to do and I still have time to do it... Chris Dobson, Electronics Engineer, Selby UK
Before I started coaching with Ann, I used to think of retirement in terms of 'being put out to pasture' - a (hopefully) long rest at the end of a working life - nice if you want that kind of thing but not for me... Now I think about retirement as a new beginning. Ann's 'so what would you really love to do with the rest of your life?' approach towards retirement has got me excited about my life in a way that I never have been before. It's not so much, 'What shall I do?' as 'When can I start?'. I have resurrected old dreams, forged new ones and actually started to follow them through (rather than just carrying them around in my head).
At the same time, Ann encourages me to keep an eye on the future and the fact that my needs are likely to change as I grow older - enabling me to strike what I consider to be a healthy balance between living for today and planning for tomorrow.
Carole Bradhew, Manchester, UK
Ann, you are a star! Thanks for the support. Sometimes I don't have any confidence in myself and you always bring it back.
Public Servant, Burnley, UK
'Very human, with warmth and a light touch'
Workshop Participant, York, UK
General feedback from course participants:
'We all thoroughly enjoyed it'
'Thought-provoking - made you think about all possible aspects of retirement'
'Free and easy sessions - informal'
'Very enjoyable and helpful'
'Thank you!!!!!'
'Very supportive atmosphere'
'I loved the whole-group interaction'
