Penny Martin

"I know I should be grateful." It's something I hear surprisingly often. Someone has spent twenty or thirty years building a successful career. They've worked hard, gained experience and achieved things they're proud of. From the outside, everything looks fine. Yet something feels off. Work feels harder than it used to. The excitement has gone. Sunday evenings arrive with a familiar feeling of dread. There may be nothing particularly wrong, but there is a growing sense that something no...

You can have a life that looks perfectly fine from the outside and still find yourself thinking: “Is this it?” Perhaps nothing is dramatically wrong. You just don't feel quite like yourself anymore. The things that used to motivate you don't have the same pull. Your priorities have changed. You may feel restless, flat or unsure what you actually want. And then comes the difficult question: “What do I want the next part of my life to look like?” If you don't know the answer, you're certainly...

No. But changing career at 50 can feel very different from changing career at 25. By your 50s, you may have a mortgage, family responsibilities, a salary you've spent years building and perhaps a pension you don't want to jeopardise. You may also be wondering: “Who would employ me at my age?”“I can't afford to start again at the bottom.”“What else am I actually qualified to do?”“What if I make a mistake?” Those are reasonable questions. But reaching 50 doesn't mean you have to spend the rest...