Navigating Midlife with Success
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The Next Half helps mid-lifers identify the best path to thrive personally and professionally.
Helping You Navigate Midlife
The Next Half helps individuals in midlife identify their best path to thrive both personally and professionally. We achieve this by providing business improvement and personal development advice, as well as a popular blog on navigating midlife. We provide “one place to go” solutions to optimise your life.
Blogs
The Next Half’s Blogs discuss issues facing so many of us aged 40+. Also available in audio version
Personal Development
Helping you with life experience (over 40) identify, pursue and achieve their best life possible for The Next Half.
Business Consulting
Offering strategic, business development and mentoring services to maximise your company’s performance… and profits.
Blogs & Resources
The Next Half’s popular Blogs and Audios discuss issues facing so many of us in mid-life.
Whilst underlining a message of inspiration, I use humorous and personal anecdotes, thoughtful missives and helpful tips to address many topics we encounter in midlife. Through sharing my experiences and expertise, my goal is to entertain whilst providing value and positivity.
RENAMING THE FAMOUS REINDEER: HOW WE CAN REMEMBER TO HELP OURSELVES
Listen to this blog As the end of 2021 is approaching, I thought this is a perfect time to summarise some of the most popular subjects discussed in The Next Half blogs throughout this past year. I also thought it might be jolly to have some festive fun and recall...
WHY OUR SELF-BELIEF MAY REDUCE IN MIDLIFE
Listen to this blog It’s counter-intuitive that women’s self-belief may actually reduce in mid-life. By that time, we’ve existed for over 40 years and have certainly been enriched and emboldened from life experiences. However, I believe that self-belief does erode in...
WHY THIS SEASON’S FASHION TRENDS ARE PERFECT FOR ME … AND MAYBE YOU TOO.
Listen to this blog Let’s discuss current fashion trends for this autumn. I’m excited to start this discussion as I feel this could be my favourite fashion season EVER. These trends are absolutely perfect for me… and maybe for you too. This season is all about...
TOP TIPS TO WIN AT AN INTERVIEW
Listen to this blog Let's discuss some top tips of how to win at an interview. These tips can be useful if you're a recent grad looking for your first job or a "returner" looking to refresh your interviewing skills. Be prepared: Do your research on the company and the...
ADVICE FOR RECENT UNIVERSITY GRADS LOOKING FOR JOBS
Listen to this blog This blog relays some practical advice for recent graduates and their families on ways to best succeed with the job hunt. These suggestions offer valuable insights to get on the career ladder, and also some helpful hints for peace of mind. Let's...
TRUE GRIT: WHAT DOES IT MEAN? IS IT TEACHABLE?
Listen to this blog Today let’s talk about True Grit. It’s a compliment to tell someone they have true grit. It’s not something we hear very often. But what does that mean? What are the aspects to having True Grit? And is it teachable? Watching the Olympics got me...
Personal Development
My Personal Development service helps people in midlife identify, pursue and achieve their best possible life for The Next Half.
Our Personal Advisory Business can help you if you are searching for a new direction, an energy recharge, some comfort, practical solutions or to simply smile and think. I provide sought after advice on personal development with decades of experience as a Mentor, certified coach and mother of three adults.
I will encourage you to refocus, re-spark and to reach for your dreams. We all deserve to be excited about your future. Sometimes we just need a little start-fluid. That’s where I come in.
Please contact me for a Discovery Call to see how I can help you thrive personally.
Business Consulting
The Next Half offers strategic, business development and mentoring services to optimise your business. My clients are business leaders whose companies are facing strategic crossroads and are looking for experienced, independent, expert advice. My clients attest to the value they gain from my service.
Working as a successful corporate advisor for decades enables me to provide expert advice for my clients. My advisory experience spans strategic planning and business analyses, investment viability assessments, and exit strategy creation. My clients have range in size from inception to Fortune 100s across a multitude of industries.
I am formally trained in finance, financial consultancy and strategic planning and have a Harvard Business School MBA. I am an experienced public speaker and continue teaching interviewing, public speaking and CV writing workshops for both corporates and non-profits. I have written speeches for captains of industry and author self-help blogs.
Please contact to arrange a Discovery Call to discuss how I can help your business.
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Offering strategic, business development and mentoring services to maximise your company’s performance… and profits.
Personal Development
Helping you with life experience (over 40) identify, pursue and achieve their best life possible for The Next Half.
Personal Development
Helping you with life experience (over 40) identify, pursue and achieve their best life possible for The Next Half.
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The Next Half’s Blogs discuss issues facing so many of us aged 40+. Alos available in audio version






