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25 May 2018 –  If you are approaching retirement, or recently retired, your help is needed!

Followers of 3RO Ltd,  and readers of my blogs, will know that I created a Facebook group called “Retirement UK”.

Anyone can apply to join the group as long as they have a genuine interest in issues related to retirement in the UK.

I regularly decline requests for membership from hunky, young, often naval, personnel from around the world who perhaps think it might be used as a dating site.   I feel as though I act as a guardian to prevent group members seeing spam on the group page. Anyone who is allowed entry and subsequently starts trying to sell things to members gets blocked as soon as I notice.

So, I looked carefully at the request I received recently from Anastasia Fadeeva or Northumbria University in Newcastle. Anastasia is a student and she is looking for input from individuals approaching retirement, or who have just retirement.

She has also added this additional information:  ” The study focuses on retirement, specifically transitions from employment to retirement and the promotion of physical activity. We are currently looking to recruit participants for a longitudinal study which will assess numerous variables that might be associated with a more positive retirement transition. We hope this information will help future retirees in planning for a healthy retirement both physically and mentally. Please see the attached poster and contact me for more details”

I am passionate about holistic retirement planning. That means not only focusing on the financial issues, but also ensuring that individuals stay engaged and motivated throughout their Third Age and maintain the best quality of life for themselves.

The more well researched information there is available about what is happening for people at “retirement” the better served our society is likely to be in this respect. I whole-heartedly welcome Anastasia’s interest and so, as well as advertising this study in the Facebook group I am also spreading the word on all my social media outlets.

I hope you will be able to participate or will pass this information on to someone you know who may be eligible and interested.

Please contact Anastasia directly to offer your help and take part in this study.

19 May 2018 – Change Can Take Time.

Life-coaching is a blend of art and science.  People are complex beings.  Change can take time and may only occur when you are completely ready to let it.

As a coach it isn’t always easy for me to tick the box for “job done”.  That’s why I stay in touch with clients, if they are happy for me to do so.  I’m interested to know “what happens next” for them.

I coached an amazing lady last year.  She had was working to a tight budget, so our coaching time together was limited, but we’ve stayed in touch.  In a recent email she mentioned that she still thinks about her coaching sessions with me.  I was thrilled and asked whether she felt that she had benefited from her investment in life-coaching, because that is so important to me.  This was her lovely response:

“Yes, I do feel you and your coaching helped me.    If I am honest not at the time, but I got there eventually.   It takes me time to process everything, but your words, support and wisdom did come into play more than I will ever be able to tell you months later.”

People often ask me what life-coaching is.  Rather than try to explain I invite them to experience an initial life-coaching session, without obligation.

If you’re feeling curious about life-coaching and are ready to make a change in your life, whether it’s retirement related or a career change, contact me and let’s arrange an experience for you.

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Read more about me and the services I offer at https://www.3ro.co.uk/

4 May 2018 – The Art of One-Legged Ice-Skating.

I realised recently that I had a personal metaphor for my marriage, as a Nordic ice-skater, happily skating swiftly over the ice, with each of us as one of the skater’s feet, working in tandem and taking turns to move us forward through life.

Since 2016, when my husband had a stroke, I have had days when life has felt like I’m now part of a one-legged skater. Progress is much more difficult – but not impossible. I’ve learnt to adapt, and to find other methods of moving forward.

My training as a life-coach, as well as friends and colleagues, have been an invaluable support for me. I know that I always have choices, and that I have all the resources within me (including flexibility) to enable me to do whatever I wish, if only I can find out the “how”.

It was these musings around one-legged ice-skating that brought me to discover an article about the indomitable Norman A. Falkner. A quite inspirational gentleman.  Here’s a link to the article about his story.

http://skateguard1.blogspot.co.uk/2015/09/axels-in-attic-ep03-norman-falkner.html

If you are struggling with changes in your life, e.g. a change in personal circumstances; a career change; or making the transition from employment to retirement, I can assist you to find your own way through.

Contact me, Pam Jenkinson at info@3ro.co.uk or 07599 765 915 to arrange a free initial telephone consultation, without obligation.