Stay in time and in touch.

"I've been a rebel since the day I was born..." George Thorogood and the Destroyers 1993. The haircut is out of the question, but do I get a real job, or any job for that matter?

Noone really knows how long the retirement ride will last or how bumpy it will be, but we all decide our own pace.

5 Signs that your retirement is out of rhythm.

How about the dog that always rushes to the front gate barking and threatening to eat innocent passers by, if only the gate was open. One day the barrier is ajar and the dog unexpectedly finds itself on the footpath, free to perpetrate its evil deeds. Faced with its new freedom it starts to doubt itself. These people are actually quite big and now they're yelling very loudly. Maybe this isn't such a good idea, it was much safer on the other side of the gate...

12 months ago I wrote the following article for Your Time magazine. The sentiment remains genuine but with experience and an injection of intraspection, the model has been modified to suit my new life rhythm.

Just as stars burn magnificently in their supernova prime, we shuld embrace our golden years and proudly share our brilliance with the universe.

After working hard all year, you revel in the opportunity to escape and relax for a few cherished weeks. Logically, after working for forty plus years, a timeless holiday seems ideal. But is it?

My birth certificate is a piece of paper with words and numbers on it, that haven't meant anything to me since I got my drivers licence and was able to venture into pubs, legally.

I recently learned the hard way, that excessive inacivity is far more exhausing and damaging than over activity.

They say that to achieve meaningful goals you have to think big. What if your most urgent goal is to just remember something important? Simple, THINK HUGE!

Baby Boomers who "grew up " in the '70s were, often unwittingly, part of a major chapter in history. All our great achievements were born from self-believe, fearlessness, and addiction to adventure. Recapturing those feelings, will empower us to do amazing things, in our 70s.

There are some bad people in this world but fortunately, they are far outnumbered by the good folks, who have the knack of appearing from out of nowhere, when everything seems lost.

There are two sides to everything. My connection with the B-side during the days of vinyl singles now applies to my view of retirement.

Why are words about retirement so often accompanied by a photo of a deliriously happy, silver-haired couple strolling along a pristine beach, hand in hand, leaving footprints in the sand?

Meaningful retirement doesn’t just happen the day you clock off.