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By Sandy Burgham Returning to the workforce is a very personal journey, writes Sandy Burgham I collect personal stories of reinvention, mid-life change and reawakening. It is part of what I do as a coach but it is also of great interest to me as a former researcher. One of the micro-trends I have witnessed over the last five years

By Sandy Burgham Scientist, social entrepreneur and all round favourite New Zealander Sir Ray Avery has a unique, if not sobering, way of looking at life. “When you’re born, you’re born with 30,000 days,” he has said. “That’s it. The best strategic planning I can give to you is to think about that.” At 65 he estimates he has around

An article that appeared in Feb 2013 Good Health magazine. It’s interesting to me that I got more interest in leaving my job than actually being in it.  

Was also in Her Business magazine in 2013.  I was flattered to read that my voice was worth hearing….

I stole this from my favourite graphic design company Switch and I am sure founder Chris Jones lives by this as he is always on his motorbike, or in Thailand when I need him. (but he does deliver the goods!). You mightn’t subscribe to this list of 9 things, but what are the rules you live by?

This is one of my favorite blogs. Chris Guillebeau calls himself a writer, traveller and fighter of the status quo and has made an interesting community and business out of this strong personal brand positioning. He started the blog “The Art of Non Conformity” to write a book about not living your life what way other people expect you to,