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Rethinking the Final Chapter: A Conversation on End-of-Life Care At 50Plus-Skills, we believe that the way we care for one another at the end of

Emigration and the Changing Shape of Family Life Family life is shifting for many South Africans whose children and grandchildren now live abroad. This subject

Your second career awaits – Franchise opportunities for Over 50s Have you considered opening a franchise as an alternative to seeking a new role or

Redesigning Off-Ramps for Thriving Later Life As people live—and work—longer than ever before, the traditional script for retirement is being rewritten. Yet while companies invest

Splash into Your Health Span — Move, Thrive, and Age Vibrantly Nearly two years ago, I had a quiet but persistent conversation with myself before

Why am I not a member of 50Plus-Skills? Let us start by explaining the vision for this organisation. It is a place, where anyone over

Retirement report shows a greater focus on goal setting 60% of respondents say they set retirement goals, up from 40% in 2018 The latest results

Exploring Seven Pathways of Growth for Individuals Over 50 Life after 50 offers a multitude of opportunities for personal growth across various dimensions. Whether it’s

Where are the children? The family is the cornerstone of society, and these lives are connected and create the circle of care. Young parents, look

Book review: Learning to Love Midlife by Chip Conley. I have just finished reading this book by Chip Conley. It was an easy ready, with

The Seven Pathways of Longevity: A Rainbow of Possibilities In the second half of life, the pursuit of longevity becomes a canvas painted with the

Are you questioning your thinking around retirement Retirement is often seen as the final chapter in the book of life, a time to relax after

Global Ageing Conference in Scotland What a privilege it was to be able to attend this global event in Scotland. This was made possible through

The Three P’s We don’t like to use the word retirement anymore. We prefer to ask open ended questions for people in the second half

How to be a virtual assistant? We are doing a series of interviews with individuals who are earning later in life. For each episode we

How to be a mentor? We are doing a series of interviews with individuals who are earning later in life. For each episode we pick

Ageing versus Longevity Many may wonder what the difference is between these two terms.  Ageing At the biological level, ageing results from the impact of

Spotlight on Women leading change in the longevity sector in South Africa Living Longer-Ageing WELL Longevity is changing the way we need to think about

Leadership roles as the Elders in a Nation I am busy reading a book called From Age-Ing to Sage-ing by Zalmon Schachter-Shalomi and Ronald Miller.

Work for the over 50 generation. How can we help? The world of work has changed significantly over the past two years. Many shifts and

Do you market to a 50+ consumer? Almost 20% of the South African population is over the age of 50. Does your product/service need this

Books to help you along your journey 50+ Books are a wonderful way to improve your understanding about how the world is changing. I have

Ten reasons to use a coach 50+ Coaching has become a “buzz” word. The most known are sports and executive coaches, but now the world

Uniqueness matters at 50+ We are all born with unique gifts and talents. As we experience life, we start to build different elements and characteristics

The Sandwich generation – caring for our parents Longevity brings many advantages plus some challenges. Each family will look different, but many are experiencing the

The changing world of retirement living Longevity gifts us with more years and choices that need to be made around life, work, and family. In

The benefits of belonging to a membership group I have belonged to many groups, clubs and chambers over the years of doing business and life.

Taking care of your employees over 50 during and post Covid-19 We are living through unprecedented times. Within less than two weeks some organisations were

Do you want to invest? 50 Plus-Skills – A social enterprise for individuals in the longevity economy 50plus-skills is a social enterprise. You may ask

Retrenched 50Plus – Now what? There is much talk of early retirement and retrenchment for many staff both from government and large corporations. The first

Planning your work/life 50plus The life we lived over the past 50 or more years was one of education, work, family, retirement and death. A

Mentoring @50plus Are we all mentors at some stage in life? Should we mentor? What does a mentor do?  These may be some questions that

The macro-trends impacting the 50plus generation These trends are longevity, technology, our political landscape and now COVID 19. These trends have positive and negative implications

Longevity meets technology Looking for partners in the technology world who care about this age group. Longevity and technology are two global macro trends impacting

Longevity – managing your employees and customers 50Plus Does your company have a longevity strategy? What does this mean in a South African context? The

It takes a crisis to change a mindset   50 plus-skills has always been about two macro trends. Longevity and technology. These trends slowly alter

Is your life worth investing in? I have been involved for more than ten years in trying to understand the trends and patterns that exist

Is your life planning up to date? A longer life calls for more planning. It includes several factors like earning for longer, sustaining your life

How to equip your older employees for their next season We are now living 10 years longer on average than our parents’ generation and nearly

Does the equation of R5000 equals One Million make sense? In the years when we invest, we often hear financial planners talk about the fact

Are you a job creator or a job seeker? The world of work is changing fast for all of us, young and old.  I define

A mirror facing exercise We all have a story. The one we tell the world and the one that revolves in our head. They often

50-Plus platforms share insights on South African 50-plussers and digital exclusion Introduction: The high cost of data, inadequate digital skills as well as several other