Careers after 50 or after serious illness with career counsellor Lois Keay-Smith

Life/Work balance and changing careers after 50 requires a growth mindset.  It can be scary but Career Counsellor Lois Keay-Smith reassures us that our skills and experiences can lead to more fulfilling careers and greater joy in life.  We also explore careers after cancer or serious illness through her Churchill Fellowship research project. 

If you're thinking of a new start in your later years - then this is the episode for you!

You’ll hear:

• What is a career counsellor? (2:00)
• Tricky transitions (3:10)
• Career transitions for elite sportspeople (5:10)
• Inward journey to find a new career fit (8:00)
• Future of work (9:10)
• The crossroads of career changes (11:30)
• Crafting the story of your career and life in a resume (13:00)
• LinkedIn (16:50)
• Working from home (25:30)
• Neurodiversity (28:00)
• Work after 50 and 60 (29:10)
• Belonging and sabbaticals (32:10)
• Going back to a previous workplace (35:00)
• Reinventing after an accident (37:00)
• Churchill Fellowship and careers after cancer (40:00)
• Lois’ Warm Table (50:30)

Duration: 56 minutes.

Links:

Lois’s business: Career Wisdom

Book: Make Your Move by Lois Keay-Smith 

Churchill Fellowship Report: Careers Beyond Cancer by Lois Keay-Smith 

Lois' LinkedIn - connect with her here

Book: The 100 Year Life by Lynda Gratton and Andrew Scott

Book: A Fraction Stronger by Mark Berridge

Canteen a charity for young people affected by cancer 

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My Warm Table, translated into Italian is Tavola Calda. These were the words my Papa used to describe a table of good friends, good food and good conversation. I always aim to create a tavola calda in my life and I hope this podcast encourages you to do so too!