Teach Yourself Life at 50 - For Women

by Walmsley, Bernice

• ISBN13: 9780071484596
• ISBN10: 0071484590
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2007-02-01
• Publisher: McGraw-Hill

Summary

Your fifties offer a whole new range of personal and professional opportunities and this great guide will show how to use your experience and flexibility to set new goals in life. From coping with menopause to caring for elderly parents and starting or changing your career, Life at 50 will help you make this decade your best ever. Book jacket.

Author Biography

Bernice Walmsley

Table of Contents

Introduction	p. 1
Turning 50 and enjoying it!	p. 2
What you can - and can't - do now that you're 50	p. 4
New age, new opportunities	p. 7
Keep growing and changing: Jackie's story	p. 7
Summary	p. 8
Action plan: reviewing where you are	p. 8
Planning your 50s	p. 10
Setting your goals	p. 11
Who can help?	p. 14
Challenge yourself	p. 15
Making time for yourself	p. 18
Summary	p. 21
Action plan: where do you want to be and how will you get there?	p. 21
Fit at 50	p. 23
Why you have to work harder: the technical stuff	p. 25
Realistic exercise goals	p. 26
Eating better	p. 28
How to break your bad habits	p. 31
Looking your best	p. 33
Summary	p. 36
Action plan: get fit and stay fit	p. 36
Health issues	p. 38
Changes - and the Change	p. 39
Weight and where it is	p. 40
Who can help?	p. 40
Managing your symptoms	p. 41
Alternative remedies	p. 44
Breast cancer and other prevalent problems	p. 45
Summary	p. 50
Action plan: helping yourself	p. 50
Relationships	p. 52
Communication	p. 53
Getting older together	p. 55
Being alone - enjoy it or change it	p. 56
Sex in your 50s	p. 59
Relationship changes	p. 60
Summary	p. 61
Action plan: staying happy	p. 62
Younger generations	p. 63
They're not children any more	p. 64
Having children in mid-life	p. 65
Enjoying your grandchildren	p. 67
Understanding young people	p. 70
Summary	p. 71
Action plan: improving your relationships with the young people in your life	p. 72
Parents	p. 73
Managing your relationships with the older generation	p. 74
Making decisions	p. 76
Don't take a guilt trip	p. 77
Summary	p. 77
Action plan: preparing for the next decade	p. 78
Your home	p. 80
Making the most of an empty nest	p. 81
Considering downsizing	p. 84
Property abroad	p. 88
Maintenance - now and in the future	p. 90
Summary	p. 91
Action plan: home maintenance and improvement	p. 91
Work	p. 93
What are your prospects?	p. 94
Ageism and how to avoid it	p. 96
Being an asset	p. 97
Managing a younger boss	p. 98
A change of direction - it's not too late	p. 99
Summary	p. 100
Action plan: keeping happy at work	p. 100
Work/life balance	p. 102
Part time or full time?	p. 104
When to retire - and how	p. 105
Developing new interests	p. 107
Family time	p. 109
Summary	p. 110
Action plan: being happy with your balance	p. 111
Redundancy	p. 113
A threat - or an opportunity?	p. 114
What next? Consider all your options	p. 115
Useful information	p. 116
Getting back into the workforce	p. 117
Summary	p. 119
Action plan: reviewing your options	p. 119
Self-employment	p. 121
Why people start businesses in their 50s	p. 122
Things you need to know about self-employment	p. 123
Is it for you?	p. 124
What sort of business?	p. 126
Summary	p. 128
Action plan: create a business plan	p. 129
Money	p. 134
How much do you really need?	p. 135
Pensions and planning	p. 136
Savings, insurance, shares and inheritance	p. 137
Save or spend? - a compromise	p. 140
Summary	p. 141
Action plan: setting a budget	p. 141
Giving something back	p. 143
Why volunteering is important	p. 144
Saying 'no'	p. 145
Researching opportunities in your community	p. 146
Summary	p. 149
Action plan: finding your niche	p. 149
Where to next?	p. 151
Pulling your plan together	p. 152
On which area will you concentrate?	p. 152
Completing your life chart	p. 153
Summary	p. 155
Action plan: where to now?	p. 155
Taking it further	p. 156
Useful organisations and websites	p. 156
Further reading	p. 161
Index	p. 162
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