Something is shifting in how experienced midlife professionals think about what comes next; the data is now catching up with what many of them already sense.

An experienced professional leading a creative Open Minds Open Doors brainstorming session with her team, using colourful sticky notes to aid the discussion. Someone, somewhere, decided that after a certain age, the ambition is supposed to quieten down. That the hunger for meaningful work, for challenge, for contribution, should gradually give way to something softer. Golf, perhaps. A slower pace. The gentle winding down. It's a tidy story. It's also, for a great many people,

This is about finding your purpose, reinventing yourself in later life. It's about taking the time to think, reflect, and begin the next chapter of life.