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Guest Speaker: Ruth Hughes, Leadership & Career Coach, Educator and Speaker Helping people ask and answer life's most important question: What Happens Next? What Happens Next Book Launch 28th May 2026 Venue: Locke Bar and Lounge, Tower Bridge, London Time: 6:30pm Don't retire. Redefine your life. Join us for the "What Happens Next" book launch to design a life of purpose and connection. At the event we'll be sharing: The N.E.X.T. Framework: How to Navigate, Evaluate, eXecute, and Track your transition. | Beyond the Bank Balance: The 5 pillars of a well-lived life: Financial, Physical, Social, Intellectual, and Community Wellbeing. | Wellbeing Stacking: How to combine activities to boost health, connection, and purpose simultaneously. | Rapid Low-Cost Experiments: How to "prototype" your new life with small experiments before committing. Plus much more to help you design your next chapter. Guest Speaker: Ruth Hughes, Leadership & Career Coach, Educator and Speaker Helping people ask and answer life's most important question: What Happens Next? What Happens Next Book Launch 28th May 2026 Venue: Locke Bar and Lounge, Tower Bridge, London Time: 6:30pm Don't retire. Redefine your life. Join us for the "What Happens Next" book launch to design a life of purpose and connection. At the event we'll be sharing: The N.E.X.T. Framework: How to Navigate, Evaluate, eXecute, and Track your transition. | Beyond the Bank Balance: The 5 pillars of a well-lived life: Financial, Physical, Social, Intellectual, and Community Wellbeing. | Wellbeing Stacking: How to combine activities to boost health, connection, and purpose simultaneously. | Rapid Low-Cost Experiments: How to "prototype" your new life with small experiments before committing. Plus much more to help you design your next chapter.

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Community Wellbeing

Full Interviews

Redefining Midlife – Rebecca Wilson & Chris Daems on Prime Time, Purpose, and Modern Retirement

Avoid These COMMON Mistakes When MOVING to a NEW HOME in LATER Life

Himanshu Jain – Secrets to Living a Life of Purpose Through Service

Penny Power OBE and Thomas Power – The Wellbeing Benefits of Community

Segements

Will Rainey – Global Lessons in Local Community

Nick Elston – How your story can be used to help other people

Penny Power OBE and Thomas Power – The power of the support of a variety of groups and communities

Penny Power OBE and Thomas Power – Using tool to connect effectively with communities

Penny Power OBE and Thomas Power – Community and the benefits it can provide to the individual

Penny Power OBE and Thomas Power – The value of always having a goal

Penny Power OBE and Thomas Power – Why you should set yourself an unachievable goal

Penny Power OBE and Thomas Power – The downside of achieving high levels of success

Penny Power OBE and Thomas Power – How to navigate finding community outside the working environment

Penny Power OBE and Thomas Power – How does family fit into our community support system

Penny Power OBE and Thomas Power – Valuable advice for finding the right community for you

Penny Power OBE and Thomas Power – How the world has changed to adopt more technology

Penny Power OBE and Thomas Power – How to navigate life after leaving the bubble of work

Penny Power OBE and Thomas Power – The meaning of community and what that actually means

Penny Power OBE and Thomas Power – The value of thinking about what happens after work

Penny Power OBE and Thomas Power – The value of being a part of a community rather than a network

Penny Power OBE and Thomas Power – The importance of connection with others to combat loneliness

Penny Power OBE and Thomas Power – The importance of learning how to lead your communities

Penny Power OBE and Thomas Power – The positive impact of community on our happiness and wellbeing

Penny Power OBE and Thomas Power – The effect of digital platforms and the way we live on the nature of community

Penny Power OBE and Thomas Power – The importance of acting on a human emotional level

Ruth Hughes – Explaining how the culture shock curve can explain our reactions to change

Ruth Hughes – The benefits of random acts of kindness on our own personal wellbeing

Ruth Hughes – The Importance of helping other on our own wellbeing

Tom Spyt – The changes in our communities over time

Pause

Before you change anything,
you stop.

You notice where you are, not where you think you should be. You acknowledge what has ended, what is changing, and what no longer fits. This phase is about giving yourself permission to pause without guilt.

Reflect

With space comes
perspective.

Reconnect with purpose, not as a grand statement, but as a sense of direction.

Your Values

Your Energy

Your Joy

Experiment

You do not need
a perfect plan.

This phase is about learning by doing. Experiments remove pressure and replace it with curiosity.

New Routines

New Contributions

New Energy

Small Low-Risk Experiments

Design

Shape your next chapter
with intention.

Design is not about control. It is about direction. This is where your next chapter becomes something you are actively creating.

What Happens Next Admit One

The What Happens Next Book Launch

Don't retire. Redefine your life.

Date

May 28, 2026

Time

6:30 PM

Venue

Locke Bar and Lounge, Tower Bridge, London

Signed Book Workshop Drinks & Canapés