S, Soulfrom busy to meaningful
Reconnect with what gives life meaning, through mentoring, creative work, giving back or projects of your own.
For doctors, lawyers and business leaders within a few years of retiring
You planned your pension. Have you planned the person who retires?
The free Ready to Retire checklist shows you, across six areas of life, where you are ready to retire and where you could feel lost once work stops.
Created by Bimbi Fernando, a retired consultant transplant surgeon and author, and Andrew Devic, an executive coach to senior medics and CEOs.
- Free, no card needed
- No sales calls
- Partners welcome
- MBBS, MD, FRCSDecades as a consultant transplant surgeon
- Two booksIncluding the award-winning The Forgotten Compass
- Association of Business MentorsAndrew coaches leaders on Help to Grow: Management
- The Six ShiftsSoul, health, identity, finances, time and structure
If this sounds familiar, you are not alone
The money is sorted. So why does retirement still feel unsettling?
For decades your work gave you a title, a timetable, colleagues and a reason to get up. Retirement takes all of that away on the same day. These are the questions senior professionals tell us they carry quietly.
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Who am I without my professional title?
When the title recedes, the person remains. We help you name the values and experience that got you here, and where they could take you next.
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What will I actually do with my days?
Without a plan, open time can feel like a void rather than freedom. We help you build daily and weekly rhythms of your own choosing.
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Do I really have enough money to stop?
Many careful planners still do not trust their numbers. We help you see what your money is for, so the figures serve the life you want.
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Where will my friends come from?
Work quietly supplied company. Our community gives you people making exactly the same shift, online every week and in person through the year.
Find out where you stand, free
The checklist covers all of these and more.
The Six Shifts: S·H·I·F·T·S
Most retirement planning stops at the money. The Six Shifts cover the other five things work gave you.
Retirement is not one change but six. The Six Shifts are a plan you work through at your own pace, alongside other professionals making the same shift.
H, Healthfrom coasting to energised
Sleep, movement and wellness, so you have the energy for everything you hope to do.
I, Identityfrom job title to whole self
Discover who you are beneath the career, supported by peers walking exactly the same path.
F, Financesfrom numbers to peace of mind
Make sure your money serves the life you want, for peace of mind that lasts.
Education, not regulated financial advice. We will point you to qualified professionals where you need them.
T, Timefrom winding down to designing your days
Stop seeing retirement as winding down. Treat it as a design project where your time finally belongs to you.
S, Structurefrom an imposed timetable to rhythms you chose
Simple daily and weekly rituals that give your week a shape you chose, rather than one that was imposed.
Usual retirement planning
- Pension, savings and tax
- A leaving do and a last day
- Work out the rest on your own
The Six Shifts
- All six areas of life, not just money
- A personal plan you build before your last day
- A community of people making the same shift
Free: your first step through the Six Shifts
See where you are ready to retire, and where you are not, yet
Tell us where to send it and you will get two free resources straight away.
The Ready to Retire checklist
A quick check across all Six Shifts. You will see at a glance which shifts you have already made and which are still ahead.
The Purpose Quiz
A short reflection to help you notice what gives you meaning, and where it might lead next.
You will also get our weekly newsletter of shared wisdom, and be first to hear when Gateway membership opens. Unsubscribe with one click, any time.
Who we are
Two people who have made this shift themselves
We are not financial planners selling a product. We are professionals who left demanding careers and found that the hardest part of retiring had nothing to do with money.
Bimbi Fernando
MBBS, MD, FRCS · Co-founder
For decades my life was defined by the intensity and focus of work as a consultant transplant surgeon. Stepping toward the next phase taught me that leaving a demanding vocation is not an ending. It is a transition that needs as much intention, curiosity and care as entering one.
I wrote Purposeful Retirement and the award-winning The Forgotten Compass to help others make that transition well.
Andrew Devic
Co-founder · Executive Coach, Mentor and Speaker
After a career in corporate leadership, Andrew now coaches senior medics, CEOs and experienced professionals through life and career transitions. He is a member of the Association of Business Mentors and supports business leaders on the UK Government’s Help to Grow: Management programme.
Recently retired from corporate life himself, he helps people move from retirement to “rewirement”: rediscovering purpose and redefining what a meaningful life looks like beyond an established career.
Purposeful Retirement
Find fulfilment in later life. The book behind the community, written with Raymond Aaron, with a foreword by Loral Langemeier.
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The Forgotten Compass
Discover the life secret to allow you to flourish beyond your 50s. Award-winning, with a foreword by Raymond Aaron.
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Stories from people making the shift
What changes when you plan the person, not just the pension
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Ways to take part
Start free. Go further only if it is right for you.
Everyone begins with the free community. Gateway and the Mastery circle are there when you want more structure and support.
CommunityOpen now
Free membership
Free
Your first step through the Six Shifts
- The Ready to Retire checklist and the Purpose Quiz
- A weekly newsletter of shared wisdom
- Podcasts and recordings of our webinars
- Individual courses at a member discount
- First to hear when Gateway opens
GatewayOpening soon
Gateway membership
£25 per month
- Every course in the library
- Live monthly webinars with Q&A
- Members-only discussions and challenges
- Or buy single courses at £15 each
MasteryBy invitation
Mastery circle
Bespoke
- Everything in Gateway
- Small mastermind groups and the purpose mastery course
- One-to-one coaching shaped around your needs
- Invitations to retreats and in-person sessions
Why start now? The years before your last day are the best time to plan, while work still gives your week its shape. Free members also get first access when Gateway opens.
Before you sign up
Questions people ask us
Is it really free?
Yes. The checklist, the Purpose Quiz, the newsletter and the podcasts are free, with no card details. Paid options are there if you want them later, and you will never be pushed into them.
Will I get sales calls?
No. We send shared wisdom by email, and you can unsubscribe with one click.
I am still five or ten years away. Is it too early?
No, it is the ideal time. Planning the life side of retirement takes longer than the money side, and it is far easier to try things while you are still working.
I have already retired. Is it too late?
Not at all. Many people only notice what work gave them once it has gone. The Six Shifts help you rebuild those things on your own terms.
Can my partner join too?
Yes. Retirement changes life for both of you, and partners and couples are warmly welcome to take part side by side.
Is this financial or medical advice?
No. We offer education, community and coaching. For advice on your own money or health, please speak to an FCA-regulated financial adviser or your GP.
Your next chapter
Retire towards something, not just away from work
Start with a free, honest look at where you stand today.
Send me the free checklist
For employers and HR teams
Talk to us about group packages
Support your people well beyond their last day
We offer pre-retirement programmes for organisations: a supportive package for colleagues approaching retirement or planned redundancy, with workshops, skills building and access to the community.
Contact
We would love to hear from you
Whether you have a question about the community, coaching, speaking or a programme for your organisation, please get in touch.
info@purposefulretirement.community