Have you got a story that would inspire others?

Taking a chance and doing something completely different can be very daunting at any age. If you are approaching or are beyond 50, change can be even more challenging. But for many – whether or not they saw it coming - this is what life, and circumstances, dictate. It may be redundancy, it may be divorce, it may be inadequate funds to see you through, or it may be the horror of projecting your mind into the future and thinking “is this it?”

Whatever the reason, you're not alone. Somebody somewhere is in the same boat and, indeed, may have been there before you, met the challenge head on and emerged with a lifestyle and attitude that now completely outshines what they had before.

Click on each link below to see some inspiring stories:

	Marion Wells, qualified as a Legal Executive lawyer at the age of 61 - It's never too late to learn
	Gina Krupski, founder of Pink Camellia -  From chartered accountant to online retailer
	Dave Wynne: Creating a successful self-employed future - Seeing which way the wind is blowing
	Clifford Allison: taking a brave step into acting - From the bar to the bard
	Peter Calver: MD of LostCousins - Turning a personal passion into a thriving business
	Suzy Cooper: founder of Singular Travel - Achieving a better deal for people who travel alone
	Eve and Peter Davies of Cambrian Routes Ltd  - Award-winning tour company founders
	Hazel Reed, HR Consultant -  Champion of later life working
	Judy Rich: Retailer to founder of Rich Coaching -  Long Tall Sally founder lives her dreams.
	Lois Sealey: owner of Home Base Holidays - Taking an existing business to an exciting new stage
	Derek Ward of Molly Maid - Finding a new future through franchising

If you would like to share your story with us for possible publication on the site, please do get in touch.

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At the end of the day I am sure that retrospective regrets stem more from what one did NOT do when one had the chance, rather than what one did do.

– Clifford Allison

My advice to other people who may be thinking of starting a business at this age is that if you want to, there’s no time to waste.

– Suzy Cooper

Best of all is that wonderful feeling of waking up in the morning knowing that you can do whatever you decide to do that day.

– Gina Krupski

My advice to anyone considering studying through ILEX, or pursuing any other challenging ambition at this time of life is ‘just do it’!

- Marion Wells