Shame can cost serious money

Shame can cost serious money

When someone dies, people’s responses are unique to them. I’ve known some people attend my office the very next day, and I’ve observed the shame of people who have left things for literally years. And years. In recent weeks, I’ve had a number...
Getting on a plane can focus the mind

Getting on a plane can focus the mind

For some people, booking a flight, when you and your children will all be getting on a plane, can focus the mind in terms of the possibility of people dying. If that’s your nudge, your prompt, great. Take action and get a great Will in place, then forget about...
Weekend on call

Weekend on call

For those of you who read about how I may have lied to people last year, when I said “I’m fine” during the period when my brother was dying, you have some insight into my grief before my brother’s death. There were things I needed to clarify in relation to his estate,...
What if you’re run over by a bus?

What if you’re run over by a bus?

What if you’re run over by a bus? I have an old colleague who gave me some really good advice professionally, many years ago. She knows who she is, and some fellow professionals may have received this advice from her, with love and some force, over the years, as...
Do you need life interest Wills?

Do you need life interest Wills?

Do you need life interest Wills? That’s probably an unfair question. You may not know the answer. I have a gut instinct for these things, and if you’re a blended family, where you have your own respective children, or only one of you has children, the...