I tried to reinvent myself in midlife and almost blew it – here are 15 rules that saved me

In a few months, more veteran politicians than ever will be out of a job. So, the first thing to remember is: Your best friend is an idiot As well as the colleague who, as they did when I told them I was going to try and reinvent myself, replied: “Aren’t you a bit old for that?” Past 40, with greying hair, he feared I’d be the old man playing catch-up in a room full of people half my age. Spend more time with younger people One in five Gen Z workers reported that they haven’t had a single direct conversation with someone over 50 in their workplace in the last year. But I was curious about what the frog might tell me, that they might know someone who would know someone else who would…well eventually I’d get a gig. Journalists look at me quizzically, asking: “Is that a job?” I didn’t know it was until I realised no one else was doing it.