Why it Matters - - The Riding Chapter

- Why It Matters -

Retire the Script. Keep the Pen.

Because the stories we’ve inherited about retirement no longer fit the people we’ve become.

After decades of building, performing and delivering, we stepped back. The inbox is quieter. The titles no longer define us. But the current inside us? It hasn’t slowed. In fact, it has gotten louder.

What is this next chapter supposed to be and how might we approach it with creativity?

We are living longer, healthier, more capable lives than any generation before us. And yet, our cultural imagination for what comes after our career has barely evolved, shaped by mid-20th century ideas.

Retirement, as it is traditionally scripted, suggests rest and reward, and for some, that story fits beautifully.

But for others, the so-called finish line of retirement feels more like a pause than a destination. Not because we fear slowing down, but because the deeper current of our identity still moves, still asks questions, still seeks meaning, still wants to contribute. It doesn’t feel like the end; it feels like a question.

What now? What matters? Where do I still want to contribute?

To enter a new phase, you need to let go what shaped the last one and define what comes next. The Riding Chapter is built for this transition. A space of movement, reflection, discussion and inspiration. Not retreat, but exploration, not an ending, but authorship. A week that feels like discovery, where insight comes through ease, pleasure, and the quiet, genuine fun of exploring what your next chapter could be.
Because what comes next isn’t something you inherit, it’s something you create.

- Discover -