The Road Next Travelled


The Road Next Travelled

The Road Next Travelled


Episode 1: Ray Martin shares his own road next travelled, a passion far away from the TV cameras. Life coach Joanna Maxwell reveals the secret to a successful change of career later in life. We hear wise words around funding the next part of your life from Nicolette Rubinsztein General Manager for Retirement, Colonial First State. We also meet our three contestants for the first time and hear what they hope to achieve.

Run time: 28minutes

Listen to the Full Episode above or check out the 90 second highlights Topics include the following:

Podcast 1: Preparing your finances for retirement with Nicolette Rubinsztein, GM Retirement at Colonial First State


Podcast 2: Personal fulfilment in retirement with Life Coach Joanna Maxwell


Podcast 3: The key to success in retirement with Life Coach Joanna Maxwell


Podcast 4: Overcoming common retirement fears with Nicolette Rubinsztein, GM Retirement at Colonial First State


Podcast 5: Participants of The Road Next Travelled talk about their views on retirement



Episode 2: Ray meets the remarkable Dr Patricia Edgar, author of “In Praise of Aging” and hears why we have to stop talking about retirement. Our contestants get their first one-on-one with life coach Joanna Maxwell and have to answer some pretty confronting questions. Quote of the episode “Don’t let an old person creep into your body”, listen to find out who said it.

Run time 27:56

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Podcast 1: Dr Patricia Edgar shares her view on ageing


Podcast 2: Life Coach Joanna Maxwell talks to Christine O’Halloran about her goals for retirement


Podcast 3: Life Coach Joanna Maxwell talks to Michael Taylor about his goals for retirement


Podcast 4: Life Coach Joanna Maxwell talks to Kerry Hogan about her goals for retirement


Podcast 5: Life Coach Joanna Maxwell talks about the changing nature of retirement



Episode 3: Ray catches up with Carolyn Creswell founder of Carman’s Fine Foods. Our contestants meet their mentors including ironman champion Guy Leech.The first challenges are issued and get underway and it isn’t all smooth sailing for Christine, Kerry and Michael. Will they overcome the road blocks and continue down The Road Next Travelled? Listen to find out.

Run time: 29:49

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Podcast 1: The career journey of Carolyn Creswell, Owner of Carmen’s Fine Foods


Podcast 2: Judith Bowtell, Corporate Wellbeing Expert advises Christine O’Halloran on how to create change in your lifestyle goals


Podcast 3: Guy Leech, Ironman and Fitness Expert mentors Michael Taylor on preparing for retirement


Podcast 4: Judy Tanner Donor Manager for The Smith Family advises Kerry Hogan on how to win over her community to achieve her goals


Podcast 5: The emotions associated with retirement with Life Coach Joanna Maxwell



Episode 4: It’s halfway on our journey. Laurie Lawrence, champion swim coach turned champion of saving babies from drowning, stops by with motivational help. After the first challenges some highly significant small shifts are taking place in our contestants’ idea of what their road next travelled looks like. All hear valuable feedback from their mentors, including an embarrassed Michael, who finds out from Guy Leech what failure really looks like.

Run Time 31:38

Listen to the Full Episode above or check out the 90 second highlights Topics include the following:

Podcast 1: Maintaining motivation in retirement with Laurie Lawrence


Podcast 2: Judith Bowtell, Corporate Wellbeing Expert advises Christine O’Halloran on how to focus on career change


Podcast 3: Guy Leech, Ironman and Fitness Expert mentors Michael Taylor on powering up for the next phase in his life


Podcast 4: Judy Tanner Donor Manager for The Smith Family advises Kerry Hogan on how to win over her community to achieve her goals


Podcast 5: Life Coach Joanna Maxwell talks through the stages of change in retirement



Episode 5: Nicolette Rubinsztein General Manager for Retirement, Colonial First State shares things to consider to help avoid the financial anxiety of not being prepared properly for retirement. Our contestants get their next challenges and start to shed the past impression of who they were and who others want them to be, but not all the lessons learned so far on The Road Next Travelled have been embraced

Run Time 31:38

Listen to the Full Episode above or check out the 90 second highlights Topics include the following:

Podcast 1: Managing your income in retirement with Nicolette Rubinsztein, GM for Retirement at Colonial First State


Podcast 2: Judith Bowtell, Corporate Wellbeing Expert guides Christine O’Halloran on her path to making stress management a career


Podcast 3: Ray Martin provides retirement insights and a recap of The Road Next Travelled series


Podcast 4: Judy Tanner Donor Manager for The Smith Family advises Kerry Hogan on how to win over her community to achieve her goals


Podcast 5: Life Coach Joanna Maxwell talks through Michael’s experiences on his journey throughout The Road Next Travelled



Episode 6: Wolf Creek star John Jarratt stops by to share his thoughts on career and his exact moment of intended retirement. All the contestants review their achievements and our mentors give some really useful advice for all of us. Our contestants complete their next challenges and some of their old ideas fall by the wayside but Joanna cautions about things unseen ahead on The Road Next Travelled.

Run Time 23:44

Listen to the Full Episode above or check out the 90 second highlights Topics include the following:

Podcast 1: Judy Tanner Donor Manager for The Smith Family advises Kerry Hogan on how to win over her community to achieve her goals


Podcast 2: Judith Bowtell, Corporate Wellbeing Expert guides Christine O’Halloran through her experience in career change


Podcast 3: John Jarratt, 62 year old Actor and Producer shares his views on retirement


Podcast 4: Ray Martin provides insights and highlights of The Road Next Travelled series


Podcast 5: Life Coach Joanna Maxwell talks through Michael’s experiences on his journey throughout The Road Next Travelled



Episode 7: In this penultimate episode the myth that retirement is all about bowls and bingo is definitively shattered. Cricketer Greg Matthew talks to Ray about life after cricket. Christine, Kerri and Michael catch up with Joanna Maxwell, the series lifestyle and career coach, for the last time. They all receive career and life advice that is applicable to working adults of any age.

Run Time 22:11

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Podcast 1: Former Australian Cricketer Greg Mathews, shares his view and advice on retirement


Podcast 2: Life Coach Joanna Maxwell advises Michael on his journey into retirement


Podcast 3: Life Coach Joanna Maxwell talks to Christine about her challenges on her journey into retirement


Podcast 4: Ray Martin shares insights of retirement in Australia and his journey into his next stage


Podcast 5: Life Coach Joanna Maxwell shares her knowledge on retirement



Episode 8: (Series Final) Ray shares an incredible stat about how many people un-retire in Australia. Geoff Peck, General Manager of Marketing at Colonial First State, stops by and explains what an active retirement is and why it’s the way of the future. Joanna cautions against buying into the stereotype threat of retirement and shares valuable myths and mistakes of retirement. We hear the final lessons learned from each of the contestants on their journey down The Road Next Travelled.

Run time: 23:24

Listen to the Full Episode above or check out the 90 second highlights Topics include the following:

Podcast 1: You’re next financial journey with the GM of Marketing at Colonial First State


Podcast 2: Ray Martin shares interesting insights into the changing face of retirement


Podcast 3: Life Coach Joanna Maxwell and Ray Martin discuss social changes in retirement


Podcast 4: Ray Martin and The Road Next Travelled participants reflect on the series to date

This article has been prepared by Colonial First State Investments Limited ABN 98 002 348 352, AFS Licence 232468 (Colonial First State) based on its understanding of current regulatory requirements and laws as at 11 June 2015 It may include general advice but does not take into account your individual objectives, financial situation or needs. You should read the relevant Product Disclosure Statement available from Colonial First State carefully and assess whether the information is appropriate for you and consider talking to a financial adviser before making an investment decision. Information taken from sources other than Colonial First State is believed to be accurate.

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