The Age Rebellion

‘We have added 30 healthy years to life expectancy in the last century alone.’

Whether you’re approaching retirement, navigating a career change, or simply wondering how to live a meaningful life in your later years, this book provides both the insight and the practical tools you need to thrive. It’s not just about planning – it’s about creating a life that defies expectations and maximizes the incredible potential of your most experienced years. This book will empower you to reclaim control, make a new plan, and rewrite the rules of what’s possible.

The Age Rebellion is an inspiring, action-oriented approach to breaking free from outdated narratives about growing older, and through a refreshing blend of personal insight and practical advice, Reflecting a new global movement, this is a practical, inspiring book helping readers find an alternative to traditional retirement and redesign your future, your way. Showing how you can live a life of continued growth, productivity, and impact, no matter what your age.

Written by entrepreneur, public speaker, and corporate consultant Lyndsey Simpson, this book is for anyone approaching mid or later life and feels unsure about what the future holds for their life and work and is looking for inspiration. Lyndsey invites the reader to challenge outdated myths about what it means to retire – the retirement rainbow, as she calls it – and question society’s expectations of us as we reach this pivotal point in our lives. By teaching us how to plan for a future that we’re excited about, rather than fearful of, readers will feel confident in boldly stepping into a new, empowered chapter of their lives.

Ready to join the Age Rebellion? Let’s rewrite the narrative of what it means to grow older, together.

Author Biography

Lyndsey Simpson, CEO of 55/Redefined, is a driving force and powerful voice on one of the most urgent and under-debated topics of our time: widespread ageism in the workplace and an unrealistic expectation of retirement by the individual.

Passionate about changing attitudes towards the over 50s in the workplace Lyndsey through her company 55/Redefined has worked with some of the world’s biggest companies from AXA to Amazon through to Barclays and Diageo enabling them to develop a new age strategy for over 50s talent and consumers alike. She has been

widely quoted in the business press for her mantra: “if you haven’t got an age strategy, you haven’t got a growth strategy.”