During my lifetime, I have faced many challenges and hopefully become stronger for surmounting the barriers I encountered.

For me, the biggest challenge and the most difficult confrontation faced was letting go when it was time to retire.

After more than 40 years in education, stepping away from work and stepping back was hard. It took a while but 12 years on from retirement, I feel this challenge has been mastered.

We all have to give way to others. That is an inevitability. It was a huge challenge – but no longer.