In May I went to the London book launch of Thrive by Arianna Huffington with my good friend Lauren. Huffington spoke about the key themes from her book, the need to define success in more ways than just power and money, the need to be present in the moment and the restorative power of sleep (something at the time I was getting very little of due to work). Hearing Huffington speak so passionately about these themes gave me the additional confidence I needed to make some changes in my life. Five days later I resigned from my position as Senior Director of CRM at Getty Images a company that I’d worked for nearly 14 years. Not a decision to be taken lightly but I realised over the prior months that it was time to move on to something else, to take restorative time out and to challenge myself in different ways. I wanted to travel again but during that time I wanted to contribute so decided to become a qualified TEFL teacher so I could teach English as a foreign language while I was away. So in answer to the question ‘Are you having a midlife crisis?’ the answer was no, it’s an adjustment a recalibration of what’s important.