Bev Scott, MA, MHRD

www.bevscott.com

When I entered my sixties, I feared getting old. But my goals included wanting to have a long life with meaning and purpose, vitality and health; to give back to my community; to appreciate the joy and pleasure from each day and from those activities that I loved; and I wanted to cherish my time with family and dear friends.

So, with Anna Ewins, a long time colleague, I created a program called The Third Act to offer new opportunity, renewed sense of purpose and the energy of connection and engagement to people over 50, 60 and beyond who feel their lives lack meaning or wonder what to do next. Our beginning effort has blossomed and grown from one initial workshop offering for women, to what The 3rd Act is today: retirement planning workshops for men and women and couples, coaching, a newsletter and support groups called Encore Circles. Anna has since needed to step back and Patricia Cavanaugh has joined me in creating our expanded offerings. (See About Us)

I have 35 years of experience as a consultant and coach to leaders, teams and organizations to support their goals of learning and development and personal and organizational change. My work has included: coaching executive leaders and first time supervisors; helping design personal change plans to support their growth, development and change; partnering with leaders to develop strategies and plans to change organizations to increase their effectiveness; prodding those leaders with feedback that they need to change themselves first; and building teams and developing a sense of community in large groups. I have accomplished most of my career goals in my second act (my adult life filled with career and family responsibilities). I have experienced success and learned from my missteps and critical feedback. I continue to grow and learn.

I have successfully balanced a corporate and consulting career with family life, volunteering and personal interests. I am a published author, educator and speaker. One of my pleasures is traveling to other countries and learning about their history and culture. I bring to to our work, practical wisdom on living with purpose, clarity, integrity and intention. Each participant is invited to share her/his wisdom and to learn from others in the various retirement planning workshops we offer. My intent is to offer some perspective from my experience in retirement, raise stimulating questions, share knowledge from research and provide an opportunity for participants to learn, grow, revitalize and create their scripts for their own third acts. I have a passion to bring the message of The 3rd Act to you.