Sharon Critchlow sold her share in the business she had helped to build. She could afford to stop working. This is what Sharon does now. Sharon Critchlow [https://www.linkedin.com/in/sharoncritchlow/?originalSubdomain=uk] is an entrepreneur who sold her share of the business she had helped to grow. That sale meant that Sharon could have enjoyed a comfortable life, but sitting back is not Sharon's style. In this episode of Rest and Recreation, the work life balance podcast from Abeceder Sharon explains to host Michael Millward how she reinvented her life so that she could spend most of her time doing the things she loves. Sharon left school with serious problems with reading and writing, so she was not expected to have a career as an accountant or to be a partner in a successful accountancy firm. When she was asked to write a chapter in a book, she discovered a passion and decided to change how she lived. In this engaging episode Sharon explains how she created a new lifestyle. You can find more information about both Sharon and Michael at ABECEDER.co.uk [https://www.abeceder.co.uk/] Audience Offers Rest and Recreation is made on Zencastr, because creating podcasts on Zencastr is so easy, you can as well by visiting Zencastr [https://zen.ai/abeceder] and using our offer code ABECEDER. Travel – at trade prices to anywhere in the world at trade prices on trains, flights, hotels, and holidays as members of The Ultimate Travel Club [https://www.membership.utc.travel/partnership-rest-and-recreation-podcast/]. Health – York Test provides an Annual Health Test. An experienced phlebotomist will complete a full blood draw at your home or workplace. Hospital standard tests covering 39 different health markers are carried out in a UKAS-accredited and CQC-compliant laboratory. Visit York Test [https://www.yorktest.com/] and use this discount code REST25. Tech Problems? – Visit Three [https://www.three.co.uk/] for information about business and personal telecom solutions from Three, and the special offers available when you quote our referral code WPFNUQHU. If you have liked this episode of Rest and Recreation, please give it a like and download it. To make sure you do not miss future editions please subscribe. Remember, the aim of all the podcasts produced by Abeceder is not to tell you what to think, but we do hope to make you think! Being a Guest If you would like to be a guest on Rest and Recreation, please contact Abeceder [https://www.abeceder.co.uk/]. Matchmaker.fm [https://www.matchmaker.fm/] introduce many guests to Rest and Recreation. Matchmaker.fm is where great hosts and even greater guests are matched, and fantastic podcasts are hatched. Use code MILW10 for a discount on membership. We recommend that potential guests take one of the podcasting guest training programmes available from Work Place Learning Centre [https://www.workplacelearningcentre.co.uk/product/podcast-guest-academy-training-by-matchmakerfm]. Thank you to you for listening. We appreciate every like, download, and subscription.