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1 It's never too early or too late to get involved in environmental or green issues.

2 Reconnect with times in your life where you felt really on purpose, empowered and in action and, from that place of resonance, consider what you want your legacy on this earth to be. Follow your intuition – even if your path might not be straight.

3 Be creative with the skills, strengths and passions you already possess and think about how you might apply them with a focus on the environment. Remember the green agenda is increasingly being woven into different industries and roles so there are many new and diverse ways to get involved.

4 Search out training, mentoring and/or coaching opportunities to help develop yourself, whatever stage in your career you are. Be curious, explore what could work for you and, for more expensive offerings, don't be afraid to ask if there are scholarships available.

5 Be bold and creative with your connections and network. My career has been built on meeting people through ‘informational interviews’ and referrals. Explore LinkedIn and your wider network and invite people you admire to in‐person or virtual coffees to learn more about their work and find out which organisations they might recommend to you and people they might suggest you speak to – indeed they may have an opportunity available themselves or offer to refer you! And then pay‐it‐back by sharing your wisdom and connections with those coming after you. And enjoy your explorations!

Source: Catriona Horey, Leadership & Life Coach and Nature & Climate Change Coach, UK. www.withcatriona.com. © John Wiley & Sons.