By Rohma Sadaqat

I have never thought of myself as the type of person who would have a bucket list. That is not to say that there were never things I wanted to do in my life. It’s just that I never seriously considered writing them down and then charging full speed towards completing them. I believed it is the smallest things in life that bring you the greatest joy. Sometimes though, you get the urge to do something grander.

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By Kelly Clarke

It’s 3pm and I’m en route from Dubai to Abu Dhabi to meet Jehan Razdan. She’s a mini masterchef of sorts.

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By Harveena Herr

Sean Hird got me thinking. The director of DIFC Wills service centre is pleasant, approachable and has a background in venture capital-backed SMEs for most of his working life. “Historically though,” he is also a lawyer. “Signing off on life insurance forms is just seen as an employment benefit,” he reminds me. “Why isn’t writing a will seen in the same light?” The whole process doesn’t have to be difficult — you could try seeing it as empowerment or “basic life administration” in Hird’s words. It’s true: haven’t we all dashed off signatures on some group insurance form that is seen as a perk of the job?

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