Save your life? After 40 one tends to be more aware of their time left and the things which are undone in their life. While it usually takes a crisis to become more aware, this doesn’t always move one to make change in their life, especially in areas which are no...
Mistake # 1: Doing work that brings no joy or happiness Who made up the rule that says work should bring misery. Go ahead and add up the hours of “work” left in your life. Calculate up to the day you stop breathing, not the day you retire. A big number, isn’t it? Now,...
Do you have the just the right support network in place for you? Look around you now. Do you have people in your life on a daily basis who support your dreams, your goals and your daily activities? Do these people make you laugh, make you smile and help you feel...
Why is this important? All of us are born with most aspects of our lives already established for us. Our economic status, cultural identity, personality, core values and our customs are waiting for us when we are born. For many people, this predetermined life is lived...
First, decide what you want! Yes, it’s that easy and that hard. What do you love to do? Decorate a house, take pictures, teach children or work with the elderly? Do you approve? Once we figure out what we love to do, many of us make the fatal mistake; we ask someone...
Have you ever thought about what your perfect work would be? How about the pattern of a typical work day for the rest of your life? What daily routine would get you excited and bring joy and happiness to your work? This didn’t come with the job description The problem...
Do you ever wish you had a few more options when trying to find the work you love? Here are some ideas that might help expand your thinking. Change your physical space when thinking about what you want to do. (Motion changes emotion and a new location helps you think...
Why is this important? Making your passions WORK for you is important because your happiness MATTERS and makes a difference in your life. Waking up to a day you really look forward to can make all the difference in your world. It can be even better: Imagine waking up...
Did I get your attention? Good. Are you over 40? Even better. I can remember—it seems like decades ago, but it was really only six years ago—I was giving one of those “seen-one-seen-them-all” Powerpoint presentations for a Fortune 500 company. In the middle of the...
What is my calling? That’s the first question I usually get. The second question is “how do I find it”? I say, “Well, first you have to go looking for it!” Most of us are afraid to take that little peak inside to see what we really want. After forty, it’s time to...
