| It is not enough to just verbalize or visualize your | | | | career? What would a career change mean at this |
| goals. You must have a plan and take steps to create | | | | point in my life? What changes can I begin to make |
| what you want. | | | | now to ensure better physical and psychological health |
| Have you had a wake-up call recently, such as an | | | | for the rest of my life? |
| unexpected health crisis, a separation or divorce, or the | | | | Am I really happy and content with my daily life now? |
| loss of your job? Perhaps you just feel stuck or | | | | Step Two: Get clear about what you want |
| restless? Are you yearning for change? | | | | for your life. |
| These situations and emotions come with midlife, and | | | | Develop a personal profile that highlights several areas: |
| this transition can be like falling down Alice’s | | | | Your pleasures, your dream job or career, the |
| rabbit hole: frightening, yet at the same time invigorating. | | | | subjects about which you want to learn more, your |
| Some people come out terrified while others are | | | | strengths and your areas for improvement. |
| transformed. Some people renew their passion for a | | | | Here’s a way to make your personal profile |
| new life with gusto, and others ease along, making | | | | come alive: put together a picture board that displays |
| small but notable changes. | | | | all the things to which you are drawn or for which you |
| There is no right way or wrong way to transition | | | | have a passion, such as: a healthy body, gardening, |
| through midlife. At some point, you may know you | | | | resting at a spa, sailing, or a peaceful landscape. Cut |
| want to change your life, but you may have no idea | | | | photos from your favorite magazines to illustrate your |
| where to begin and feel stuck. Yet, you simply have to | | | | passions and paste them on your dream board. |
| do something! | | | | Give yourself permission to get in touch with your |
| It doesn’t matter what you do as long as you | | | | suppressed vision of who you truly are and how you |
| take some form of action! Do something to shift your | | | | want your life to actually be. |
| life. | | | | Step Three: Identify Obstacles and Outdated |
| Get a new job, clean out your closets, retire a | | | | Beliefs |
| relationship that’s draining your energy, schedule | | | | Do you have limiting thoughts that are holding |
| your trek in the rainforest, move to a new city you | | | | you back? |
| love, join a group of like-minded boomers, volunteer to | | | | Your set of beliefs, thoughts and lifestyle |
| help people in another country, go back to school for | | | | habits, which include your food choices, your form |
| fun or for a new career, take a dance class to learn | | | | of exercise, your sleep patterns and stress |
| to tango. | | | | level, can be an obstacle for living a healthy |
| The unrest that occurs at this period is about sorting | | | | lifestyle. What are your thoughts and limiting |
| out and separating who you are becoming from who | | | | behaviors? |
| you have been. It is a time for deep introspection, and | | | | Step Four: Take Action to Make |
| for exploring how you want to live this part of your life | | | | Permanent Change |
| and how you want to become more authentically who | | | | It is not enough to just verbalize or visualize |
| you are. | | | | your goals. You must have a plan and take |
| These suggestions will help you get unstuck and get to | | | | steps to create what you want! |
| your next step: | | | | Action Steps: Write down your goals and action |
| Step One: Schedule a quiet time to think about some | | | | steps to achieve them during the next 3 |
| of the questions maturing boomers must confront as | | | | months. Identify your strengths and areas for |
| they approach middle age, such as: Do I want to | | | | improvement in following up with your plan. |
| spend the rest of my working life in my present | | | | |
