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It all comes down to our attitude.
Doesn’t it?
We get what we sign up for.
Roughly 40-50 working years.
What we didn’t realize when we were younger was that what we signed up for wasn’t what we signed up for.
Mid Life Celebration ruptures the notion that balance and thriving are myths.
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Why be happy in midlife?
Because, quite simply, it’s insanely good for our health.
And it teaches the younger folk following behind us that it’s a great life strategy.
And the path to happiness is paved with gratitude.
Be an example, not a warning.
Is there an echo in here?
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Can you remember the last time you spoke with a business professional who said, “Can’t imagine ever leaving this job. The pay, the perks, the schedule, the recognition, the joy, my boss, the executives. It’s like heaven on earth working here”.
… can you remember?
It hardly ever plays out like this.
Why?
Because people are willing to compromise their beliefs, remain silent, accept mediocrity, and watch the clock tick by, one year at a time.
Why?
Comfort and fear.
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Thriving in the key of midlife is challenging if not downright difficult.
So much fear of the unknown creeps in.
Playing it safe suffocates our dreams.
Boomers are thinking about retiring at 55, 60, or 65.
In other words, in a few months, or not for another five or ten years.
There’s a big difference in what’s at risk, and what’s to be gained.
Early retirement sacrifices pension potential and increases health care costs.
Later retirement sacrifices healthy and precious ‘now’ time to do things we may not get to do years from now.
The case for doing either one is strong.
This makes it difficult.
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(photo: Labor Day weekend 2014… a bunch of 55-years olds gathered at a Buddy’s North Carolina Mountain cabin… contemplating life, work, grandkids, retirement, etc)
It is so easy to back down from living in the now and pushing forward with our big (or simply enjoyable) dreams.
When the tough decisions have to be made to continue forward in the direction of something uncharted, we are tempted to wait.
If the decisions were easy, we wouldn’t need, or want, more time to decide.
And waiting becomes a (bad) habit.
Today is yesterday’s tomorrow.
Should we retire this year, at 55, and go full on with our retirement plans, or should we wait until 60 or 65?
See what I mean?
What would you do?
Retire in 2014 (55), 2021 (62) or 2024 (65)?
The longer you postpone retirement, the bigger the pension.
The sooner you launch your dream, the longer you get to work on it.
None of us had a definitive answer.
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