Midlife is a time when the focus is not so much on power and success, but on realizing your mortality and fulfilling a lifelong dream. This is a time where you can shed the pressures "By now I should be married," "I want to be rich and have a big house," and enter into "What’s really important to me now" and "I want to love what I do for as long as I’m able." Just because you have been a successful CEO for the past fifteen years doesn’t mean that it is something you love and have a passion to continue. Maybe you have always loved animals and want to open a pet shop or use the wisdom and knowledge you have developed over the years to coach others. There are also many women who have been stay-at-home-moms for most of their adult life and now want to do something that expresses who they are as an individual. Regardless of what your occupation has been up to this point, you have earned the right to make a change for yourself.

What jazzes you? Have you ever met someone and said to yourself, "I would love to do what they do for a living!" List out your dreams and aspirations, regardless of how silly they may seem. Also, list what you are good at that you love doing. You will find that this is the woman you are today; the woman who is now putting her needs and desires to the front of the line instead of lagging behind and going with the general flow of life.

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