Remember: you are the person running your wonderful brain. Start now to think of new possibilities for your work and your life. Do you want now, after 40, to become a brain surgeon, build boats, open a deli, or teach 4th grade? Why not? It only takes new possibilities, and new possibilities can happen with new thinking. What work best fits you now?

In your second half of life, this is a much better question to ask. Those silly job descriptions you used to try to conform to don’t work after 40. Now, it is much better to ask yourself what work best fits you. What work feels just right to you? Can you think of work that will be challenging to accomplish, and for which you also have the abilities and interests? What kind of work makes you feel alive and joyful?

Sometimes, just like trying on new clothes, you have to start to try on new kinds of work. After all, after 40, just as your body has changed, your skills and priorities are a little different than they were when you were 25! What are you most passionate about now!!

What are you most passionate about? What things or activities give you the most energy and excitement, and leave you breathless for more?

This is a great place to start. For example, does yoga make you feel so great, you just wish it would never end? Well, write down all the ideas you can come up with, around yoga as your work.

I get this question all the time — many people seem to think this will stump me: "What if I am passionate about sex?"

Well, great. Think of all the people in the world who have similar passions and interests around sex. You could be an educator, a healer, a facilitator, and there are countless products to sell in this area.

The point is that no subject you are passionate about should be off-limits, as long as it is legal, and doesn’t harm others or the environment.

Start with a short list of your passions. Walk around all day with this list, and just reflect and look around you — you will get many ideas What would your perfect day be like?

This is a great exercise to try. Make a list, and imagine you could create a new typical day for yourself — one that you would be excited to repeat over and over again for the rest of your life. Start with when you wake, and plan it right through to when you go to sleep. How will your day go, and what will you do? Who will you be with?

Be careful, as the mind doesn’t know the difference between what is real and imagined when you think about your future. Whatever perfect day you write down, you will start to move towards it! What can I do today?

Take small steps. Ensure that you are emotionally strong for this journey. You will need to stop caring what others think. Make sure those people close to you are supportive. If they are not, you will have to build up a better support team around you.

Think about money. How much money do you actually need vs. how much you want? There is a difference. Do you have a big retirement fund? I have great news!!! Now that you have decided to find your life’s work, you will never need to retire. Cash in that retirement fund now and use it!!! You will disappoint your financial advisors, but you will enhance your sense of control by deciding how you will use your money now. Give yourself permission

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