Tag: midlife
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Now You See Me, Now You Don’t
After talking with more than 100 women from all across the country, about 50% expressed concern that they were becoming marginalized because of their advancing years. The other 50% had no such concerns. In fact, I had to define more clearly and concisely what I meant by “invisible” in order for them to answer the question. It just wasn’t on their radar.
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A Search for Significance
I wanted to get a better handle on what ignites a fire in the belly of a high-achieving, soul-driven midlife woman, and I wasn’t disappointed. Everyone I talked with was wonderfully open, unreservedly frank, and touchingly vulnerable. While these women may have taken any number of divergent paths as a result of choice or circumstance, there are a number of places where these various paths intersect, and when standing on that sacred ground, their voices sound particularly unified.
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Midlife Woman, Come Home to Yourself
Carry your dream like a flame in a vessel Shoulders back Head held high One high-heeled step at a time Forward Always forward
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How to Start Your Personal [R]evolution in 17 Bold Steps
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That was the year as a midlife woman that I felt the undeniable call of my soul’s desire. That I felt the undeniable need to live with Intention, which meant casting aside so many things I’d been tolerating that were keeping me from becoming the woman I wanted to be. If you find yourself feeling this same sense of urgency, get ready to start your own [R]evolution™ by jettisoning these 17 things from your life. How many of them are you currently tolerating?
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Finding Personal Meaning Is An Inside Job: 5 Essential Competencies Women Need To Tackle To Successfully Launch A ReCareer
For women, the second half of life brings with it many career choices and questions. For some women, continuing in a current career doesn’t fulfill personal, spiritual or financial needs as it once did. For others, re-entering the workforce has become a necessity due to the changes in the economy. In either case, a ReCareer may be the answer. What is a ReCareer?
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Separate Stories
The point of this post isn’t about passing judgment on whether a woman who has kids should work outside the home or not. Or remain in an unfulfilling marriage. It’s about a woman living one life and opening up to the reality of what that life is not – and what it could be.
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Is This All There Is?
The first time I asked the question: “Is this all there is?” I was sitting in my comfortable living room in my comfortable home, a stunning view of green trees and bright flowers outside my window. I was asking it at a time when I had a great job and loving husband and good health and fabulous friends. And yet, the question was there, certain and clear: “Is this all there is?”
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Now You See Me, Now You Don’t – Part 2
My recent blog post “Now You See Me, Now You Don’t” looked at whether or not midlife women felt “invisible” in the eyes of the media and society in general because of their advancing years. Here is an excerpt from that blog post along with some of the many comments I received from women all across the country.
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Following Your Bliss As a High-Achieving Career Woman Requires Getting Nekked
One of the things I did to gain a sense of clarity and purpose about my next “career” was to do a thorough excavation of my likes, dislikes, hobbies, skills, values, even what I loved to do as a child (because so often it’s these childhood outlets that fuel our creativity and that we cast aside in order to become “adults”).
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Alchemist, Gardener or Vagabond Traveler – What Do I Want to Be When I Grow Up (Again)?
Midlife is a time for reassessing: your career, your goals, your ambitions.