10 Signs That You Are in Your Over-50 Transition
- You can't shake the idea that you've just passed a milestone birthday.
- Your present career plan has reached a plateau and you are questioning the value of your work.
- You are excessively irritated by new rules and regulations at work, and find such things as commuting in traffic intolerable.
- Things that previously motivated you at work (having power or being competitive) no longer seem so important to you.
- You want to read a book for pleasure and not think of it as an action project.
- You focus on things you aren't doing in life, and long for a better work/life balance.
- You want to spend your time doing something that has meaning and purpose.
- You feel an urgent need to explore your creative side, reconnect with long-lost friends and family, and focus on having a healthy lifestyle.
- You want to overcome self-limiting foibles and finally discard the demons that have held you back.
- You no longer want to postpone acting upon your dreams.
credit: Adapted from Smart Women Don't Retire - They Break Free: From Working Full-Time to Living Full-Time by THE TRANSITION NETWORK and Gail Rentsch. Springboard Press/ Grand Central Publishing. June 2008.