Keys to Reinvent Your Life

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4. Forgive yourself; forgive others: At midlife, in case you've no one to forgive, you must be a saint! However, in case you contemplate certain people in your life and you don't feel all warm and glowy about them, don't fret. I am not asking you to feel warm and glowy about them. Just let go of the baggage about them in your mind. Lighten up! This is a time in your life at the same time depression and anxiety can take a hold of you and it may well be difficult to shake loose. Focus on letting go of what does not serve you. You are worth it. Forgiveness, as you know, is de facto not about the alternative person. It is about you. It is about you letting go of what no longer serves you. It also has fitness benefits.

5. Accept the Journey: Your life is not a last destination. It is a moving destination. When you get to one destination, resting on your laurels is not permitted for any significant length of time. You just have to set another destination as a goal. Accomplishment is absolutely wonderful, but the way our brain works, it always needs to work against anything. Leverage that and look for another journey. The joy is in the adventure. Accept that your life is a journey and enjoy the ride!

2. Upgrade your strengths, delegate your weaknesses: Our educational system has taught us to fix our weaknesses. Yet, they are not fixable as weaknesses. Would you try to fix the foundation on a house that is crumbling and not fix up the rest of the house? A better investment of your time is to focus on your strengths and leverage them. Your strengths are what make you unique. Learn to delegate your weaknesses and focus on your strengths. As you focus on your strengths, you will feel good about yourself and as you feel good about yourself, you will find more and more things to feel good about.

Here are some guiding principles that will be your constant companions in this life reinvention project that you are going through.

3. You are probably the most interesting person in your life. This is a time to stumble on yourself more fully. Get interested in yourself. Get to know yourself intimately. In fact, fall in love with yourself as you stumble on how amazing and wonderful you are. Know who you are and what makes you tick. Know your values: At this stage in your life, knowing yourself is the simplest investment of your time and energy. Learn your values and know what you stand for. And then, stand up for those values. Know what makes you tick and use that to your advantage.

As you accept each of these facts, you will make your journey easier. Really, reinventing your life is a task and a journey of discovery and exploration. Enjoy it!

Usually in midlife there are some major events that occur that set off the need for you to reinvent your life.

1. You are a fantastic person of resource, power and strength: Repeat that statement and make it your mantra. You may well feel a little beat up and you may well not know it, but I am here to tell you that I know that you are a fantastic person. How do I know? I know because I know that you've got an Inner Genius within you that you can well not have fully explored.