| For more than twenty-years, Carla's
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| | should not be ignored. Both are an
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| primary focus was working her way up the
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| | accepted call to action. Changing your
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| corporate ladder in the Human Resources
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| | job, career, or lifestyle may take some
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| department of a large publicly traded
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| | work. But if you truly follow your
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| company. Day after day she worked hard to
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| | passion, the effort will provide
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| meet the demands of her superiors and
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| | infinitely positive results.Are you ready
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| colleagues, until one morning she woke up
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| | to make a change? Here are a few tips for
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| with a sickened, sinking feeling in her
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| | getting started on a successful second
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| stomach.It was her career, she realized.
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| | career.Make a list of the things missing
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| Having spent nearly half of her life
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| | in your lifeDo you long to revive a
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| working in an unsatisfying job, with few
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| | passion from your youth that you never
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| genuine accomplishments and the goals of
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| | found time to pursue? Is it music, a
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| her youth long forgotten, Carla had hit
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| | sport, writing, cooking,
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| midlife and she didn't like it. To
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| | entrepreneurship? It doesn't matter what,
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| alleviate the feeling in her stomach,
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| | as long as it's something you truly have
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| Carla began making a conscious effort to
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| | a desire to do. If you've already got a
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| pay more attention to the gap between the
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| | clear picture of the passions you'd like
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| reality of her life and the dreams and
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| | to pursue, then identify small,
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| passions she once had. She was determined
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| | achievable ways you can start
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| to pounce on her one last chance for a
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| | incorporating them into your life.Imagine
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| career that could make the second half of
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| | that you already have one million dollars
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| her life more meaningful and
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| | in the bankHow would you spend your time
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| fulfilling.In 2004, Carla decided to
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| | each day? Think of the environment you'd
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| nourish her passion to serve the elderly
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| | like to be in, the people you'd want to
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| and today, is the owner and operator of
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| | know, and how you would relate to them.
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| an adult day care facility in Houston,
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| | What activities would you engage in?
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| Texas. She is now planning her next
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| | Chances are your passions come to the
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| venture-an assisted living program for
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| | surface when you play-out your "winning
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| low-income elderly residents.Is Carla's
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| | the lottery" fantasies. Although we're
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| story unusual? According to a study
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| | not all destined to be millionaires, that
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| reported in Prevention Magazine, not in
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| | shouldn't hold you back from following
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| the slightest; "79% of baby boomers will
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| | your desires and placing more value in
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| expect to work at least part-time well
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| | yourself, regardless of your bank account
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| into their golden years," the study has
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| | balance.Tap into your wisdom and
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| revealed. "A growing number of adults are
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| | experience to re-evaluate your current
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| looking at their 40s, 50s, and 60s as the
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| | careerAsk yourself what's not working and
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| right time to start fresh in an entirely
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| | what you want to change. Use this time to
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| new field." What drives adults to change
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| | reflect on your life. Are there any
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| their careers? The answer, in a word, is
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| | passions or dreams that you abandoned in
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| midlife.Craving a more fulfilling and
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| | your youth? If you don't know what you
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| meaningful career is just one area of
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| | want to do, try volunteering as a way to
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| focus during midlife adjustment. As
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| | develop new interests. Find a way to live
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| adults reach midlife, at a time when
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| | your passion everyday. I once heard
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| parents and older relatives begin to die,
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| | someone say, "You don't get what you want
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| the realization that their lives, too,
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| | out of life, but what you
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| will come to an end begins to hit home.
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| | believe."Understand your passion, but
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| Suddenly the importance of achieving
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| | also where your strengths lieIt's
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| goals and doing what makes us happy
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| | critical to take an inventory of your
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| becomes much more important. This is the
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| | life and to determine what is really
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| time closet authors, entrepreneurs,
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| | important. Make a list of the things you
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| musicians or artists will begin thinking
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| | are passionate about, and then narrow the
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| about careers to match their energy,
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| | list to items that present an opportunity
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| vitality, and passion for life.The life
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| | to generate income. If you're not
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| cycle is, for most of us, fairly
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| | pursuing your passion, what's in the way?
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| predictable. From adolescence to age 30,
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| | What do you need to do to move forward
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| most of us are consumed with learning how
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| | with pursuing your plan?Keep your day
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| to become who we think we want to be. We
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| | jobYou don't have to quit your day job to
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| go from our 30s to our 40s working and
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| | focus on your passion. It's not an all or
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| living that role. But at age 40, midlife,
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| | nothing proposition. I meet people all
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| after having reached this goal, many
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| | the time who say they're working
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| discover it wasn't what we wanted to do
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| | full-time and pursuing their dreams on
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| after all. At this midlife point, after
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| | the side, in their free time. You may
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| having worked so hard only to find
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| | still need to earn a living while you
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| ourselves wanting, many are willing to
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| | transition onto your new path. This is
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| take on the challenge of more risk and
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| | true whether you're planning to start a
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| freeing ourselves from the burden of
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| | business or preparing to establish a new
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| other's expectations.Longer life
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| | career.Start right nowOver the next 30
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| expectancy plays a part, too. At midlife,
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| | days; make a commitment to yourself to
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| says Deborah Carr, sociology professor at
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| | identify one thing you can do to begin
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| Rutgers University, people realize they
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| | pursuing your passion-and start doing it!
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| still have nearly half a lifetime yet to
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| | Research ways to integrate your passion
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| live and wonder how they will spend those
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| | with your current obligations and take
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| years. "They know they're going to have
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| | those first steps into your second career
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| lots of healthy years, so I think it's a
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| | with achievable goals. You'll soon
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| period of making choices to live out
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| | discover that living and working your
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| one's dreams that got put on the shelf
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| | passion is being in control of your own
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| during younger years."Women are well
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| | life.Diane Randall is a Certified
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| represented in this mindset, with more
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| | Wellness Coach who works primarily with
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| women than ever using their midlife as a
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| | adults over 30 to help them reclaim their
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| springboard to experience positive career
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| | zest and drive for life. Randall began
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| transformations. They want a career that
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| | her wellness journey over fifteen years
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| matches their energy and allows them to
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| | ago when an unexplained health crisis
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| be successful as individuals. More and
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| | forced her to adopt a better way of
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| more often you will find women starting
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| | living, and has since used her education
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| businesses, gaining respect, and finding
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| | and experiences to help countless others.
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| purpose in their midlife.The lesson we
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| | Randall speaks and writes about a variety
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| can take for Carla's story is that
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| | of health and wellness related topics
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| midlife should not be feared, and that
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| | affecting the adult community.
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| the sinking feeling in your stomach
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