A Fantastic Voyage to Fifty!
Looking over my schedule and planning for the next six months, I realized that my 50th birthday is in exactly 25 weeks! Wow! The countdown begins. 😊
Because the numbers lined up so perfectly (😂), who knew I would discover this on the 25th week before I turned 50 and could present two items per week. How cool is that? Awesomeness!
I have decided to share two tidbits a week starting today about what I have learned in my 40s….things such as wisdom, lessons, and other information that may be helpful.
When I teach and coach others, I often tell people that there are two types of lessons- a taught lesson and a bought lesson. The taught lesson is a lesson where you’ve received and applied information from a mentor, coach, YouTube, or other formal instructional avenues. A bought lesson is the lesson that is learned from making mistakes or an experience that brought some wisdom. You’ve earned that wisdom. These lessons are usually never forgotten, which is why I called them the bought lesson.
The first piece of advice is always to remember that it is never too late to pivot in life. At the beginning of my 40s, I was in the hospital for a chest and lung biopsy, which was supposed to be a routine procedure. However, my lung collapsed, and I ended up staying in the hospital for a week to recover. During that time, I thought…