10 Signs That You Are in Your Over 50 Transition

Women have unique needs as they explore new possibilities and redesign the old model of retirement, which no longer offers the challenges that these women experienced throughout their careers.

1. You can’t shake the idea that you’ve just passed a milestone birthday.

2. Your present career plan has reached a plateau and you are questioning the value of your work.

3. You are excessively irritated by new rules and regulations at work, and find such things as commuting in traffic intolerable.

4. Things that previously motivated you at work (having power or being competitive) no longer seem so important to you.

5. You want to read a book for pleasure and not think of it as an action project.

6. You focus on things you aren’t doing in life, and long for a better work/life balance.

7. You want to spend your time doing something that has meaning and purpose.

8. You feel an urgent need to explore your creative side, reconnect with long-lost friends and family, and focus on having a healthy lifestyle.

9. You want to overcome self-limiting foibles and finally discard the demons that have held you back.

10. You no longer want to postpone acting upon your dreams.

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.

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