I realized the other day that if I am halfway done with my life, that would mean I would live until ninety. That would be a pretty good lifespan. I wouldn’t call it a midlife crisis per se. It just got me thinking about how much time I have left. Maybe you’ve had occasion to consider it, too.
It would be convenient if we could plan the rest of our lives. In order to do that, though, we would need to know how much time we have left. At 45, are we halfway there? Do we still have 45 years left to accomplish what’s important to us?
But we can’t really plan on having that much time. For all I know, my life could end tomorrow. So I’m thinking I need to be sure to use my time wisely. Just in case, you know, I don’t have as much time as I might like.
Three things will help us be sure we get done the important things we want to get done during our lives. All three pieces are critical.
1. Assess where we are right now.
We will need to be honest about various aspects of our lives like skills and abilities, level of training and experience, accomplishments, personal development, connections, and resources. An accurate assessment of our mindsets and emotional intelligence will also be important.
2. Choose where we want to go, what we want to accomplish.
Now is the perfect time to get clear on what we want our life’s impact to be. Whose lives do we want to improve? How do we want to make those lives better? Another way to look at it: what do we want to be remembered for when we are gone?
3. Create and implement a plan to do those things.
Once we have identified the gap between where we are and where we want to go, we need to get clear on what we need to do. Do we need to acquire skills or connections or resources? What do we need to learn? How do we need to grow?
I’m hoping I’m only halfway done with my life now. There’s so much more I want to accomplish, so many more lives to impact. If I do depart this life early, though, I will leave feeling good I have done what I can to make my own unique difference in the world. I wish for you the same kind of peace of mind.
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