February 2007
Dear Subscribers,
Welcome to the first issue of my Own Your Life Newsletter, a quarterly round up of select posts and information that is relevant to owning your life during mid-life transition and beyond. Thank you for signing up. Happy reading!
So, what is the experience of owning your life? At the most basic level, owning your life is feeling responsible for yourself and in control of your destiny. Yet, it is also the sense of pride, or even liberation, you feel when you have worked through a process of transition, solved a problem, or overcome obstacles to achieve something that matters to you. Focusing on you may seem selfish. It is not. In fact, owning your life is about being the best you can be for yourself so you can be the best you can be for others.
Owning your life is not a one time event, or a static state of being. Rather, I mostly think of it as an ongoing process of assessing, choosing, and achieving goals that matter to you. Consider your goals for a moment. Now, if you feel you could use a little help in setting and achieving goals, you may want to check out my two recent posts on goal setting: Setting Goals that Matter, and Some Perspectives on Goal Setting.
Ideally, you will want to own a life of achievement. In so doing, I believe you bring about things that are important to you, but also make a difference for others. While important at any age, considering how you can make a difference is especially relevant if you are at mid-life and beginning to think about the significance of your life, or about your legacy. For perspective on achievement, check out my thoughts on What makes for an achievement? And if you feel you could use a little inspiration see my suggestion in Inspiration from the Academy of Achievement.
Speaking of goals and achievement, it’s a good time for a reality check on those New Year’s resolutions. How are you doing?
According to one study, 36% percent of people who made New Year’s Resolutions have abandoned them by February. The good news, of course, is that 64% of folks who made resolutions are keeping them – and by June, most of those folks will still be working at making the change they vowed to make. I hope that includes you.
Of course, it’s your choice.
I believe that this New Year is a great time to focus on choices that make you happy, healthy, and wealthy. What choices? Take a look at my post on Ten Choices for a Happy, Healthy, and Wealthy New Year.
I wish you well in making 2007 a banner year. Own your choices, own your achievements, own your life!
Best,
Walter
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