Am I going through a midlife crisis or just some midlife changes? I often let my mind wander and think about things. I think about the past and how things might be different for better or worse if I made different choices. I think about the future and how things will be.
This year I’ll be 50. Getting older or a birthday milestone don’t mean that much to me. Age to me is just a number. It’s how I feel mentally and physically is what counts. My mind is still young. I’m working on getting in shape so my body feels the same way. I think a big milestone age hits people hard so therefore they have a midlife crisis.
I hear about people going through a midlife crises in their 40’s or 50’s. They go out and buy a new sports car, boat or something to try to make themselves feel younger. I don’t plan on that, but as I get older I’ve changed things a lot. I’ve focused more on what is in my best interest while still helping others that truly need it.
As you get older you do realize you are closer to death than you are closer to the day you were born. We never know when our time is up, but if you had to round up or down to the average age of death you are closer to that number than you are to that of a newborn. It’s sometimes a scary thought.
Over the past few years I’ve cut off relationships with people that were just dragging me down or only out for themselves. People change and so do our priorities. We can continue friendships that aren’t really a friendship in the true sense of the word or move on and let it go.
The political climate has made me have a different view of people in my life. Social media let’s you see people in a totally different light of how you thought you knew them. Sometimes it’s for the better while other times it’s not. There are people you once thought of as wonderful and you read their views and what they do and realize they aren’t that great.
I can’t tell you how many people I’ve either unfriended, blocked or ignored on Facebook after seeing how they really are.
Everyone has the right to believe in what they choose to believe in, how they want to vote, etc. I also have the right to not agree with them or agree with them. I’ve learned life is too short to put up with other people’s crap when you don’t have to. Let it go!
As you age you realize you only have so much time to get the things done in life you’d like to do. You are stuck in your ways and it’s tough to change if needed. You know you need to change things at times for your story to end hopefully the way you want it to.
I’m going back to the gym, started a DDP Yoga workout schedule, working on upcoming projects, dealing with family and friend issues, taking care of my family and pets, taking care of the yard work, cleaning my house and office, dealing with my kid’s college and school expenses and schedules, …. It all adds up. I need more time in the day to get things done.
It’s not easy to work on your goals while other tasks get in the way. Your energy is gone and it’s time for bed. You know you need to do more, but your body says it’s time to sleep.
We recently had a strong storm roll through our area. Trees were down and the power was knocked out for around 2 days. That’s 2 days without internet, lights, etc. It’s like my business and life were on pause for 48 hours. I was still able to mow the lawn and get things done as much as I could business wise using my phone, but it sure put a damper on the week.
I realized there was nothing much I could do about it. I did hook up my generator and at least had some lights and a fan since it was 90+ degrees. We had to do with what we had for a couple of days.
That’s what we have to do in life. Do with what we have while moving forward and learning to do more. If we stop moving and stop learning we won’t get to where we want to be.
As my life and attitude about it change so does my business. I’m still promoting my motivational speaking business and corporate entertainment / mentalist business while working on other projects. I’m going to be putting out more YouTube videos (click here to subscribe to my YouTube channel), hopefully going out to California soon to host another TV series, coming up with other business ideas, etc.
There will come a point where I’m going to limit my speaking engagements and focus more on my TV hosting career and YouTube channel. I love hosting TV shows and making videos.
I just need to focus more on that and crank out the episodes for my channel and the networks. I’ll keep you up to date on that as things progress. When you subscribe to my YouTube channel be sure to click the bell notification button to be notified when I post new videos. I hope to have some new ones coming out soon.
I felt like I rambled on a lot about nothing in this blog post, but I wanted to write it. I’m going through some midlife changes, but not a crisis. I’ve been entertaining people for a living since I was 16. It wasn’t my main living until I was 23, but it was my main love. As a motivational speaker and mentalist I’ve been able to make people smile and motivate them for years and years. It’s been fun.
I’m moving forward and plan on creating videos and TV shows that will reach more people than my individual speaking or entertainment jobs ever will. Nothing changes if nothing changes. I need to put more focus on my new goals and make them a reality.
I want to make the world a happier and better place before my final curtain. I’m heading out the door now to go to the gym so I can lose more weight and be around as long as possible for my family and friends. I’m determined to reach all of my goals and I appreciate you being here to list to me ramble and get some stuff off my chest.
What are you doing to live your happily ever after?