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At this time in your life “work” may take on an entirely new meaning. It could be an encore career doing work you love, volunteering with a favorite organization or adding to your savings so that you don’t run out. Whatever work means to you, this is the place to explore new possibilities.


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Carol Orsborn, Ph.D.

Inner Excellence: In Search of "Enough"

From Carol Orsborn, Ph.D., Monday, January 25, 2010

When a casual business associate, seeking free advice, asked if we could set a date for a 9 a.m. call, I didn’t hesitate. What makes this story a cautionary tale, however, is that I knew that he was talking east coast time, and I’m three hours earlier.

Yes, I believe in good karma—and trust that the good that I do will come back to me—but we’re talking about rolling out of bed at 5:30 a.m. and somehow getting my brain pumped and in gear before sunrise.

Why would I readily offer such a thing, with nary a whimper? Because going to the edge and beyond is in my DNA…and I’m not alone. Most of the Boomer guys and gals in my generational cohort are stuck in high-gear, still driving down the highway of life at hyper-speed. And in my opinion, it’s high time we shift to a new perspective.

What would this new perspective look like? I can almost taste the kind of balanced life our generation has always dreamt about: enough work to keep us stimulated and connected, plenty of time for physical activity and self-nurturing. Of course, there would be time to read—and a place for random, spontaneous creativity: nothing to sell, publish or record.

There would be quality time for relationships, long walks and slow food.

There would even be, dare I say it, days that I would sleep in, lolling about in that rich, largely unexplored terrain known as “half-awake.”

Making this transition won’t be easy. We are part of the largest, most competitive generation in history. From the time we were crammed into overstuffed classrooms, we quickly learned that we had to deliver more than the next guy if we hoped to get ahead. If we wanted the teacher’s attention, we had to get our hand up first, speak the loudest and figure out a way—despite the alphabetical seating chart—to get noticed. And that was just the beginning.

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