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5 Tough Conversations To Have With Yourself Before 40
Reaching age 40 is a watershed.
Reaching age 40 is a watershed.
You’re assumed to have matured and if you don’t live up to that expectations, you’re said to be “a fool at forty.”
At 40, you’re right in the middle of your life. You have no time to live in confusion about what your life is about.
I sometimes imagine myself at the age of 40 and contemplate what life looks like.
Then I ask myself: “What are the things you wish you had known before reaching this point?”
Though I’m still six years away from reaching 40, this mental exercise not only provides me with clarity about my current choices and actions but also facilitates a conversation with myself about how I want my life to be as I get older.
Here are five questions I’ve thought about that you can too.
Who Do You Want to Be?
Getting to know yourself is one of the most important conversations you can have with yourself before the age of 40.
This goes beyond defining yourself by any specific role, whether as a father, writer, athlete, or engineer.
