How your 40s and beyond can be better than your 20s

Are you sick of hearing "it's all part of getting old"? I am✋🏻

I believe your 40s and beyond can be even better than your 20s.

Let me tell you a little story to explain.

It was the day after graduating from pharmacy school in 2002. I loaded up a U-haul and drove it to my newly rented apartment in NYC.

I thought I was Rachel from Friends and Carrie Bradshaw from Sex in the City. I was one pair of Manolo Blahniks away from truly making it.

Starting out my new adult life I felt exhilarated, empowered, and full of confidence.

Alicia Keys describes it best in the song Empire State of Mind:

"In New York,

Concrete jungle where dreams are made of,

There's nothing you can't do,

Now you're in New York,

these streets will make you feel brand new,

the lights will inspire you..."

Those years helped shaped who I am today. Like a lot of us, I ended up getting stuck on the carousel of stress and burn-out for many years. It left me feeling depleted and distracted.

Over time I reclaimed my priorities and learned how to take care of my well-being. I retrained my brain to let go of trying to look a certain way, always keeping up, and figured out how to rest and refuel my body & mind.

These days I feel the inspiration I did when I moved to New York. But this time it's even better this time because I have the wisdom, knowledge, and grace I didn't have back then.

What can you start doing today to embrace that Empire State of Mind?

1) Do one thing each day for 5 mins that makes you feel like a million dollars. It can be different each day-but something that brings you joy, power, and fulfillment.

2) Move your body every day. It doesn't matter what you do, just something you enjoy and gets your heart rate up. The benefits on your mental well-being are huge.

3) This is toughie-set some boundaries and delegate. Try to set one boundary or delegate one task each day.

xoxo,

Stephanie

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