Aspire Magazine: Inspiration for a Woman's Soul.(TM) Oct/Nov 2016 Aspire Mag Full Issue | Page 41

When we reach middle age and the achievement of many of life’s important milestones are behind us, our view of ourselves and the world around us broadens, revealing desires and possibilities not previously seen. Just as your values today are very different than when you were sixteen, twenty-two, or thirty, the things that excite you, that infuriate you, that captivate you are also in a continual state of evolution. Year by year, decade by decade, as our horizons change, our perceptions, desires, goals, and beliefs change right along with the shifting view. The more time that passes, the broader our vantage point becomes and the better able we are to appreciate and apply everything we’ve lived before. The woman you are today reflects the culmination of every experience you’ve ever had; every challenge you’ve faced, every obstacle you’ve overcome, and all the wisdom you’ve gained in the process. In this moment, you have more insight, more perspective and more wisdom than the version of you that existed twenty years ago. You don’t lose the person you used to be; in fact, every “you” you have ever been still exists. You are more today than you’ve been at any time in the past. This is a time to embrace a new paradigm for middle age: We are not seeking to “recover” lost youth. Instead, we are now ready to reap the harvest planted over a lifetime. Read Online! Christy Whitman - Christy Whitman is a transformational leader and the New York Times bestselling author of The Art of Having It All. She has appeared on The Today Show and The Morning Show, and her work has been featured in People Magazine, Seventeen, Woman’s Day, Hollywood Life, and Teen Vogue, among others. Christy is the CEO and founder of the Quantum Success Coaching Academy, a 12-month Law of Attraction coaching certification program. Christy has helped thousands of people worldwide to achieve their goals through her empowerment seminars, speeches, and coaching sessions and products. Christy’s life-changing message reaches over 165,000 people a month. Meet her at www.ChristyWhitman.com. “You are m ore today t ha you’ve bee n at any tim n e in the past.” Christy Whitma n 41 WISDOM & SELF-GROWTH the real zest and joy in life has nothing to do with reaching a certain destination or accumulating a certain number of things. In fact, none of the peak experiences of our lives were about the “getting.” The joy, the awe, the passion that make life worth living does not come from our achievements, but from who we become in the process.