“It is never too late to be what you might have been.”- George Eliot
It’s never too late to live a purpose driven life. Really. Start now. Continue ‘til you die. Confidence ensues naturally in this purpose driven way, and can continue unabated for as long as you live.
After all:
- Georgia O’Keefe was an old lady painter, happy and successful.
- Michelangelo designed St. Peter’s Cupola when he was 83.
- Benjamin Franklin was past 80 when he helped draft the constitution.
- Artist Pablo Picasso as well as cellist Pablo Casals were both active into their 90′s.
Don’t you want the rest of your life to make a difference, be rich and fulfilling, and contribute to the betterment of the world somehow? How about starting that now? Now is a great time to start living the parts of your life that you’ve deferred. There’s nothing better you could do with your one precious life than to live it with gusto, after all. And now you’ve got the wisdom and perspective necessary to avoid oh so many mistakes that you’d have made when you were younger. Cool, huh? These advantages alone should boost your confidence!
Sure, taking action in service of your dreams can seem a bit scary, but think of the satisfaction to be gained. Think of the truly stellar example you’re setting to those younger people all around you. Don’t THEY deserve to live a fulfilling life? Of course they do. Living a purpose driven life gives your children, students, friends and colleagues the example they need to go out and live their own version of a purpose driven life. They’ll know it’s possible to live a purposeful life themselves because they see you living your own wildly satisfying, fulfilling life.
Your life experience is tremendously valuable and useful. Claiming, owning the wisdom that age brings confers greater and greater confidence to those willing to claim the lessons of their history. No matter how old you –think- you are, how over-the-hill you’ve deluded yourself into believing that you are, the kind of immediate energy shift that taking meaningful action provides can immediately propel you forward into a better, more satisfying life if you’re not doing that these days.
You can demonstrate every day by your own actions that a purpose driven life is the only kind of life that’s really worth living…
Affirmations: “All my dues are paid in full.” “I have everything I need to move forward.” “I serve best by living my truth”
Don’t you need to really LIVE for the rest of your life?
Molly Burke, CPCC MSU
Queen of Confidence
http://mollyburkeonpurpose.wordpress.com
“I’ve bottled confidence, and it’s for sale!”
