Three possible consequences of failing to act on becoming a Midlifepreneur (Midlife Entrepreneur)

These Three possible consequences of failing to act on becoming a Midlifepreneur could prove to be devastating. Using them as a backdrop, can really change the way you live your life.

In talking with a number of men and women in midlife or for those who would rather use the term men and women in the middle years of life, I am beginning to see the need and the importance of living the life you truly love, rather than living a life you barely tolerate. The possible consequences of failing to act on making immediate change can be devastating. It’s amazing how many women and men in midlife are living comfortably miserable. I believe that term really described me at one point.

Even though I enjoyed what I did, I still felt that there was something else within me that I wanted to do. One of the first and foremost thing is that I began to realize that I needed to be unemployable. By that I mean, I needed to be my own boss. Secondly I needed to be doing what I felt very passionate about and thirdly, making a living from it. If those three things were aligned, then why would I need to be employed? Hence the word, unemployable.

Of course I had to work through a series of internal conflict such as limiting beliefs, fear, doubts, risk-taking and other internal and external issues. What was incredible helpful for me was to have a supportive wife who believed in me and a few key friends who did as well. These are necessary ingredients for making changes at any point in your life but especially at the midlife stage of life.

There were three possible consequences of failing to act that really became the game-changer for me. I believe they will they will become a game-changer for you and for anyone who find him or herself having similar internal conflicts I described above. These were among others but they were the most pivotal ones. I believe if you are going to make that move and do what you love to do, want to do and need to do, you must embrace these three consequences.

Consequence #1: Enriching The Graveyard

You will enrich the graveyard if you die – I know this might be a morbid subject but it needs to be factored into decisions we make for life – not singing that song that you wanted to sing, writing that book you wanted to write, starting that business you wanted to start, etc. You will have made the graveyard richer. My mom added to the graveyard riches and I know a number of others who have. If you have a dream that you are not attending to in some way, then you will do just that. Sorry to be so direct. Don’t let your dream die within you.

Consequence #2: Living The Last Few Years Of Life Filled With Regrets

This was one of the recurring thoughts that haunted me as I fast-forwarded my life and wondered if I was going to ask the questions “What if?” or “What would have happened if?” I do know there will always be a few things that you will ponder and I’m not sure you can get away from that. However, the big questions of life such as “What if I had travelled more, loved more, spend more time with family and friends, etc?” are the ones I wanted to avoid. I decided to do reverse engineering, which means looking at what I would be doing differently and see what can I do about it now. I have begun reaching out to and spending more with friends and families, to make sure I do as much as I can to lessen the size and number of regrets.

Consequence #3: Not Leaving A Legacy

This one can be relatively speaking because you can leave a legacy as a great dad or mom, husband or wife, worker, and so on. But these are more limited to scope even though I’m in no way discounting them. They are important and should be focused on. However, the legacy I’m hereby describing has to do with your contribution to the “world” – your world. That place of influence you have. Here is how I look at it: whose life is made better because I was here? What am I leaving behind so someone else can emulate or continue? Again, the abovementioned ideas are worth emulating so I don’t want you to get the wrong impression. The words of Jesus is so fitting here when he said to his disciples that he “must go to the other-side” meaning that he had to go to others who also needed what he had. To me that is legacy.

What are your thoughts on these three consequences? What other consequence would you add? Leave me a comment now so I can hear your input on the matter.