Hi y'all, this is Amy, the founder of The Midst. How do you feel about midlife (if that's what you want to call it) these days?
For me, my early 40s were challenging. I remember the stress that came from helping to put my husband through college and grad school while working full time at a toxic ecommerce company, moving across country, having twins, finding out one had a rare syndrome, and just feeling frustrated most of the time. Now that I'm almost 47, I've made some major changes and am feeling very much on the other side of the frustrations of my early 40s.
100%. When I was younger, I thought hard work and hard times would pay off later. At 40, with what feels like minimal progress, I’m not sure what to think and expect. And I don’t have the energy and capacity to hustle like I did at 25. It’s tough!
I hear you re: lack of energy to hustle harder. I have to be soooooo careful to make sure I don't burn myself out — even though I want to hustle like I did in my 20s. But! I'm trying to take the work smarter not harder approach now. I think it's working?
Hi y'all, this is Amy, the founder of The Midst. How do you feel about midlife (if that's what you want to call it) these days?
For me, my early 40s were challenging. I remember the stress that came from helping to put my husband through college and grad school while working full time at a toxic ecommerce company, moving across country, having twins, finding out one had a rare syndrome, and just feeling frustrated most of the time. Now that I'm almost 47, I've made some major changes and am feeling very much on the other side of the frustrations of my early 40s.
100%. When I was younger, I thought hard work and hard times would pay off later. At 40, with what feels like minimal progress, I’m not sure what to think and expect. And I don’t have the energy and capacity to hustle like I did at 25. It’s tough!
I hear you re: lack of energy to hustle harder. I have to be soooooo careful to make sure I don't burn myself out — even though I want to hustle like I did in my 20s. But! I'm trying to take the work smarter not harder approach now. I think it's working?