Tomorrow, on St. Andrew's Day, I turn 50 and it feels like a wake-up call in the best possible way. It’s not just another birthday; it’s the start of a whole new decade. I have really prioritised my health, fitness and mental wellbeing. I’ve been sober now for 446 days, lost 20kg, ran 40 parkruns, focused on a much more plant-based diet, eat homemade sourdough bread and cut out anything processed.
This last year I’ve created for myself the space to stop, reflect and ask myself big questions, to challenge the status quo and work out what it is that I want. Who do I want to become? What really matters to me now? What am I still chasing and why? And how do I want to show up in this next phase of my life?
Reaching this milestone of 50, I feel I’ve finally earned the right to let go of all the extraneous noise. I don’t feel I have to prove anything to anyone anymore. It’s so liberating after spending the first 50 years of my life focused on building and growing - careers, families, identities - but now it feels like while I’m still growing and building I’m now refining.
Choosing to focus on the things that bring me joy, the people who matter most and the ways I can leave a positive mark. I advocate for a transformative shift in how as a society we define, pursue and measure success. Shining a light on what is possible when you Focus on Why, I believe we can collectively shift the dial on global fulfilment paving the way for a better future for humanity.
Legacy has been on my mind a lot lately, while writing my book. Not in a morbid way but as a guide to help me navigate a way forward. How do I want to be remembered? What values am I passing on? I realise more and more that legacy isn’t about grand gestures; it’s in the small, meaningful ways I show up for others when I stay true to myself. This is how I get to experience my own living legacy in action every day.
So, this chapter of life feels like a gift - a chance to be more intentional and more purposeful. I am spending my time doing what I love, nurturing relationships and exploring new adventures.
Turning 50 isn’t about slowing down; if anything it’s accelerated my focus on the things that matter most to me in creating a purposeful way of life that feels fulfilling every single day.
Turning 50 feels like just the beginning; a true midlife beginning and one I’m proud to embrace wholeheartedly.
Focus on Fifty! Focus on Why!
ACTION POINT - What are you focusing on in the next chapter of your life?
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