Rediscovery: The Secret to Life Transitions

Regardless of what kinds of activities you follow – sports, music, movies, politics, etc. – you’ve probably wondered why some people hang around so long it becomes too long.  Brett Farvre may have played a season too many.  Frank Sinatra may have sung a few years too many.  Why it happens is fairly simple; and how it happens should be a lesson to all of us. In almost all cases, including Brett and Frank, the roar of the crowd and the smell of the greasepaint become so addictive that they measure their worth by what they do.   As a result, their fear is that when they stop doing what they do, they will become worth less than they can accept.  In short, they will be “has beens.” Many of us have the same concerns, because we haven’t spent enough time developing a sense of worth based on something other than what we do.  Far too often, that keeps us in the game longer than we should stay. To read the ending to this blog, click here.