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Posted on 10/9/23 at 8:13 am to BabyTac
Get a full blood panel. Make sure you’re not off balance somewhere. A good endocrinologist can help.
Change up your goals in the gym. I was struggling recently because I realized my powerlifting would never get back to where it was in my 20s, and I would never run a respectable marathon time. Now I focus on healthspan longevity and am much more excited about fitness.
Work is meant to be temporary. Have you set up your purpose for when you retire? Want to see the world? Do charity work? Mentor/coach young people? Take up a new hobby? Start plotting your future plans now so you know what you’re building towards.
Just some thoughts.
Change up your goals in the gym. I was struggling recently because I realized my powerlifting would never get back to where it was in my 20s, and I would never run a respectable marathon time. Now I focus on healthspan longevity and am much more excited about fitness.
Work is meant to be temporary. Have you set up your purpose for when you retire? Want to see the world? Do charity work? Mentor/coach young people? Take up a new hobby? Start plotting your future plans now so you know what you’re building towards.
Just some thoughts.
Posted on 10/9/23 at 8:13 am to BabyTac
I had a really good psychiatrist tell me that an actual chemical change occurs in the male brain around this age and it usually leads to what many call the mid-life crisis.
She told me to look at it as a time to reflect on what you've done to this point and to leverage that to set up how the last half of your life is going to go.
Have some fun with it. Healthy fun of course, but fun nonetheless. O, and, please keep your health. Lift, run, walk, anything to stay healthy because once that goes at 40+ you really are fricked.
She told me to look at it as a time to reflect on what you've done to this point and to leverage that to set up how the last half of your life is going to go.
Have some fun with it. Healthy fun of course, but fun nonetheless. O, and, please keep your health. Lift, run, walk, anything to stay healthy because once that goes at 40+ you really are fricked.
Posted on 10/9/23 at 8:14 am to BabyTac
Porthudsonplaya begging for attention on a message boards again… a tale as old as tigerdroppings
I think you’re in a permanent life crisis.
I think you’re in a permanent life crisis.
Posted on 10/9/23 at 8:14 am to BabyTac
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My weekends revolve around forcing myself to watch LSU then play a round of golf knowing I’ll shoot a similar score to the weekend before.
What a huge waste of time for 2 things that you don't enjoy. Tine is running out for you, you're wasting what little you have left and somewhere deep down you know it.
Posted on 10/9/23 at 8:15 am to BabyTac
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Posted on 10/9/23 at 8:21 am to BabyTac
Quit posting
Posted on 10/9/23 at 8:21 am to BabyTac
Find a new hobby or two. There was a thread recently on here about hobbies, it sparked my interest into a lot of different things. That said I already have a couple of fun, interesting hobbies. I'm 57.
Posted on 10/9/23 at 8:23 am to BabyTac
I'm the same age and mine hit a couple years ago. Before I hit 40, I'd accomplished every goal I set out for myself. I'd been busting my arse to accomplish these arbitrary goals. I was burnt out and unhappy.
I set up a plan to pay off everything and stop working before I hit 50. Sell my house, buy some land, and start growing what I eat. That's the closest I could figure out to gaining a new sense of purpose.
I set up a plan to pay off everything and stop working before I hit 50. Sell my house, buy some land, and start growing what I eat. That's the closest I could figure out to gaining a new sense of purpose.
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Posted on 10/9/23 at 8:25 am to BabyTac
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I don’t think buying a corvette and getting a 20 year old side piece is the answer.
Never know until you try.
Posted on 10/9/23 at 8:26 am to BabyTac
Do the exact opposite like George Costanza and see what happens, it could be exciting!! Unemployed, terrible at golf, and never leaving the bed might be a nice change of pace because then you will realize just how much you have.
Posted on 10/9/23 at 8:26 am to BabyTac
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don’t think getting a 20 year old side piece is the answer.
Itd be the best 30 seconds since 1999 tho
Posted on 10/9/23 at 8:27 am to BabyTac
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My weekends revolve around forcing myself to watch LSU then play a round of golf
I will pray for you.
This sounds awful.
Posted on 10/9/23 at 8:32 am to BabyTac
I hit a serious burnout in my career coupled with a mild mid-life crisis in my late 30’s. I spent the majority of my days questioning what I was doing with my life. I earn a great living, I have a wonderful family, good friends, overall it is a life that many people would love to have; but all that being said, I also realized my life was roughly halfway over and there is so much I want to do and see. I know that, while I’m blessed to bring home as much as I do, that I’m also making shite tons of money for the people I work for and I do it on their schedule. Time is my most precious commodity and I give a lot of it up in exchange for the life I lead. It’s caused me to reorganize my life and start developing a plan to semi-retire at 55, move into consulting so I can (hopefully) be selective about time and work, and do a bunch of traveling with my wife, my family, and my close friends before I get too old.
It’s a shitty realization that half your life has passed you by, you no longer have it all in front of you, and that a lot of those hopes and dreams are dead. But it has also allowed me to start prioritizing the real important stuff and realize that the 2nd half can be incredibly fulfilling if I don’t take it for granted and play my cards right.
It’s a shitty realization that half your life has passed you by, you no longer have it all in front of you, and that a lot of those hopes and dreams are dead. But it has also allowed me to start prioritizing the real important stuff and realize that the 2nd half can be incredibly fulfilling if I don’t take it for granted and play my cards right.
Posted on 10/9/23 at 8:34 am to BabyTac
Do something outside your comfort zone that you never thought you could do. You'll be scared as hell but also invigorated working on something new and using your brain in a different way.
I'll give you an example, though not a suggestion as this may not be for you. In my mid-40s I auditioned for a community theatre musical that my daughter was in. I had not done any singing or acting since high school. Thought it would be fun to be in it with her, but as I sat next to a couple of nine year old ballerinas waiting to audition I did think what the hell am I doing. I ended up being cast as one of the main characters, and had to work my butt off to memorize lines, learn songs when I can't read music, learn dance routines when I can't dance a lick, all after work in the evening 3-4 times a week over 2 months. It ended up being a great experience. I did not quit my day job to become an actor, but I did learn a lot about myself.
I'll give you an example, though not a suggestion as this may not be for you. In my mid-40s I auditioned for a community theatre musical that my daughter was in. I had not done any singing or acting since high school. Thought it would be fun to be in it with her, but as I sat next to a couple of nine year old ballerinas waiting to audition I did think what the hell am I doing. I ended up being cast as one of the main characters, and had to work my butt off to memorize lines, learn songs when I can't read music, learn dance routines when I can't dance a lick, all after work in the evening 3-4 times a week over 2 months. It ended up being a great experience. I did not quit my day job to become an actor, but I did learn a lot about myself.
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Posted on 10/9/23 at 8:36 am to BabyTac
Maybe constantly trolling a LSU message board isn't as satisfying as you thought it would be.
Posted on 10/9/23 at 8:38 am to BabyTac
Downshift and floor it. Find a new challenge or new hobby to reinvigorate yourself. Doing anything identically for a week drives me to boredom, much less 20 years.
Posted on 10/9/23 at 8:47 am to BabyTac
I'm 40, and there too. I work oilfield so I'm gone all the time but still feel like I never do anything I want to do. When I'm home its all about the kids and there's no sit back and chill time.
Posted on 10/9/23 at 8:48 am to BabyTac
Careers are a huge component to men's sense of worth. But after a while, especially as the family grows, you start to realize the job is pretty meaningless. I think this is the foundation for a lot of mid-life crisis.
Take up a hobby, a hobby that is tough to master.
Take up a hobby, a hobby that is tough to master.
Posted on 10/9/23 at 8:50 am to BeerMoney
Subconsciously, you've achieved all of those goals you had at 21...business success, monetary stability, relationship stability...you've reached a threshold, you've checked all of the success boxes, so now, find something that YOU really want to do. What is pertinent, what is substantive, what is meaningful...Don't allow the superfluous of outside opinion or external noise to deter you. You can find that path. You've done it before...why not now?
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