Baby Boomers – How well do you know yourself?

In my last post, I posed the question about whether work fulfilled all of your interests.

What if you really do not know what you are interested in anymore?

You might say that is a silly question but I have found this to be true with many clients.  I also found this true with my bride of 32 years.

On my wife’s birthday in late 2009, we made the decision to start looking at condominiums and apartments with an intention of downsizing. We found ourselves a Realtor and started exploring.

In about six weeks, we looked at a lot of places and we found nothing that felt right. Then we walked in the condo we live in now.

It was advertised as a tree house.  It is on the second and third floors of a low rise.  Three balconies and two of them face down a hollow.  It sat up in the trees.  During the day there is no need for any lights other than in the bathroom. We have few drapes or blinds.  My wife immediately said this is it. I said let’s do some homework.  She said – this is it! I said let’s do some homework. She said – this is it! I said –…… you get the idea.

It is a beautiful unit, in a great location, condo prices were depressed so it was priced right.  Why was she making such a fuss?  A couple of years later I did her Birkman assessment and I knew.

My wife is very high outdoors interest.  Did she know this of herself? Well kinda, sorta,….  She has been a nurse and a massage therapist of 30+ years. After lots of discussion this is something that has been submerged for a very long time.

In my work with over 50 clients in the last year, is this very unusual?  Heck no!

One of my discoveries in the last year is we, the Baby Boom generation, do not know ourselves very well.

How well do you know yourself?

Over the last dozen years as I have changed careers several times, I have learned a lot about myself.  What makes me happy. What pisses me off. It has not been easy but I am much happier for it.

What about you?

I will give you some more examples in the coming week.

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Marc Miller Career Design Specialist