Being Over 40

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         I have mentioned my age quite a bit over the years. I’m forty six at the time of this post. I mention          my age for several reasons:
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1. I don’t “feel” forty six. (Although I’m not entirely sure what it’s supposed to “feel” like)
2. I don’t think I “look” forty six. (Again I think I look about the same as I did ten years ago)
3. I’m in denial.
   
   Number three is the main reason I mention my age so frequently. It’s a reminder for ME. Although I feel good and think I look great, the truth is I am no longer in my twenties, thirties or even early forties for that matter. In FOUR short years I will be FIFTY.  And while I pray I am blessed to still be alive, feeling fine and looking fine when I turn fifty. It also scares me.
   
   Sometimes I feel like I’m on borrowed time (my mom and maternal grandmother died at sixty three) and other times I feel like I’m “too old” to be move past where I am. Let me explain, I follow people on social media who I really admire and who inspire me to want to take my brand to the next level. . . .they are all in their thirties. Some haven’t even hit thirty yet. Even the people I follow and interact with on social media (save a few) and in real life are in their thirties. I sometimes feel like the old lady in the club still trying to party with the youngsters.
   
   It can be discouraging and admittedly downright tiring trying to keep up with so much (marriage, motherhood, writing, designing, blogging, social media engagement, etc.) and I wonder if I’m not truly cut out to excel in this digital age. Don’t get me wrong, I do alright but I just wonder how much more I could accomplish if time were on my side.
   
   But being over forty is not all doom and gloom, it’s been a fantastic ride (so far) and I’ve done and seen so much. Not to mention, I have something on my side that many of my younger colleagues don’t: life experience.
   
   Being over forty, I bring a different perspective to the table with my design clients and even when I’m writing books. I’d like to think that my age definitely helps me more than it hinders me, it gives me a certain level of credibility and makes me feel somewhat distinguished. 
   
   However I believe age is really just a marker for the day you were born more than an indicator of experience or effort or even in determining whether or not you will be successful. My advice is to use your days and your time wisely no matter how old you are because when it’s all said and done you can only achieve the goals that you actually pursue