In this episode of Career Leadership, Donna Serdula and Isaiah Hankel discuss the intersection of age and achievement, emphasizing that life between the ages of 40 and 60 can be a period of peak success and influence. Donna celebrates her recent 50th birthday, sparking a conversation about societal views on aging and the importance of embracing milestones. Together, they explore the significance of showing up, taking calculated risks, and setting high standards for yourself at any age. They share powerful lessons learned from life experiences, such as naming your emotions, embracing failure as a part of growth, and ensuring that what you accept is aligned with what you truly deserve. This episode offers inspiration to continue pushing toward your dreams, regardless of age, and to use life's milestones as opportunities for growth and transformation.

00:00 Introduction and Greetings

00:13 The Significance of September

01:01 Celebrating Milestones: Turning 50

02:16 Age and Success: Prime Time in Life

07:29 The Importance of Taking Risks

09:32 The Power of Showing Up

10:34 Naming and Controlling Your Feelings

12:18 Setting and Maintaining High Standards

15:14 Final Reflections and Farewell

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• The Top Five Regrets of the Dying: A Life Transformed by the Dearly Departing — After too many years of unfulfilling work, Bronnie Ware began searching for a job with heart. Despite having no formal qualifications or experience, she found herself working in palliative care.Over the years she spent tending to the needs of those who were dying, Bronnie's life was transformed. Later, she wrote an Internet blog about the most common regrets expressed to her by the people she had cared for. The article, also called The Top Five Regrets of the Dying, gained so much momentum that it was read by more than three million people around the globe in its first year. At the requests of many, Bronnie now shares her own personal story.Bronnie has had a colourful and diverse past, but by applying the lessons of those nearing their death to her own life, she developed an understanding that it is possible for people, if they make the right choices, to die with peace of mind. In this book, she expresses in a heartfelt retelling how significant these regrets are and how we can positively address these issues while we still have the time.The Top Five Regrets of the Dying gives hope for a better world. It is a story told through sharing her inspiring and honest journey, which will leave you feeling kinder towards yourself and others, and more determined to live the life you are truly here to live. This delightful memoir is a courageous, life-changing book.
• Dream Big: Know What You Want, Why You Want It, and What You’re Going to Do About It — Bob Goff, the New York Times bestselling author of Love Does and Everybody, Always, is on a mission to help people recapture the version of their lives they dreamed about before fear started calling the shots. He wants them to dream big.
  
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  learn to define clearly your dreams for yourself,
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  Dream Big is the only book you need to uncover the wild and exciting dream for your life you’ve hidden from yourself--and help you take the steps necessary to achieve it.
• Tony Robbins