1. After turning 50 you felt liberated. You felt like you could say what you wanted to say, do things you wanted to do, and wear things you wanted to wear.
2. A world of opportunities opens up when you turn 50. Today, there are entire web sites, companies, and services devoted to the over-50 demographic. Find your niche in that market.
3. The entrepreneurial spirit is booming in 50-year-old women. She's following her dreams, starting her own business. She's forming partnerships with other women's businesses. She knows that collaboration is a valuable part of being successful.
4. You've learned that you can depend on yourself and you are open to new opportunities. You can accept change, tackle life, and move on.
5. You've gotten over the "nice girls don't" thing. Hopefully you've finally gotten over that! You know yourself sexually -- and if you don't, this is the time to find out.
6. When you are over 50, you have the freedom to date for the fun of it. It's more about do we have chemistry and are you hot for him?
7. A woman over 50 will not lay next to you in bed and ask "What are you thinking?" She doesn't care what you think.
8. You recognize that talent does not know age. You learn the value of taking risks, pushing your personal comfort level, reinventing yourself.
9. At 50, you realize that life is big, much bigger than you ever knew. You see that life has this ability to be very healing, that the full implications of events aren't always evident. What you might think is awful can turn out to be a blessing.
10. It's a time of self-reflection. You thought the glass ceiling would make you happy and fulfilled. Now you're looking for your purpose in life, looking for work you love to do.
11. You know the wisdom of surrender. You're right that your ex-husband wronged you. You can spend the rest of your life beating that drum, but that's the road to bitterness. There is wisdom in letting go of your grievances. You begin to know what's important and what isn't. You know what hill to die on.
12. There's something really bracing about being 50. You realize how young you are. And you realize how much more to life there is.
13. At 50, you learn the value of being passionate about something -- a lover, a career, your life. Passion is what makes you jump out of bed every morning, makes you love every moment in the day.
14. A woman over 50 knows the value of celebrating life. She's sizzling, not fizzling. She's savvy, not sad.



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