Why Turning 50 Changes What You Want From Life

Added: 2026-05-21

[00:00:00]There's a sort of a magic kind of clarity that comes with turning 50, [music] I think, where you sort of re-evaluate. You know, there's probably more road behind you than there is in front. So, you begin to kind of prioritize meaning over momentum and purpose over power. I mean, those are the two kind [music] of big things that people really start to sort of search for when they get to a certain stage.

[00:00:23]And that kind of comes through in their career decisions. Now, the trouble with a a profession [music] like the law is kind of get boxed into the legal profession. So, the idea of pivoting to something [music] outside of the law or even outside the law firm environment, whether it be into private practice or into kind of the corporate world more generally, is attached to fear. There's no question about that. I've been through that transition myself, [music] and it is a bit like, "Ooh, am I ready to say I'm not a lawyer anymore?" There's a lot of status and kudos that goes with being [music] a lawyer that you have to sort of be prepared to leave behind and take a leap of faith if you want to go into something completely new. I know people who have done it, and not [music] one of them has regretted it.