How to Have A Great Mid-Life Crisis - Part 3 - Matthew Kelly

3 Biggest Mistakes of A Mid-Life Crisis

How to Have A Great Mid-Life Crisis - Part 3 - Matthew Kelly

Video Transcript:

“The first lesson that we learn during mid-life is that life is messy. Then the question becomes, what to do with the mess. Three of the biggest mistakes people make when they are having a mid-life crisis are…

1. The most common mistake people make during a mid-life crisis is to pretend that life is not messy and they are not experiencing whatever turmoil is being stirred up deep within them.

2. The next mistake people make during mid-life is to say to themselves, “Well, things are already a mess, I might as well make some more mess and the types of mess I have always fantasized about.”

3. The third mistake people make is trying to run away from the mess or exile the mess. They get new friends, a new job, and new stuff. They tell themselves they are starting a whole new life, free from all the mess of their past. They forget the inescapable mess that is within. It is their mess and will have to be confronted eventually.

Whatever your mess is, best to face it head on. Some of it can and should be cleaned up. Some of it can and should be accepted. All of it will help you discover who you really are and what is possible during the next season in your life.

Are you having a mid-life crisis or a mid-life opportunity? You get to decide.

In part four of this series we will The Best Ways to Deal with a Mid-Life Crisis.”

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[jimondrus]

Thank you for the Wisdom of "hitting our messes head on", Matthew. I would love to see you interview Raymond Arroyo.

[brookesmith]

Your new book, Life is Messy has served as a powerful resource for me! Thank you, Matthew.

[sandranoworul]

Don't run away from the mess - great advice as always, Matthew. Your new book, Life is Messy, is helping me.

[alicyr]

Don't run away from the mess! Great video, thank you!

[KateVolmanMedia]

Love this message, Matthew. Life is Messy is an incredible book for anyone experiencing a mid-life opportunity.

[michelledick]

LOVE THIS! Thank you, Matthew Kelly. I am in the thick of a mid-life crisis, and I'm experiencing all these symptoms. I appreciate your validation.

[madelineharris]

I loved your book Life Is Messy! Thank you for your timeless message of becoming better versions of ourselves.

[JerryLokomus]

Yes... I have one. I know and aware of that I can't run away from my past. But I am not gonna let it to block my path that lies ahead. I just don't know how to do it.

[rachaelsmith]

Shoot, I've been callong it midlife transition instead of crises, BUT love midlife opportunity better 🤯

[EvanAtkins]

Well, I'm not quite in mid-life, but this is still super helpful and something good to look out for.

[WriterDreams]

Are your tips universal to early midlife crisis? Thirty four.

[manillemondo]

Mon ex-mari est en pleine crise de la quarantaine destructrice et violente. Il a totalement changé, comportement irrespectueux envers moi. Il m'a trompé avec de nombreuses autres femmes, me hurlait dessus, il a exigé le divorce, il a demoli mes enfants, a eu des gestes de violences, depensait beaucoup d'argent pour ces autres femmes, me mentais, est devenu manipulateur, pervers narcissique, méchant, odieux, rabaissant. Et ça fait 5 ans que ça dure.