“Most of my clients aren’t lost. They’re just at a turning point.”
That’s the first sentence of the first issue of this newsletter.
In March 2025, my goal was simple: find coaching clients and prove I understand midlife transition. I had no idea how much I was about to learn.
When I wrote, “Midlife change isn’t something I just talk about—it’s something I’ve done.” I had the evidence to back it up.
I bounced through twenty jobs in fifteen years before finding the one that fit.
Found my way back from a life-altering mistake in my 40s.
Went from couch slouch to Ironman in my 50s.
And I’m learning to live with profound grief and loss in my 60s.
I believed my qualifications came from challenges I overcame and lessons I collected along the way. I wasn’t wrong. Experience matters, and growth comes from making meaning of it.
What I forgot was that I was still in the middle of my own story.
When I wrote, “At some point, most of us pause and ask: What now?”
I thought that question was for you.
Turns out, it was for me too.
What now when the plan we’ve carefully built is no longer the path we want to follow?
What now when our bodies ask us to slow down?
What now when grief changes how we see the world?
Writing my way through those questions in later issues changed my focus.
I’m less interested in building and more interested in being—less focused on replaying how it used to be and more on accepting how it is today.
When I started, I imagined standing a few steps ahead, inviting you to follow me.
But your comments tell me something different.
“Amen.”
“I relate.”
“I’m working on acceptance too.”
They remind me we’re in it together. Sometimes I see the pothole before you do.
Sometimes you spot the handhold I missed.
Sometimes neither of us knows exactly where the path leads.
And that’s OK.
Maybe that’s what my next chapter is about.
Focusing less on being an expert.
Admitting I don’t have all the answers.
Accepting that I’m still discovering new questions.
If any part of this feels familiar, I’d love to hear your story.
Just hit reply.
I read and respond to every message.
— Mark Wigginton
Midlife Guide | Next Chapter Navigator
📬 MarkW@FocusingOnResults.com
🌐 www.focusingonresults.com
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P.S. If this message resonated with you, it might speak to someone else too. Forward it to a friend who’s ready for their next chapter—you never know what kind of shift a few words of encouragement can spark.
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