Everyone has a road.
Not everyone follows it.
My True North has never been a fixed destination.
It has shifted over time — as life changed, as work changed, as I changed.
What did not change is this:
I have always wanted to feel free.
And to remain free.
That sounds simple.
It isn’t.
Especially not after 50.
At 50+ you no longer make choices out of ambition alone.
You make them out of clarity.
Energy.
Time awareness.
And self-respect.
Some of the most difficult personal and professional decisions in my life came after 50.
Leaving a person I had spent 37 years of my life with
Leaving a person I had spent 37 years of my life with.
Leaving a company I had worked 26 years of my life.
Letting go of predictable income.
Letting go of people that made me physically & mentally sick.
Letting go of roles that once defined me.
Not because people were “bad.” in general.
But because they were ‘bad’ for me.
That difference matters.
At 50+, you feel much faster when someone or something drains you.
You also know that time is runnng out.
Staying too long has a higher cost.
I learned to recognize the signals:
Not in theory.
In my body.
In my energy.
In the quiet loss of direction.
Most people including 50+ ignore those signals.
They adjust.
They tolerate.
They rationalize.
I chose differently. i had to to survive.
When someone or something fits, I stay.
When he or she no longer fits, I move on.
Quietly.
Decisively.
Without drama.
There is no universal roadmap for this phase of life.
No template for how to navigate life, work & income, relationships and stay free after 50.
There is only continuous aligning. Its about me, not them.
This is my road and journey today, I choose with whom I want to make the journey with and when I leave their company.
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