Reinventing Yourself with Mike Bellah Identity is a major concern for midlifers and for good reason. Midlifers need permission to reinvent themselves. A single fixed identity is a liability today. Goldstein is right.
Identity is a major concern for midlifers and for good reason.
In American society young men are taught to define themselves by what they do. I program computers. I'm a senior vice president. But, as we grow older, work identity can become shallow or cease to exist completely. We hit a plateau and the once exciting job seems bland.