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For some, change may involve a downscaling, like restyling ca- reers or reevaluating working at all. For others, it may mean a chance to repay the good fortune they have been blessed with or a chance to pursue longtime dreams that have been deferred. According to Schneider, 50 is a very special time, not for one- self but to oneself. "Midyears aren't just a time to challenge ourselves to take different action. They're the time to reassess our inner thoughts and what mes- sages we're giving ourselves, to challenge how we think and how we plan. "Selling a business, moving out of the country, changing jobs — who determines what's fool- ish or impulsive as long as there's no hostility involved in making that change? "However, we also must con- sider significant others and their needs. Try to negotiate their par- ticipation and create balance," says Schneider. "It's also okay to go through the 'what ifs' and use them as part of the preparation in find- ing answers for yourself. Know how you're going to handle oth- ers' criticism that may take away some of the joy. Look at how com- mitted you are to your decision. "I like the quote from Cage Aux Faux: 'Why worry about the what ifs? We need to bother our- selves about the what nows.' Restylers have all sorts of mo- tivations, cross all lines, and have more than one reason for restyling, or even reinventing, their lives. Their common thread is a desire for more freedom, more time off, more time togeth- er and just for time enough. Dr. Judy Beltzman's transfor- mation began in her late 40s. "They were a gateway beyond the narrow roles and rules of the first half of my life. At 50, I be- gan to reconsider everything and wanted to create a broader sense of purpose for myself. I knew I had a huge unmapped territory to fill in with another life." Earning a Ph.D. was a major part of Beltzman's readiness, en- abling her to see herself beyond teaching and into a private prac- tice in career and vocational counseling to the learning dis- abled population. "I also took on the position as director of Eton Academy's new Transition Cen- ter. That was my opportunity for internship with my greatest mentor, Eton's Headmistress Mary B. Van Ver Tuin, who helped launch me into Career Quest 2000." Is it really that easy to make major lifestyle changes? Most of us read stories like this and get funny feelings in the pit of our stomach. Ideas of making dra- matic lifestyle changes are just too scary. They activate anxieties and guilt. So, we continue to abide by the 9 to 5 work ethic that's been instilled in us and re- press those other thoughts. We love to listen to restylers stories and, after allowing our- selves moments of envy, we lis- ten to reasons why similar actions are impossible for us. We shove these longings into our mind's recesses. Then some- thing happens that reactivates those dreams. Freedom shouts our name, but we turn a deaf ear to her voice and go back to the game we play with our- selves: "Gee, I-wish-I-could-do- that, but I know I can't" and so it goes. Change is downright terrify- ing. It implies risk we are often unwilling to take. We may dis- like trudging the same old paths, but at least the scenery is famil- iar. Who knows where another road may lead? What if we try something new and we fail? But, what if you don't? Ready or not, you're coming to the end of the "old age of youth" and en- tering the "youth of old age." A good 30 years lies ahead, espe- cially for women. Fifty is a good place to begin to plan your future self. O