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Surf your second wave of success

  Surf your second wave of success “When one door closes, another opens, but often, we look so long and so regretfully upon the closed door that we do not see the one that has opened for us” is a quote often attributed to Alexander Graham Bell.  And according to Arthur C. Brooks, PhD, professor of the practice of public and nonprofit leadership at the Harvard Kennedy School and professor of management practice at the Harvard Business School, one reason people suffer in midlife—staring darkly at their own closed doors—is that they fail to understand why, after successfully striving and innovating for years, they now struggle to come up with the kind of sparky new ideas that earned them rave reviews earlier in their careers. “ People freak out because our society is obsessed with youth and the abilities of youth, and because they think they only get one act,” says Brooks, author of From Strength to Strength.
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And to some extent, getting happier later in life may be hardwired

  And to some extent, getting happier later in life may be hardwired  Researchers have found in observational studies that chimpanzees and orangutans also get cheerier after their midlife shallows.  In humans, the neural chemistry that helps people sustain strong relationships, generosity, and religiosity—all well-established hallmarks of fulfilled lives—may strengthen with age. A study of adults aged 18 to 99 published last year in Frontiers in Behavioral Neuroscience found that the release of oxytocin—a neuromodulating brain hormone shown to reduce stress and anxiety and influence positive social behaviors, such as kindness and generosity—increased with age and was positively associated with greater life satisfaction among the study’s older participants. All this is great news, and here’s more: There are things you can do to amplify this natural shift. Read on for four ways, backed by hard data and wise souls, to swing upward in your second half.
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