Time with your tribe

Did you know that people who prioritise spending time with the ones they love live longer, happier and healthier lives? Now you are in your third quarter, you have that time. Spend it wise and well.

Once the kids leave for college or move to their own spot, you have more free time at hand. Or maybe you have kids that stay around a bit while they start working to save for their own place?

In any case, the way you spend your free time usually changes in the third quarter of your life. We asked you in our 5 min. third quarter scan , a fun way to find out how you compare to other people in midlife. Here's what we found.

What do you spend most of your free time doing?

The Third Quarter is clearly still a very active life stage for most of you.

It somehow seems a moment where we become better at balancing work time and leisure time.

Does it surprise you that very few of you (only 8 %) still spend most of their free time on activities related to work. Even less (about 5 %) spend free time journaling, seeking therapy or counsel or reflecting life.

Our third quarter scan shows how we start prioritizing connections with friends and family that truly matter over time spent on thing related to work.

Some of us search for exciting new ways to reconnect with those close to us, others go for simple, pure connections at familiar places.

The top 3 answers to the question: How do you spend most of your free time?

• 21 % planning trips, concerts, nights out with friends, researching travel destinations

• 18 % engaging in hobbies, socialising with friends, just enjoying staying at home

• 17 % exercising, practicing mindfulness, preparing healthy food

Isn't that wonderful? A life filled with relationships that truly matter is one of the secrets of how to grow older in a positive way.

Midlife Hack - prioritize time for your tribe

Did you know that fostering deep relationships with the people close to you is one of the 5 secrets linked to the blue zones? Those are the 5 places in the world where people live longer, healthier and happier lives than anywhere else. They look for a tribe where they feel a sense of true belonging and then put those loved ones first by spending time with them. One of their other secrets is wine at 5 :). I will tell you more about this in another article.

Take some time to think about who those valuable people in your life are and how you can find time to spend together. Being intentional is simple yet very effective.

Stay tuned for more midlife hacks to navigate your third quarter in a positive way.

Or join our online Midlife Growth Track today.

Elke & Jo

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To find out where you are today and get midlife hacks for professional growth, scan the QR-code below or take our free Third Quarter Scan here. It only takes 5 minutes. Let's navigate midlife in a positive way together.