I totally agree that this is now time for you to make your mark on the world, especially since I know you personally and know that you spent the first half of your life dedicated to raising your family and giving your three children wings to fly. Now it’s your turn to fly and fly you are! Continue to be an inspiration to your clients, your friends, your family and the world at large. We need your special kind of sunshine!

What a wonderful idea to create a women’s club to focus on women with fascinating life stories. And you’re right – we can all create exciting and interesting lives having lived through all of life’s lessons. At midlife we have learned so much, but we still have much to learn. We should continue to tell our stories and to be open to adventures and opportunities that come our way (or that we ourselves create) regardless of our age. Thank you so much for taking the time to comment on this post and to share some of what’s happening in your home country.

You bring up some really valid points about what potential employers might view as “risky.” When a strong, successful, competent woman comes along and wants to call the shots in terms of the kind of work she wants to do and the number of hours she wants to put into a job I think employers see a red flag. Is this someone who will commit to us? Is this someone who will give 100% when she is only willing to work so many hours? Also, if you were a successful consultant who is now looking to work in an assistant position, they may question your abilities since they might not be able to understand that for you it’s all about balance, and living a fully engaged life. I have no doubt that you will get through this hurdle – when one door closes another one opens. I’ve had that happen to me more than once. It doesn’t mean I didn’t feel disappointed or that I didn’t question my abilities, but I had a strong faith that the right position would present itself and I needed to remain open to see it when it appeared.

Good for you! What an inspiration you are to so many – regardless of age or gender – about how to live life full out! I will be shamelessly promoting my book when it’s finished and am a firm believer that if the mountain won’t come to me, I’ll go to it. Thanks for reading and commenting, and keep on rockin!

The other compartments of my life I do not feel invisible or inadequate. A husband who thinks I’m beautiful and sexy, grandchildren that think I’m awesome, friends that fulfill me, all give me a positive feeling that my life and I are terrific! I participate in life full speed ahead and have no intention of being invisible, but being gainfully employed is an important piece of the mosaic that is my life.

This is an outstanding post! I will be 60 in Nov. of this year. Invisible?? Not me! I’m too futuristic and have too many dreams to become invisible. If I have a goal, I press on until I have reached it. This year I had had a book published, was called to Hollywood to film a series of exercise dvds with Donna Richardson Joyner, and have so many projects going I can’t keep up with them.

If one feels ivisible, stand up and do something proactive to prove that your best years are yet to come. The media sometimes come to me, but more often, I am searching them out.

I you believe that age is a state of mind, you will never feel invisible.

So, no, I don’t *feel* invisible but I am concerned that I am seen more risky than someone newer to the market with more to prove than I.