39,000,000 Boomers will be 55 years or older by the end of this month, December 2010.  That's half of this generation.  The other half will have reached the 55-year mark at the end of December 2019.

The 55-year mark is not a rigid milestone, but it does represent a very significant threshold in the life of a Boomer.  Somewhere in the mid-fifties we metamorphose into a new stage of life...one in which we don't need to prove ourselves anymore, and one in which we begin to make important decisions based on our values, not just on our necessities.

For many of us this awakening comes rather gently, almost unnoticed.  It is often not a bolt or a sudden impact, but rather, a subtle recognition that something is different, more freeing, and generally enjoyable.

So if you are somewhere near this "life threshold", take a moment to reflect on these questions:

1. What are two or three values that are important to

     me at this stage of my life?

2.  What am I currently doing that expresses these

     values?

3.   What would have to change in my life to better invest

     myself in realizing these values?