Ask your doctor about hormone replacement therapy. Eat more protein. Drink more water. Lift heavy things. Tretinoin. WEAR SUNSCREEN.
- "Build as many financial guardrails as you can (savings, investments, side hustles, AI-proof skillsets).”
- “Stay on top of your checkups (get the new glasses when they tell you to). Travel. Travel. Travel. Go to the concert! No, you won’t just catch the next tour. Go!”
- "1. A regular skincare routine. 2. Some kind of regular movement — stretching — get your core together. 3. Having a side business you can pivot to when employers decide you’re too old based on your age."
- "Just don’t wait until you’re 50 to do all the things you want to do right now. Yes, of course, all the regular s**t like health, savings, blah, blah, but enjoy your life as much as you can. Don’t put things off."
- "If you're planning to make lifestyle changes, like changing jobs, do it now. It's not too late!"
- "Floss. Floss every single day. Floss like your personal fortune depends on it. (It does.)"
- "If you're able, cut back on sugar and alcohol."
- “1. If you are married make sure you have your own financial accounts. 2. a will. 3. Plan and take the big trips you dream about. Do not put it off.”
- “Decide when you are going to get into birds. It’s coming!”
- "Realize that the 40s are your prime decade. You have all that experience and still have so much energy. And for the ladies: realize that perimenopause starts way before menopause.”
- "Enjoy this decade to the fullest and spend less time worrying about what your 50’s look like. It’s different, but still wonderful. It’s a privilege to experience every decade."