#325: What Is Your Real Reason to Get Up in the Morning?

If someone asked you today what your real reason to get up in the morning is, could you answer without hesitating?When researchers went to Okinawa and asked the oldest people on earth that same question, almost every one of them answered instantly, without pausing to think. Most of us cannot, because what we have ready is a list of obligations. The children. The meeting. The dog. The groceries. Every one of those things is real, and every one of them matters, but not one of them is yours. In this Thursday check-in, Kavita follows up on Monday's episode with the one question every woman in a midlife career and life transition needs to sit with this week, and shows you why the answer is likely to be far smaller and quieter than you have been telling yourself it has to be.In this episode, you'll discover:The difference between the reasons you have to get up and your real reason to get up, and why confusing the two is what keeps so many women stuck in a midlife life transitionWhy the truest reasons for being are almost always small and ordinary, and how a garden, a book, or an hour with your hands in the soil can begin to point you toward your purposeThe gentle question to sit with this week, and what the silence is telling you if no clear answer comes right awayPress play to ask yourself the one question that separates a life full of obligations from a life that is honestly your own.If you want a clearer picture of where each of your four dimensions is alive right now and where one has quietly gone silent, take the free Ikigai Clarity Assessment. For many women it is the first time they see an honest picture of themselves, and it is the perfect companion to this week's question.View the Ikigai Diagram here: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1OShXl4--54PyrqsS1j-KODYVdO9FIss5/view?usp=sharing _________________________Take the Ikigai Clarity Assessment and find out which of your four Ikigai dimensions may be out of alignment.Schedule a Clarity and Next Chapter Call with KavitaNew episodes every Monday and Thursday.This podcast explores career and life transitions, helping women find clarity, confidence, and purpose through Ikigai and self-discovery. We cover navigating change, overcoming self-doubt and limiting beliefs, finding your purpose-driven career, and building the courage to start your next chapter - whether you're facing a career transition, life transition, or midlife reinvention.itsmytimenowcoaching.com | LinkedIn | Instagram | YouTube