
Winning the Wrong Game
Winning the Wrong Game? Midlife Crisis
Sometimes we realize we are working incredibly hard, but the rewards feel empty. Promotions, achievements, or recognition do not bring the satisfaction we thought they would. Instead of joy, there is exhaustion. Instead of purpose, there is a quiet sense of being trapped in a game that does not match what matters most to us. It's called midlife crisis.
This is what it means to be winning the wrong game. Success on the outside does not line up with what we actually need on the inside. Many people only notice this once the wear and tear becomes impossible to ignore.
Process-Alignment Therapy helps by reconnecting your daily efforts with your deeper aims. Together we sort out the difference between what the world tells you to want and what you actually value. When your energy and choices line up with your core needs, life regains clarity and direction. You can pursue goals with a sense of freedom, not pressure.
Midlife should not be a period of crisis, but a period of reassessment and renewal.
This is not as easy as it sounds. Almost every more problem we face in our work as therapists end with this process. A process that strikes at the heart of our purpose in life. But given the choice, who wouldn't want to feel a deeper connection to their life's purpose? Quit grinding and start living intentionally. Because, like they say, "if you ain't livin', you dyin'".