Stuck or Starting Over: The Choice Is Yours
At 54, I built CTRL to escape drift and take control. This Signal is your prompt to start your next chapter now.
Most Gen Xers I talk to say the same thing.
“I feel stuck. I want out. I do not know where to start.”
That is the trap. Waiting for a perfect plan before you move.
Reinvention does not start with clarity. It starts with control.
You do not need a map to start the car. You need the keys.
I was pushed into sales after 20 years in tech. Fight or flight. I chose fight. Tech by day, insurance by night. I got sharp because I had to.
Out of that grind came CTRL, the framework I built to keep myself moving when excuses piled up.
Clarity: Decide what matters and cut the rest.
Tenacity: Stay with the hard part longer than feels comfortable.
Reinvention: Burn old scripts and write new ones.
Legacy: Leave proof you lived, not just worked. A journal your kids can read. A YouTube channel they can watch. A record that you were here.
I am 54. Still in the trenches. Building my next chapter. No overnight success claims. Just the real work, in public.
CTRL is for Gen Xers who know time is not infinite. Who want to stop drifting and start building what they chose.
Two short Signals a week. No fluff. Just prompts to take control.
What is your next move? Reply and tell me where you will take control first.
CTRL: Clarity