[et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ admin_label=”About” _builder_version=”4.16″ use_background_color_gradient=”on” background_color_gradient_stops=”#ffffff 86%|#f4f4f4 100%” background_color_gradient_start=”#ffffff” background_color_gradient_start_position=”86%” background_color_gradient_end=”#f4f4f4″ custom_margin=”||||false|false” custom_padding=”18px||10vw||false|false” bottom_divider_style=”waves” bottom_divider_color=”#ffffff” bottom_divider_height=”10vw” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|0px|0px|||” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.16″ header_font=”||||||||” header_2_font=”Prompt|200|||||||” header_2_font_size=”60px” header_2_line_height=”1.2em” header_4_font=”Prompt|600||on|||||” header_4_font_size=”14px” header_4_letter_spacing=”2px” header_4_line_height=”1.2em” z_index=”1″ text_orientation=”center” max_width=”800px” module_alignment=”center” header_2_font_size_tablet=”40px” header_2_font_size_phone=”25px” header_2_font_size_last_edited=”on|phone” text_orientation_tablet=”left” text_orientation_phone=”” text_orientation_last_edited=”on|desktop” locked=”off” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n
<\/strong><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”25px|||||” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.27.4″ text_font=”||||||||” text_font_size=”20px” text_line_height=”1.6em” module_alignment=”center” text_font_size_tablet=”” text_font_size_phone=”14px” text_font_size_last_edited=”on|desktop” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n We all go through physiological phases in life: childhood, adolescence, adulthood, menopause or andropause. But there\u2019s another one, a quieter one, that no one really talks about. It\u2019s what Jung calls the turning point.<\/em><\/p>\n And I hit that turning point at full speed. I saw it coming just in time not to crash.<\/p>\n Jung, with his delicate poetry, even calls it the afternoon of life<\/em>\u2026 Well, let me tell you: my afternoon was not a nap. It started more like a\u2026 gang-bang.<\/p>\n Let me rephrase that for my mother: my afternoon was not a nap. It started in a rather v<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.27.4″ text_font=”||||||||” text_font_size=”20px” text_line_height=”1.6em” module_alignment=”center” custom_padding=”||0px|||” text_font_size_tablet=”” text_font_size_phone=”14px” text_font_size_last_edited=”on|desktop” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n Let me explain why this concerns you.<\/p>\n And yes, surrounded by entrepreneurs and marketers, I have to start with their usual objection: why care about this problem?<\/p>\n With words like niche, target audit, market study\u2026 I\u2019m telling you: fuck everybody.<\/p>\n But my friends, let me explain why you<\/em> are actually the most concerned niche of all.<\/p>\n ….You\u2019re welcome.<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.27.4″ text_font=”||||||||” text_font_size=”20px” text_line_height=”1.6em” module_alignment=”center” text_font_size_tablet=”” text_font_size_phone=”14px” text_font_size_last_edited=”on|desktop” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n During the first half of our lives, we build.<\/p>\n Picture an onion: layer after layer, we cover ourselves, we grow thicker, more structured.<\/p>\n As children, we move toward the future with hope. And if you\u2019re thinking, \u201cOh really? Hmm\u2026 well not for me\u201d\u2014beware: the turning point will hit you like the iceberg hit the Titanic crew. We realize our body isn\u2019t made for the sport we dreamed of, our studies don\u2019t quite lead where we thought, the job market isn\u2019t what we imagined.<\/p>\n And of course, it\u2019s all the others\u2019 fault for not understanding us\u2026 rabbit in the headlights.<\/p>\n Without really knowing how, we become ADULTS.<\/p>\n There we are: ripe onions\u2026 maybe not the ones we pictured, but formed nonetheless. We then enter the age of execution: routine sets in, life becomes a continuous present.<\/p>\n Our hope tilts toward the present, leaving the future \u2014 once a \u201cpromised land\u201d \u2014 becoming a \u201cI\u2019d rather not think about it\u201d land.<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.27.4″ text_font=”||||||||” text_font_size=”20px” text_line_height=”1.6em” module_alignment=”center” text_font_size_tablet=”” text_font_size_phone=”14px” text_font_size_last_edited=”on|desktop” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n This is where individuation begins, that slightly abstract Jungian word. \u201cWe cannot live the afternoon of life according to the program of life’s morning, for what was great in the morning will be little at evening, and what was true in the morning will at evening have become a lie.\u201d \u2013 C.G. Jung<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n The afternoon of life is not a nap.<\/p>\n It\u2019s a rock-and-roll moment \u2014 biological and psychological \u2014 that can shake you\u2026 or transform you.<\/p>\n And you get to choose: let yourself be swept away, or steer the iceberg before it hits you.<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" The moment you stop bullshit yourself Midlife? No. A Plot Twist We all go through physiological phases in life: childhood, adolescence, adulthood, menopause or andropause. But there\u2019s another one, a quieter one, that no one really talks about. It\u2019s what Jung calls the turning point. And I hit that turning point at full speed. I […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"on","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[8,6],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-235","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-peeling-me-tender","category-the-dark-side-of-the-onion"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sparklingonion.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/235","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sparklingonion.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sparklingonion.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sparklingonion.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sparklingonion.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=235"}],"version-history":[{"count":12,"href":"https:\/\/sparklingonion.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/235\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":300,"href":"https:\/\/sparklingonion.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/235\/revisions\/300"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sparklingonion.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=235"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sparklingonion.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=235"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sparklingonion.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=235"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}Why you should care – Your welcome \ud83d\ude09<\/strong><\/h3>\n
The first half of life is a total waste of time<\/strong><\/h3>\n
We walk through life following the models we\u2019ve chosen \u2014 or, more often, the ones imposed on us.
We study, work, love, build social and emotional lives to become the adults we dreamed of.
Then gradually, the path twists.<\/p>\n
And for those who haven\u2019t seen Titanic: like a rabbit caught in headlights.<\/p>\n
Rabbit vs onion \u2192 let\u2019s stick with the onion. The rabbit\u2019s about to exit the story.<\/p>\n<\/h3>\n
Individuation: listening to your inner energy<\/strong><\/h3>\n
In practical terms, it means listening to your inner energy and reorganizing your life around what truly matters to you.<\/p>\n\n