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Posted on Jan 20th 2010 10:00AM by Karla CarringtonFiled Under: The Good, The Fat and The Hungry, Fitness
A career change at 40 can not only be difficult, but traumatizing, so I've heard. That's not my story. My transition has been the bomb! Very recently I left a job that for all intents and purposes was relatively secure to start a new career in New York City real estate. I know, I know. Real estate? Yes, real estate.
New York City is one of the few places in the country that utilizes a broker to find a rental. Anywhere else I've lived, we grab the local Penny Saver or Apartment Guide and head out. But New York City doesn't work that way. Brokers are the third party that connect landlords to tenants, far easier for a renter than scouring the city alone via Craigslist.
My new office is filled predominantly with young men all under the age of 25. Conversations of roommate fights and frat parties are the norm. At first glance, this clearly looks like a young man's game. Needless to say, I am one of four senior citizens -- meaning that we're 30-plus. Despite our age differences, though, the entire team works well together and easily finds common ground on any conflict that may arise. But surprisingly, when we go out as a team and preview apartments, you'll never guess who can't keep up.
I knew from watching "The Jefferson's" that the Upper East Side, where we work, was a desirable area filled with luxury doorman buildings and penthouses. However, those are not the apartments I am renting just yet. As a newbie, I am showing six story walk-ups, which require me to haul myself up and down six flights of stairs several times a day. Even though it's tiring, it absolutely thrills me that I am running circles around the youngsters on my team!
Even though I'm 40, there's no other time in my life that I would've been fit enough to do this. I've never been happier to be fit and healthy. I am proof positive that it's never too late to make fitness a significant part of every day life. I am also proof positive of the benefits that fitness reap. I have worked every single day since I started. And although my regular workout routine has been temporarily suspended, my walk up workouts suit me just fine. Being fit to keep up with an active life is a beautiful thing, priceless even.
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