Life Stages Continued, Part 3: Accelerating Growth
Life Stages Continued, Part 3: Accelerating Growth

Aviv Shahar with Daphne Neveras-Lupfer

August 31, 2021

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life stages
Our growth and development, like life itself, isn’t static – it can speed up or even feel like it’s slowing down or stuck as we move through the stages of our journey. But there are steps and strategies that can help accelerate our development at any time in our life, as we transition from our 20s and 30s into our 40s and 50s and beyond.

Some steps might seem intuitive, such as taking on a cause or purpose bigger than ourselves and being propelled forward by a greater source of energy or power. Or we may become a teacher and mentor for others.

This series of conversations explores the attitudes, perceptions, behaviors and strategies that will enable us to not just continue, but accelerate growth and development in a life journey of continually unfolding possibility.

You can become the fertile ground inside of which that potential is emancipated. For example, if you say, I want to become a source of inspiration for my grandchildren because I want them to see that human life, the journey of living, never ends. Whether you're into your 50s, or 60s, or 70s you continue to evolve…
Aviv Shahar

Daphne Neveras-Lupfer

Daphne Neveras-Lupfer

I recently retired from a successful and fulfilling Information Technology career growing and supporting a Fortune 100 company.  A critical goal, shaping the entirety of my professional career was effective life balance between family and work.

I started exploring religion and developing my search for truth and meaning during my teen years when I first attended Catholic Mass. My inquiries have since taken two pivotal turns: when a former colleague introduced me to the Unity movement and when I discovered the writings of Thich Nhat Hanh and the precepts of Buddhism.

Aviv Shahar

Aviv Shahar

Aviv is the Founder of Aviv Consulting, helping leaders unleash strategic innovation, and is the author of Create New Futures: How Leaders Produce Breakthroughs and Transform the World Through Conversation.