You have a whole other LIFE to CREATE!
I help creative men navigate the challenges of midlife by transforming insight into meaningful momentum.
Are you…
feeling lost, alone, or frustrated in your midlife?
afraid that time is slipping by without living your best self?
craving deeper meaning but unsure of where to begin?
If you’re feeling some or all of these things, you may be clinging to…
Your First-Half Script
An inherited storyline woven into our masculine identity that focuses on mastery over meaning.
A narrative that values productivity and achievement over authenticity and balance.
A plan that has worked well to get you here, but keeps you from moving confidently forward.
Meet Daniel
“This is just how life is.
This is what men do.”
Daniel once thought he knew what success looked like—career, security, respect. He worked hard to become the man he was told he should be.
Now, years later, that vision has gone dim. He finds himself squinting at the setting sun, trying to make out the path ahead. But the light’s fading.
He followed his map with confidence—to provide, push through, and perform—but the trail disappeared one day. And the more he walks, the more unfamiliar the terrain becomes.
He feels so lost.
His compass spins uselessly in his hand. Years of hard work and hustling, of perfectionism and self-denial, have dulled the needle.
Daniel stands at a crossroads, unsure of what lies ahead or whether he is even capable of another quest out here. He’s sick of killing dragons.
He once wore the Lone Wolf badge with pride, but now it feels like a curse.
No one taught him about midlife.
How to work on himself.
How to be courageous in vulnerability.
How to listen to his inner guide.
Then suddenly, something whispers to him from deep within—ancient but familiar:
“This isn’t the end, but a threshold to a whole new life.”
“What do I do?” he asks.
”There is still one more dragon to defeat, Daniel—the one that lives within.”
This is not the end of the story.
What if the shame you’re feeling isn’t a failure — but a turning point?
The First-Half Script got you here, this is true. It taught you how to build, push, endure. But that script won’t serve you anymore.
Now it’s time to create something new!
Your Second-Half Script is…
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living in meaning, not performance.
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living in curiosity, not judgment.
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living in authenticity, not just surviving.
These aren’t just metaphors,
they’re tools, companions, and turning points.
Rewrite your script!
I’m Dave Barnish
A Certified Coach from Coach Training Alliance.
A member of the International Coaching Federation.
A published writer with more than 30 years experience.
A mid-40s man who’s living his second-half script.
My Services
Midlife isn’t a crisis — it’s a powerful transition between who we were and who we’re ready to become.
You've worked too hard on the first half of your life to not be your best self in the second half!
How It Works
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Begin the midlife quest for a more meaningful, fulfilling second half of your life.
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