She wasn’t what Callard calls aspirational – she never set out to become this sort of explorer. Instead, she constantly self-cultivated, expanding her interests to a point where they had become something new and extraordinary. As her consciousness expanded, journey by journey, accident by accident, and her instincts were honed, she came to see the world in new way

– Henry Oliver

If you’re not sure what your goal is, or what your next project should be, pursuing a life of self-cultivation can help reveal what’s next.

As Henry explains:

By cultivating your existing interests, you can gradually develop yourself into something new.

Oliver, Henry. Second Act: What Late Bloomers Can Tell You About Success and Reinventing Your Life. United Kingdom, John Murray Press, 2024.