Ask yourself, What am I capable of?

Pursue things you really love doing, and do them so well that other people can’t take their eyes off of you.

— Maya Angelou

No question, it is important to find a passion and chase it. Whether you bake bread, paint murals, or aspire to cycle like Lance Armstrong, you’ll redefine yourself in your own eyes. When you’re on a mission because you have the courage to act on what you value, you are in your zone. You know it. Others know it.

If you are truly serious about second act reinvention, nothing and no one will stop you from doing what you love. It might take small steps: teaching a spin class at the YMCA at 5 a.m. before your 9-to-5 job; writing the book on weekends; or volunteering at the food kitchen after hours. And when you do what you love, people will notice. It’s contagious. “You’ve got to find what you love,” says Steve Jobs, founder of Apple.