'Sometimes people change' or perhaps more aptly they become more themselves?

Lately life experiences have caused me to consider, sit back, reflect and think. Before I never had time. I was in the noisy world of sales. Sales is a different culture. I would imagine you either hate it or love it. You need to be determined, stand your ground and be heard amidst the noise.

I was in sales because I earned well there. I wrote my own pay check. Until I became very burned out and exhausted.

The question is not about sales though, it is about: when a person changes, really does change inside, or feels this change, how does one assimilate this into their current environment. Which includes family, friends and others I would imagine. Have you experienced such a change? and how did people around you react? Was the change slow and progressive so no one noticed, or was it fast like a bolt of lightening? Or did you simply just become “more you” than you were before. Or is it because I just turned 50!