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There is an analogy that compares life to a football game with four quarters.  It says our lives are made up of four quarters. The first quarter is when we are introduced to life and the second quarter is when we make life choices on our personal and professional lives. This is the time we grind and build. The third quarter is in between youth and old age, and it is a period of significant changes in relationships, jobs, health and appearance. Hello, wrinkles! It the time we review choices and make changes to make sure we are still headed in the right direction. The fourth quarter is when we retire and hopefully enjoy the fruits of our labor. Years ago, we tried starting a magazine called it Q3. We wanted to target those in their 3rd quarter, or some would call midlife or middle age. We went through the process of doing a feasibility study, interviewing potential advertisers and discussing cover and stories for our first issue. However, things happened, and we had to park the i...