Mid Life Moose Wisdom:
Aren’t our days great when we can be thankful for the simple things? Like a long (and maybe boring) plane flight that arrives safely. Like a friend who’s willing to drive the rental car so you can gaze uninterrupted at the beauty of a new place. And like the ability to act like a teenager, while in mid life, when an Alaskan Moose walks in front of your vehicle. Carpe diem.
Mid Life Crisis? Mid Life Celebration?
Two choices. Maybe there are more, but it only seems like two that are obvious.
So if you had a choice, which would you pick?
No brainer, eh?
Yep, no brainer. Then why are so many unhappy?
Because life is hard. Sometimes, it even feels impossible.
“You no longer spend your life hurrying around the corner for something which is never there”. — Rex Harrison
If we’ve heard it once, we’ve heard it a thousand times. There is no guarantee in life, except that we will die.
There seems to be a delicate balance between hurrying and not hurrying. We shouldn’t rush blindly through life, bypassing life’s simple pleasures.
But then again, we can’t spend too much time doing what pleases us, because in the end, there really is much work to be done. Our: mind, body, spirit, money, community, job, sleep, errands, chores, etc.
If we take our cue from nature, animals are constantly trying to survive. There is always the threat of danger lurking somewhere. In nature the saying goes, “Survival of the fittest”. I’m not talking physically, I’m talking comprehensively.
Ya with me, comprehensively. This means your day will be really busy. Or not.
Mind, Body, Spirit, Money.
The big four.
I’m committed to figuring out these four simple concepts, now that I’m into mid-life.
There came a certain mid-life crisis moment, not sure when, that I realized I better start living and quit waiting.
Didn’t want to be guilty of going through the motions, and then finding myself on my deathbed, saying, “I should have”. Or, “I would have”. Or even, “I could have”.
Shoulda, woulda, coulda.
Dangerous words. Poisonous words. Deadly words.
You know the antidote, right?
It’s two simple words. You know this already, right?
I’ll tell you later…….carpe diem, jeff noel :)
Mid Life Business Blogging and Social Media?
Social Media is so exciting to me.
Why?
Because of it’s limitless potential.
Here’s an article, Five Social Media Rules of Engagement , with a few common sense, social media guidelines. There are plenty of other social media and social networking articles at this site www.ploked.com .
I’m going to add a PAGE in the right column for links to other social media and social marketing articles I find.
I already have a list started on another blog PAGE, entitled Better Business Blogging 101 .
While originally targeted to Baby Boomers and Gen X-ers, it’s usefulness and relevance may work for many others.
There’s never been a better time to be going through a mid-life crisis or mid life celebration than 2009.
Carpe diem, jeff noel 
Hey Mid-Lifer’s, Check Your User Name is a website that can help you see where you sit in the digital marketplace.
Using LinkedIn has been a great eye-opener to what various businesses and professionals are doing to leverage the Internet and Social Marketing, SEO, and Social Media.
I’m a Mid-Life magnet for great insights, best practices, and results.
If you where ever to think of yourself as a magnet, what would you attract?
Carpe diem, jeff noel
Mid Life day off?
Taking the morning off. May write later. May not. Carpe diem, and have a glorious Mid-Life Sunday.
Our son’s first Holy Communion was humbling and spectacular. Peace and blessings, jeff