Need Help Not Giving Up? – Page 5 – Disney Leadership Keynote Speaker

It took forever (sound familiar), but it was worth it

Mid Life Celebration embraces not giving up, especially on your best childhood dreams. Here are a few things that personally took forever… reminders to all, to not quit:

53 years… owning a swimming pool
37 years (plus 2 to go)… retire
30 years of monthly payments… paying off mortgage
30 years… wrote the first sentence (to the first book)
17 years (of marriage) (and life savings)… becoming a parent
13 years… becoming a fearless public speaker
11 years and counting… addiction free
10 years of wellness… becoming a world-class master’s athlete
3.7 years (infancy) small biz owner (just getting started really)

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How long should we do what’s not customary?

linkedin connections — they say timing is everything, last spring happened to notice exactly 1,234 connections....1,2,3,4

How long should we do what’s not customary? The quick answer, from my personal experience, is much longer than seems reasonable. Will share a few examples tomorrow.

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Three reasons why we should never give up on never giving up

While it may seem obvious, it can never be, otherwise, we’d have far less quitters in our world. Three reasons to never give up:

Habits are what we repeatedly do, without thinking
Not quitting bestows the privilege to teach others
Teaching others is the highest level of service

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Three underrated requirements for a positive attitude

best buy — culture is what people think and do without thinking...so is attitude

Don’t you dislike when people make inaccurate assumptions about your personality? Who are they to judge us, right? They don’t know. How could they? It can be very frustrating for positive people to be labeled as lucky. Here’s an angle to consider.

The three most underrated requirements I need to stay positive, in priority order:

Desire – ya gotta want it…bad
Courage – you gotta “just do it”
Practice – you have to do it over and over and over and…

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How Do You Keep From Going Crazy In Midlife?

A continuation from yesterday’s Midlife Celebration post. I recorded Patrick Henry Hughes for the times when I might need a gentle reminder. Here it is:

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