The fact that the truth hurts ought to be some of the most exciting news midlife adults ever receive. Every situation, properly perceived, is an opportunity.
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Sorry Baby Boomers, The Truth Hurts
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Boomers Put A Lot Of Pressure On Themselves, What If They Didn’t?
Baby Boomers put a lot of pressure on themselves to do three things: to conform, to be good at what they do, and to have a great life.
About the only one Boomers succeed at is the first one, conformity.
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Fear And Embarrassment Stops Baby Boomers From Taking Action
Fear and embarrassment stops Baby Boomers from taking action. When you’re in midlife, you’re supposed to be smart, experienced, polished. Taking risks out of your comfort zone is an almost sure way to embarrass yourself.
jeff noel grabbed a white t-shirt and some markers and made the very first ever Lane 8 tee shirt. Wonder if the folks over at Life Is Good started like that.
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Be Afraid to Stop
“Be not afraid of going slowly; be only afraid of standing still”. — Chinese Proverb
I just wrote a blog post at jeff noel.com about this very subject. About wondering if now is the right time, if the current approach is the right approach.
This type of potential self-doubt and potential fear, can sabatoge us from breaking through to something we can be great at. And something we should be great at. It’s just that we are late bloomers and are playing catch up.
This time delay – from creating a compelling vision – to it actually materializing, takes way longer than most people can comprehend. This is why people give up and stop,
So, be not afraid of going slow. Be afraid of stopping.