What were you thinking when you were 16?
Remember all those things you wanted to do when you were younger?
You should do some of them.
Sooner rather than later.
No, seriously.
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Tag: Dreams
It is so easy to back down from living in the now and pushing forward
(photo: Labor Day weekend 2014… a bunch of 55-years olds gathered at a Buddy’s North Carolina Mountain cabin… contemplating life, work, grandkids, retirement, etc)
It is so easy to back down from living in the now and pushing forward with our big (or simply enjoyable) dreams.
When the tough decisions have to be made to continue forward in the direction of something uncharted, we are tempted to wait.
If the decisions were easy, we wouldn’t need, or want, more time to decide.
And waiting becomes a (bad) habit.
Today is yesterday’s tomorrow.
Should we retire this year, at 55, and go full on with our retirement plans, or should we wait until 60 or 65?
See what I mean?
What would you do?
Retire in 2014 (55), 2021 (62) or 2024 (65)?
The longer you postpone retirement, the bigger the pension.
The sooner you launch your dream, the longer you get to work on it.
None of us had a definitive answer.
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The two things our youthful dreams never prepared us for
The two things our youthful dreams never prepared us for:
- That life doesn’t cease being hard, even though we master many things
- The realization that wakeup calls are neither myth, nor avoidable
The best we can do moving forward is be realistic about what to expect.
Traveling around the world for a living, plan on seeing the airport and the hotel.
Anything else, no matter how many days you stay, is a bonus.
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Four things that we all desire yet strangely envy in others
Four things that we all desire yet strangely envy in others:
Balance, purpose, authenticity, and second chances.
The real gift is recognizing our hypocrisy and being motivated to stay on task to eliminate it.
All of it.
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Thirty-one days from a most unusual case of ‘I promise to’
What’s a really big, unfulfilled, promise you’ve made to yourself, others, or both?
If we don’t accept responsibility for our actions, we are forever chained to a position of defense.
We hear about starting small all the time. But do we? And why do we stop? And what would happen if we didn’t?
In 31 days the daily writing ritual of five differently themed blogs will reach an insane milestone – five years without missing a day.
Was it started to create bragging rights? No.
Was it begun because of a lost bet? Nope.
Did the author have something to prove? No.
Did does the author have a dream? Totally.
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