Do we abdicate this our whole lives until we realize it’s quicksand?

Golds Gym Mission statement wall plague
Why aren’t there more retirees in the gym?

 

Do we abdicate this our whole lives until we realize it’s quicksand?

Responsibility.

Our personal responsibility to make decisions for ourselves so someone else doesn’t have to?

Is it appropriate for aging adults to place this responsibility on their children?

Or is this simply an insidious societal decline in personal leadership?

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You May Say I’m A Dreamer, But I’m Not The Only One

Sit Back And Enjoy Life Or Lead The Charge (why not both)

Dream wide-open. Picture young children learning mental, physical, spiritual, financial and organizational responsibility at the same time they’re learning to speak, draw, write, spell, add and subtract.

We don’t wait until our children become adults to learn how to add and subtract, yet we somehow think personal responsibility will fall from Heaven when they turn 18 or 21. Really?

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Wednesdays During Midlife

Wednesdays, during midlife give us the proverbial midweek check and balance.

Am I loving my job and excited to still have a few work days remaining, or is the week dragging and Friday feels like it will never get here?

For me, I feel the heavy load.

The heavy load of responsibility, not the heavy load of despair.

The clock is ticking. Yours and mine.

(scroll down for yesterday’s post or visit Lane 8 )

Ownership Begets Responsibility

As we search for meaning in our lives, one of the most basic, foundational rules for success is this:

 

  • Ownership begets responsibility

Wish there was better news. Those of you who stick around have hope that you’ll live by this.

Those that leave, well, unfortunately, it was predictable.

There is no attempt to hurt anyone’s feelings. Sooner or later though, we get a second chance. I’ve grabbed mine.

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Baby Boomer DREAMS

Everything Starts With A Dream
Everything Starts With A Dream

Baby Boomers in particular, along with Generation X-ers, have an extraordinary opportunity to shape the future.

Do you have any idea what your responsibility is?

What makes these two diverse groups so unique is their combination of skills and attitudes:

  • Old enough to be wise
  • Young enough to be energized
  • Smart enough to be concerned
  • Thoughtful enough to care
  • Dedicated enough to be the change

Mid Life Celebration is dedicated to making the world a better place, by challenging the top 3% of male Baby Boomers to do something GREAT before they die.

And the indomitable will of any person, any age, any generation, to also help make the world a better place for future generations.