I came across a very interesting article that I wanted to share. It talks about what advice the elder generation would give to the younger generation if they could do it all over again. The elderly share some very good insight on what is really important, which can help any young professional today. Enjoy.
(CNN) – In an episode of the popular sitcom “30 Rock,” television CEO Jack has a hallucinatory encounter with his future self, from whom he receives life advice that helps him avoid major mistakes.
Most of us would also like to know which choices and decisions we make as young people will benefit us later on — or come back to haunt us. Although there’s no way to step into our own futures, we can get a very good sense of what mistakes younger folks should avoid. We can ask our “future selves”: our elders.
Based on this premise, over the past six years, I’ve conducted several studies involving 1,200 older Americans regarding the advice they would offer to members of the younger generation. The research has included a national, random-sample survey, as well as in-depth interviews with several hundred persons identified as “wise.” To protect respondents’ identities, actual names are not used in the study. Participants ranged in age from age 60 to 108 (average age was 74) and represented a geographically and economically diverse sample of the older population.
The surveys addressed the question, what mistakes should younger people avoid? Respondents were also asked their views on what people are most likely to regret when they get to the end of life.
Answers were categorized into major themes regarding mistakes and possible regrets. The findings reveal some interesting cautions for the young (and not so young as well).
According to America’s elders, here are some of the biggest mistakes young people make: [click to continue…]
Great video sent to me via twitter by way of my little cousin@AmbitiousDom. Even if you’re not an athlete please listen to the voice in the background and I’m sure you’ll be inspired if you truly want to be successful. The video and speaker speaks for itself…Enjoy…see you ladies and gents in Successville…
Life can be as hard as you make it at times. YP CGT shares a poem about some of the trials and tribulations that he goes through in life. Even though the stacks are against him, he is ready for a change, and his own personal ‘revolution’.
Tired Of…
Doing nothing…
Overlooking things..
Not speaking up…
Being half azzed..
Being Judged so quickly..
expecting me to do as they want…
people thinking i need them…
watching myself be stagnant…
being taken for granted…
being lazy ..
being unorganized..
being left behind…
being looked down at..
Not living to my full potential..
Not being stable with one’s self…
writing about what i should change….tired of talking about making moves…
it’s time 4 my Revolution…
YPs this is a blog/workout for all you young professionals that consider yourselves workout buffs. I do a total of 100 pull-ups, 300 push-ups, and 200 dips in 10 supersets. I have a love hate relationship with this workout because it is so grueling but once I’m finished, I feel like a beast! This workout will definitely demand a lot out of you but it’s all worth it at the end of the day. I start out with 10 pull-ups, then 30 push-ups, and then 20 dips which is 0ne set and I do 9 more sets in the same rotation with minimum rest. Meaning, the only rest I really get is walking from one exercise to the other but of course I may take more rest than I need to depending on how I feel that day. After I complete my 10 sets I’m not done because I do some additional back and bicep exercises to complete my back and bicep workout day. It typically takes me a little over an hour to complete everything which includes 300 ab moves to finish off the workout.
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“Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things you didn’t do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover.” Good day YP’s! Life is all about living, I mean truly [...]
