On Becoming 75

I’m a few weeks away from being 75 and never have I been happier, more fulfilled or more excited about how my life is unfolding. My business is growing, my reputation for being good at what I do is increasing, and new and exciting opportunities continue to come my way.

My plan is to go for at least 114 so I have plenty of time to make all sorts of things happen.

You have to have a purpose

I don’t know what I would do with my days if I weren’t constantly learning and exploring and creating something. And the lives I touch! It’s so thrilling to help people recognize and establish their own uniqueness on the internet. I love it when I help someone write an information product that gives them not only pride in their knowledge but brings them passive income as well. And every time a client needs to know something I don’t know, I get to go learn it!!!! That’s great fun too.

When you touch lives, you are touched.

Resurrect an old passion

What is it that you used to love to do that you put aside for other responsibilities? Get out that passion, dust it off, and play with it again. The beautiful thing about being older is that we know so much that we have great insights to pass along. Whether you wanted to write poetry or a play, or whether you wanted to be a baseball star, go find people with similar passions and play with them.

Don’t judge yourself

Create and participate for the joy of creating and participating. The outcome is only a part of it. The doing contains the excitement. Be productive. Notice how and where you contribute. The enthusiasm of your showing up is a gift unto itself. Don’t judge the outcome, celebrate the process!

It’s never too late

Wherever you are in your life. Whatever shape you are in, there is always a way to contribute and receive great satisfaction in return. My passion is creating information products on the internet and helping people create their own information products. What do you know that you could pass forward? What could you teach? What do you want to learn how to do that you now have time for? Every day should be filled with passionate moments filled with satisfaction.

You can do that—whatever your age. Just start.

Cara Lumen, the Vision Distiller. helps people leverage their knowledge and experience into passive income on the internet. Her web site is www.caralumen.com 

Comments

[Tina Su]

Great Post! Thanks for inspiring me. I really enjoy the content of your blog.
Love & Gratitude,
Tina
Think Simple. Be Decisive.
~ Productivity, Motivation & Happiness

[Shelley - The Breakthrough Leader Mentor]

Nice post Cara. You reminded me of a lady that was at a seminar I attended a few months back. At the start of the seminar the presenter asked some people to get up and share why they were here and what they wanted to achieve.

One of the people who stood up and shared was the very sprightly looking lady. She declared to the crowd of about 500 people in a very strong and enthusiastic voice (and it brought the roof down) "I'm 86 years old and I'm here to step into my potential!"

It was a moment I will always treasure.

Love n laughter
Shelley

[Albert]

I love this post. My grandma just died, leaving my grandpa alone in an overseas country, and he's always complaining that he's got nothing to do and he's lonely. I really wish I could inspire him to have a passion and make the most of his days. Maybe he could read this article ;)

Cheers,
Albert | UrbanMonk.Net
Modern personal development, entwined with ancient spirituality.