Friday Musings—22/09/23

If you haven't read it yet, in this week's post I celebrated my blog's first three months, and shared more about my current journey and my training. This will give you a better understanding of what I'm working on and how I can assist you. As always, share any insights or questions you may have in the comments, or send me an email—I'm always happy to chat. You can also book a free call with me.

Now onto my weekly musings 😎

I wish I knew

How many times do we find ourselves looking back at past events and thinking, “I wish I knew then what I know now”? Youth is indeed wasted on the young! A few days ago, a friend sent me this article listing 30 valuable life lessons people often wish they had learned earlier.

While some of this may seem like trite advice, it's guidance that we often forget about and fail to implement in our daily lives. I found this piece to be a good reminder of many truths that took me a long time to learn, and some that I'm still learning. I need to pay special attention to numbers 17, 22, 27, 28, and 29. And number 1 resonated deeply—the reminder that a lifetime isn't really that long. As I wake up from the "coma-like" state I mentioned in my last blog post, I'm realizing that a rather large chunk of my life has passed by, and I better start living fully from now on.

Which of these lessons are you still working on and needed to be reminded of? Also, do you have any other valuable lessons you'd like to share with us?

Never past your prime!

After realizing life isn't that long, we can find some consolation in learning that there are certain things we do better as we age. Here's a list of 13 peaks we reach at 40 or later. While I don't play chess nor do I plan on running ultramarathons, in 15 years I can look forward to finally getting good at arithmetic and maybe even winning a Nobel Prize 😃

And if we can all hang in there, it looks like at 82 we'll be the happiest we've ever been.

Change your narrative

Want to ensure you make it to 82 and beyond? Scientists at Yale University followed adults for twenty years to uncover the secrets to a long life. They discovered that people who had a positive view of aging in midlife lived an average of 7.6 years longer than those who had a negative view!

Learn more about the importance of paying attention to our personal narratives, and find tips for improving them.

Quote of the week ✍️

"We are the stories we tell ourselves". (Shekhar Kapur)

That's all from me today, enjoy your weekend and TTYS

ML