We are all living longer lives now, so this extra longevity gives us second, third or fourth chances to succeed at something or change careers. It is great to think big, but the formula for success in our time is also to THINK LONG. There is a huge waste of talent out there because people think they are 'too old' or 'too late'. Actually, if you take the span of productive life from 20 to 80, at 50 you still have 50% of productive years ahead of you.
With people having longer life spans, 50 is the age at which many people only just get into their stride. Consider Ray Kroc starting McDonald's at 52… - Tom Butler-Bowdon
With people having longer life spans, 50 is the age at which many people only just get into their stride. Consider Ray Kroc starting McDonald's at 52…
- Tom Butler-Bowdon
Edward Banfield's idea of the "long time horizon," says that more successful people look further into the future, judging their efforts and results i… - Tom Butler-Bowdon
Edward Banfield's idea of the "long time horizon," says that more successful people look further into the future, judging their efforts and results i…
Most of us cherish freedom, but when we actually get the opportunity to make our own way it can be terrifying. - Tom Butler-Bowdon
Most of us cherish freedom, but when we actually get the opportunity to make our own way it can be terrifying.
We want everything in a hurry because our primary aim must be survival in the short term. Long term thinking has seemed like a luxury in human histor… - Tom Butler-Bowdon
We want everything in a hurry because our primary aim must be survival in the short term. Long term thinking has seemed like a luxury in human histor…
We are all living longer lives now, so this extra longevity gives us second, third or fourth chances to succeed at something or change careers. It is… - Tom Butler-Bowdon
We are all living longer lives now, so this extra longevity gives us second, third or fourth chances to succeed at something or change careers. It is…
Turning 40 is often a big symbolic point in one's life. In the 20s we feel we can do anything, but as the 30s progress we become more mature emotiona… - Tom Butler-Bowdon
Turning 40 is often a big symbolic point in one's life. In the 20s we feel we can do anything, but as the 30s progress we become more mature emotiona…
People race to achieve everything by a certain age in their life, be it 40, 50 or 60 - but with increasing life spans 50 or 60 might be just the begi… - Tom Butler-Bowdon
People race to achieve everything by a certain age in their life, be it 40, 50 or 60 - but with increasing life spans 50 or 60 might be just the begi…
This is the period from ages 60 to 90 in which many people have a new sense of freedom, kids grown up, retired from formal work etc., about their pos… - Tom Butler-Bowdon
This is the period from ages 60 to 90 in which many people have a new sense of freedom, kids grown up, retired from formal work etc., about their pos…
Trust your intuition, rather than technology, to protect you from violence. - Tom Butler-Bowdon
Trust your intuition, rather than technology, to protect you from violence.
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