What's stopping you from getting what you want out of life?

[shin]

Sometimes self improvement involves taking unpleasant measures into action.



Is your life perfect? If your answer is "no", have you ever thought about why that is, or what you can do to change it?



No, this isn't an infomercial, nor am I trying to kill your buzz. I'm just offering a little food for thought. I'm sure you've seen more than a few people out and about who seemed to be having a good life. Without exhibiting a degree of jealousy, a simple comparison among lifestyles might prove educational.



Before we continue, I think we should state for the record that being awesome at life doesn't necessarily equate to being wealthy... but I do think living above the poverty line helps.



Another question to ask your self is "What do I really want out of life that I can realistically obtain?" Where there's a will, there's a way. Most people don't want a whole lot, but they want more than what they have. Some people just want a perfect family. I think most of the rest are stuck in apathy or want something unhealthy.



I think I've done enough babbling... so what do you want out of life?

[RW]

Honestly shin, I'm getting to the point where I want to stop fixating on fixing myself.  My life is fine all things considered.  There are things I can't change and just have to accept.  I think telling ourselves we constantly need to improve does our heads in.

[Anonymous]

Sometimes self improvement involves taking unpleasant measures into action.



Is your life perfect? If your answer is "no", have you ever thought about why that is, or what you can do to change it?



No, this isn't an infomercial, nor am I trying to kill your buzz. I'm just offering a little food for thought. I'm sure you've seen more than a few people out and about who seemed to be having a good life. Without exhibiting a degree of jealousy, a simple comparison among lifestyles might prove educational.



Before we continue, I think we should state for the record that being awesome at life doesn't necessarily equate to being wealthy... but I do think living above the poverty line helps.



Another question to ask your self is "What do I really want out of life that I can realistically obtain?" Where there's a will, there's a way. Most people don't want a whole lot, but they want more than what they have. Some people just want a perfect family. I think most of the rest are stuck in apathy or want something unhealthy.



I think I've done enough babbling... so what do you want out of life?

I chose the last option shin. I bitch a lot, but all things considered I'm pretty happy with my life.  As senator Al Franken would say, gosh darn it, people like me.  :001_tongue:

[Anonymous]

Sometimes self improvement involves taking unpleasant measures into action.



Is your life perfect? If your answer is "no", have you ever thought about why that is, or what you can do to change it?



No, this isn't an infomercial, nor am I trying to kill your buzz. I'm just offering a little food for thought. I'm sure you've seen more than a few people out and about who seemed to be having a good life. Without exhibiting a degree of jealousy, a simple comparison among lifestyles might prove educational.



Before we continue, I think we should state for the record that being awesome at life doesn't necessarily equate to being wealthy... but I do think living above the poverty line helps.



Another question to ask your self is "What do I really want out of life that I can realistically obtain?" Where there's a will, there's a way. Most people don't want a whole lot, but they want more than what they have. Some people just want a perfect family. I think most of the rest are stuck in apathy or want something unhealthy.



I think I've done enough babbling... so what do you want out of life?

As an old guy, I am not making any big changes now. It is the way it is. Besides, how many high school educated farm boys from Saskatchewan have seen as much of the world as I have. And I don't mean from a five star hotel in the capital city with car and driver like reel.

[RW]

Stop calling yourself an "old guy".  You're 45 FFS!

[Anonymous]

Stop calling yourself an "old guy".  You're 45 FFS!

I'm 48. D.O.B. January 4 1968.

[keeper]

Stop calling yourself an "old guy".  You're 45 FFS!

I'm 48. D.O.B. January 4 1968.

Ya that is old...

[Anonymous]

Stop calling yourself an "old guy".  You're 45 FFS!

I'm 48. D.O.B. January 4 1968.

Ya that is old...

I don't think so Keeper.

[RW]

Stop calling yourself an "old guy".  You're 45 FFS!

I'm 48. D.O.B. January 4 1968.

That isn't old either FFS.



80+ is OLD

[shin]

Honestly shin, I'm getting to the point where I want to stop fixating on fixing myself.  My life is fine all things considered.  There are things I can't change and just have to accept.  I think telling ourselves we constantly need to improve does our heads in.

Just as long as you don't give up on maintaining a reasonable standard behind your continued happiness, I don't see anything wrong with that.

[Renee]

Stop calling yourself an "old guy".  You're 45 FFS!

I'm 48. D.O.B. January 4 1968.

That isn't old either FFS.



80+ is OLD

Old is when middle age ends and elderly begins. For most it's around 60.



By global standards, 80+ is not just old, its fucking ancient.



The average age of mortality world wide is around 68 for men and 73 for women. We here in modern western civilization live longer so we have a skewed POV on the subject.

[Twenty Dollars]

Finally. Nothing.

[RW]

Stop calling yourself an "old guy".  You're 45 FFS!

I'm 48. D.O.B. January 4 1968.

That isn't old either FFS.



80+ is OLD

Old is when middle age ends and elderly begins. For most it's around 60.



By global standards, 80+ is not just old, its fucking ancient.



The average age of mortality world wide is around 68 for men and 73 for women. We here in modern western civilization live longer so we have a skewed POV on the subject.

My father-in-law is in his 70s and I don't see him as being old.  My dad is in his 60s and I don't think of him as old at all.

[Bricktop]

Stop calling yourself an "old guy".  You're 45 FFS!

I'm 48. D.O.B. January 4 1968.

Ya that is old...

Positively ancient.



Surprised he can operate a computer.

[reel]

As an old guy, I am not making any big changes now. It is the way it is. Besides, how many high school educated farm boys from Saskatchewan have seen as much of the world as I have. And I don't mean from a five star hotel in the capital city with car and driver like reel.

I can't figure out if that was a dig at me or not.    I'm about 50/50 between travelling that way to meet clients or go to conferences and going to shipyards, which are rarely in big cities and even more rarely comfortable places to be.







To answer the question, I need more time.  I think I'm sort of front end loading things.  The pace is frenetic most of the time now, but I don't plan to keep it up longterm.  I really don't know if it's the right choice, but it's where I'm at.