Full Stop:  Don’t Stop.

Full Stop: Don’t Stop.

You are NEVER too old to start something new.

In March of 2025 I’ll turn 73.

In the last four or five years:

  • I’ve started a successful solo business.
  • Been recognized as a LinkedIn Top Voice
  • I have a Reddit post that is the most upvoted post of all time in one of its Subreddit. Over 110,000 upvotes and viewed by over 12 million people.

While this feels good, I am not telling you this to boast. I actually thought of not posting this because I was worried about that reaction. But I decided to tell you this in hopes of inspiring you if you’re in your 40’s, 50’s, 60’s and yes, even your 70’s.

My father used to tell me:

When you let your mind go, your body will follow very quickly.?

I believe that to be true.

I’m confident that if you’re watching or reading this, you believe this as well. You have the desire and drive to know that it isn’t over until YOU say it’s over. Will there be obstacles? Of course!

I’m sure there’s people who don’t want to work with me because of my age and think I may be out of touch. ?But nobody decides when you are done but you.

Here’s a few things you can do, regardless of your age, to have a rewarding career and life.

  • Become a lifelong learner. Nothing has served me better than my curiosity and learning new things.
  • Document your journey. For me it’s these Sunday Starters. But for you it can be as simple as keeping a Success and Resilience Journal. (Which I also do.) Every day write down one success and one display of resilience. It doesn't matter how small. They will keep you going and when you look back on them, they will inspire you.
  • Leave your comfort zone. You can’t achieve new and challenging things by playing it safe. Everything new feels uncomfortable and, usually, difficult. Your new ideas may get the eye rolls from your friends and family. Pay no attention. It’s your life.

So, here’s your Action Item and Mission, should you decide to accept it: This one’s easy. Keep going. A long time ago Confucius said,

It doesn’t matter how slowly you go, as long as you do not stop.

Your next success might come from the most unexpected place. You just have to show up to get it.

Finally, George Eliot may have said it best.

It is never too late to be what you might have been.

Today’s a good day to start!

If these ideas resonate with you, I have 146 previous Sunday Starters on other topics that are designed to help you and accelerate your success. You can find them below.

??Help someone else by adding what keeps you going, in the comments.

Remember, one hand washes the other and together they get clean. Thank you for watching or reading. Have a really rewarding week and I’ll see you next time.

About?Louie Bernstein

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I'm an?INC 500 Winner?for achieving rapid sales growth over a five-year period without outside investment. I specialize in helping?small businesses and startups?with proven sales processes and systems to scale their growth and hit their goals.

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Other Sunday Starters

Keep It Real

Day one

A word to the Why's

No worries!

Shhhhhh for success

Perfect Intent

Yearn To Learn

It's not THAT bad

Take a Load Off

Get A Grip On The Anxiety Grip

Be Mindful Of Your Mind

Tune in. Then Turn On.

You Do You!

DON'T Be The Frog

Mind Your Discipline

Focus Pocus

Fear? Not!

P-lease read this

Frustrated? Try this

Overcoming Rejection

Open Up

No Way!

I Hope So!

Make a Decision!

Take Me To The (Auto) Pilot

The power to persevere

Make the shoe fit

(Don’t!) Choose Your Poison

Feeling down? Don't give up!

Stop Venting, Start Improving

Boundaries for the win!

Failing to fail

Your intention, please

Listen to your heartbeat

Navigating Depression

Keep the Change

No Doubt About It

The Balance Beam

The Present

Cop an attitude

The $1.2 million postcard!

What's old is new. And it's me!

All aboard!

Learn, baby learn

It's a matter of time

100% for you

Try (Your) Patience

Write on

Bend. Don't break.

Time to sail

Determination undeterred

Be an action hero

Age. Less.

Gimme 3 steps

Rumi-nate on this...

Put yourself to good use

The happiness problem

You ARE worthy

Your happy feat

Enough of good enough

Help!

Process this

Heads up!

Carry on

Marcus these words

You're closer than you think

Look up! (...to someone)

What's the difference?

S'more information on success

Need money? Watch this.

You got this!

Just drive on

Motivation revealed

Get outta here

Passion and alignment

The power of 20

I hope so

Focus and flourish

Prepare to win

Your control panel

It's all falling apart!

Truth from Ruth

Ben There. Done that.

Is it time?

The balancing act

A single step

You got this!

Keep on truckin'

Making change

I feel ya

No worries

Magical Mastery Tour

Joy to your world

Give yourself a break

Break the cycle

At your core

Stress less

Sunny side up

The process is the way

I didn't feel like doing this

Let em' laugh

Ready to commit?

Perfect practice

That's interesting

Zone out

Just flow with it

It's about time

Snoozeville

Unplugged

I want that

Stay calm

Head's up

Ain't no stoppin' us

14 minutes to greatness

Yesterday's gone

None of my business

Don't be the schmuck

Mind your mind

Start where you are

Accelerate the inevitable

Do the write thing

Nothing worthwhile comes easy

A moving success story

Don't go up in smoke

Will you commit?

A toxic Rose

Pros or Cons

Don't be chicken

Please, help yourself

I doubt it

Persist!

Thanks giving

Fearless

Snooze and you don't lose

A pill for success

9/11

Turning pro

Keep pedaling

Time to reboot

The why's have it

Hand off the blame

Building resilience

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Louie Bernstein

LinkedIn Top Voice | Helping bootstrapped Founders grow their sales without burning out. I get it. I've been where you are. * INC 500 Winner * Schedule a discussion. The link's in my About section.

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I thought you would like this one, Tom. Thanks. Hope all is well.

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???? Louie Bernstein ! Lifelong learning is how we keep GLOWING year after year after year! ??????

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Trying new things never gets old!

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