Never too old / Never too young...
Never too old / Never too young?
Have you ever heard, or, said either of these??
I am too old to try / start / change?
Or
I am too young to try / start / change?
Most of us know that the latter is less of an issue?
When young, you have;
Less to lose, more to gain?
No commitments?
Time to start again?
But, a lack of experience and, some would say, more chance of failure (although I disagree)
When you are ‘old’ (what is old nodays anyway?), more to lose commitments, family, dependants, something that is already working but could be better
Do you settle or no??
Some that chose not to;
Colonel Harland Sanders - started KFC at 65?
Ray Krok - started (or you could argue stole) McDonalds at 51?
Chaleo Yoovidhya - started RedBull at 61?
Richard Branson - started Virgin at 20…. But still running it at 74?
I guess the point here is that you are never too old to start
A new hobby, a new job, a new business, a new ‘side hustle’, trying new foods, new holiday destinations, whatever it may be?
And this seems to be a common theme whilst meeting people recently
The concept of a traditional retirement seems to be gone?
Most people want to pivot, try a new career set their own thing up, give back, spend their time the way they want, with who they want?
The common theme though, is the need to create income, or ‘set yourself up’ so that you have the choice and opportunity to ‘pivot’?
People are living longer…. You will live longer (I hope)?
What does this mean??
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3 天前Callum, thanks for the good read. Couldn't agree more. I went to visit my father and brother on Wednesday night after work. It was the first time I saw my brother since before I left for Malaysia last year because they moved to Cape Town. But in any case, my father is 65, and I actually told him exactly the example of KFC and said to him that he still has a lot of time. If you look at Donald Trump, who's 78 and currently the president of the USA, playing golf, etc., I believe it’s all in the mind. My father had some good runs when he was younger and feels like he is too old now to make any massive difference. Young or old, just start!
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3 天前Callum Williamson, we have a saying in SA: Oud maar nie koud...
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3 天前Callum, that’s so true and it’s actually scary how often you hear those words of I’m too young or too old to start anything coming out of people around you.
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3 天前Another great article Callum, always showing light from another perspective!
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3 天前Change is the only constant.