What I Learned About The Age 65… What I did About It

I read recently the average 65 year old could expect to live another 18 years. That means I will get about 6570 more sunrises and 6569 more sunsets. In August I will be 65 and will be on the other side of the rest of my life. I alone get to decide how I want to spend that time.

According to the formula I have about 157,700 (18 years = 6570 days = 157,700 hours) hours to use as I see fit. I sleep about 7 hours per night and that leaves me with 117,110 hours. Eating takes another 2.5 hours per day and after that I’m left with 110,685 hours. When I take into account waiting in line, waiting in traffic, appointments and other unavoidable tasks the number drops to under 100,000 total hours to direct toward myself. This formula applies to every one of us. Doing this will either scare the shit out of you and help you make different decisions or you will wake up and continue to act like you’re going to live forever. You won’t!

I took a close look at what brings me joy and decided to do more of that. I looked at what causes me stress and decided to do less of that. Just this made the process valuable. I eliminated 2 professional relationships that caused me undue levels of stress. I did the same with more than a couple of acquaintances and repeated the process certain family members. Harsh? Perhaps. This is my life. Smiles are better than frowns. If I am with someone who has too much drama or causes me stress and I see you next the time with you may have less value. No more of that.

I have many professional relationships that mean the world to me. These are people I am allowed to serve and serving is critically important to me. The majority of my family are people I want to spend as much time as possible with. This is especially true for my wife Sharon. A nicer, more beautiful and more compassionate person has never lived on the earth. When it comes to friends I use the adage that we are the compilation of the 5 people we spend the most time with and I made that change long ago and never looked back. I encourage everyone to determine if your relationships are need or feed based.

Doing this may seem like a dark way of looking at life. W. Clement Stone said there is little to gain by positive or negative thinking and much to be gained by accurate thinking. This is accurate thinking. My Father is 88 so I may have more time than I expect. Maybe not. Right now the time has been defined and I look forward to the next sunrise! I hope you do as well. If the next sunrise lacks meaning to you call me… preferably before your next sunrise!         

My name is Steven Clauson.  I coach people who want help getting where they want to be. The people I coach are typically already taking action, getting results and ask what’s next and what actions to take to make an even greater impact. They aren't afraid to ask for help. How can I help you? What actions are you taking?  Those who have a plan and implement that plan lead the pack. Planning, preparing to win and taking appropriate action means you hear the word "YES" more than ever. Only if you one of the few willing to take action, do what's required and play full out are likely to hear the word yes more often. People hearing the word "YES" are winners on the field playing because they play full out and dominate. For these people results matter. Tired of results less than you know you can produce?  Call me at 916-230-0176 or visit www.assaultmarketing.com