Monthly Archives: October 2009

Mid Life Celebration Einstein

Posted on October 23, 2009 by jeff noel

Mid Life Celebration Einstein.  Huh?  Exactly.  Confusing isn’t it? Here’s what I mean by mid life celebration, Einstein. “The significant problems we face cannot be solved by the same level of thinking that created them”. — Albert Einstein Listen, everyone … Continue reading →

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Mid Life Crisis Candle?

Posted on October 22, 2009 by jeff noel

Mid Life Crisis candle burning?  Nope.  It’s more like this: “I rejoice in life for its own sake. Life is no brief candle to me. It is a sort of splendid torch which I have got to hold up for … Continue reading →

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Be Afraid to Stop

Posted on October 21, 2009 by jeff noel

“Be not afraid of going slowly;  be only afraid of standing still”. – Chinese Proverb I just wrote a blog post at jeff noel.com about this very subject.  About wondering if now is the right time, if the current approach … Continue reading →

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Identify Your Highest Skill

Posted on October 20, 2009 by jeff noel

“Identify your highest skill and devote your time to performing it.  Delegate all other skills”. – Ronald Brown Mid life adults get to mid life for a variety of reasons, including luck, passion, focus, discipline, etc.  What we do once … Continue reading →

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Busiest Day of the Year?

Posted on October 19, 2009 by jeff noel

“Tomorrow is always the busiest day of the year”. — Jonathon Lazear Ain’t it the truth?  At least that’s the way it feels.  Why? You may feel differently.  But for me, it seems like tomorrow is “the day” that, “I’ll … Continue reading →

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Health Is Wealth

Posted on October 18, 2009 by jeff noel

“Wealth can’t buy health, but health can buy wealth”. — Henry David Thoreau Interesting.  Why?  Because Thoreau died in 1862, at 44.  Little did he know that all these years later, money can buy health, to a certain extent.  But … Continue reading →

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Ignorance In Action

Posted on October 17, 2009 by jeff noel

“Nothing is more terrible than ignorance in action”. — Goethe What does this mean exactly?  Perhaps it is as simple as this: “The unexamined life is not worth living”.   — Socrates We get one passage here on Earth.  Let’s … Continue reading →

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Mid Life Workaholics

Posted on October 16, 2009 by jeff noel

“Workaholics commit slow suicide by refusing to allow the child inside them to play”. — Dr. Lawrence Susser Recognizing the intense desire to do a good job, many people still have a challenging time overcoming mid life work addiction. My … Continue reading →

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