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Mid Life and Time

Posted on August 31, 2009 by jeff noel

Mid Life and Time. “Happiness may well consist primarily of an attitude toward time”. — Robert Grudin Is this not a BFO?  A Blinding Flash of the Obvious? Recently, I shared with our son that I’m especially challenged this year … Continue reading →

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Unique @ Mid Life?

Posted on August 30, 2009 by jeff noel

Unique @ Mid Life? “You are unique, and if that is not fulfilled, then something has been lost”. —  Martha Graham Martha was no doubt talking about dance. I’m not. This is about our unique purpose on our planet. Now. … Continue reading →

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Tip Of The Mid Life Iceberg?

Posted on August 29, 2009 by jeff noel

Tip Of The Mid Life Iceberg? This question is vague. And also vague sometimes, is my courage to admit I’m at mid life and that the clock is ticking. If I’m to do something great. If I’m to make a … Continue reading →

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The Beaten Path

Posted on August 28, 2009 by jeff noel

“People tend to follow the beaten path.  The difficulty is that the beaten path doesn’t seem to be leading anywhere”. — Charles M. Mathias, Jr. Just wanted to share this because it begs the question, “If the path leads nowhere, … Continue reading →

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Crossroads @ Midlife?

Posted on August 27, 2009 by jeff noel

Crossroads @ midlife? No, in this case it’s crossroads as in “school crossing”. Jogging past a school crossing guard yesterday morning, I said, “Thank you for volunteering”. She replied back, “Oh, I get paid, not much, but it is paid”. … Continue reading →

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What If?

Posted on August 26, 2009 by jeff noel

“What if 1.2 million (just 3%) male Baby Boomers did something uncommonly great before they died”? And then their influence, in the process, inspired others to think about their own responsibility to leave the world better than they found it? … Continue reading →

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MLC 30 Second Speech

Posted on August 25, 2009 by jeff noel

Mid Life Celebration 30 second speech: “I want to challenge the top 3% of the male Baby Boomers to do something great before they die.  As small as mending an important relationship, to helping raise money until a cure is … Continue reading →

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Pay the Price

Posted on August 24, 2009 by jeff noel

Paying the price.  Be careful what you wish for. “What you have become is the price you paid to get what you used to want”. —   Mignon McLaughlin I got to mid life and the best part, the part … Continue reading →

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