Is It Ever Too Late?

Mar 21, 2013 | Business

In this video blog, Andy answers a reader question:

“What do you say to people over 55 that have lost their jobs and feel like their life is over? David Ponder was 47. My wonderful husband is 57… Is it ever too late?”

Notes:

If you think your best days are behind you, nothing could be further from the truth.

  • Many people have started huge businesses or created amazing things very late in their lives.
  • Colonel Sanders started KFC in his 60s.

If you’re looking for work, there are only three questions you need to answer.

  • What is your passion? What would you do if money didn’t matter?
  • What value does your passion have for other people?
  • How can you prove that value?

There is proof of hope.

  • Even in the worst time in your life, you’re still breathing.
  • If you’re still breathing, you’re still here.
  • If you’re still here, you haven’t accomplished what you were put here to accomplish.
  • If you haven’t accomplished that yet, then your very purpose has not yet been fulfilled.

If your purpose hasn’t been fulfilled, that means the most important part of your life is still to come.

What do you plan to do with the later years of your life?

Explore

  • Building Culture…or Advertising: Which Is Most Effective?
    Building Culture…or Advertising: Which Is Most Effective?

    On this week’s episode of The Professional Noticer, Andy Andrews explores a fascinating question: Which is more effective—building an extraordinary culture or spending millions on advertising?

    Read More »
  • Serial Achiever with Cliff Sims
    Serial Achiever with Cliff Sims

    From wanting to join the NBA, to dropping out of school and touring full time as the frontman for a band (oh...did we forget to mention he’s had songs on the radio and MTV?), Cliff is what Andy describes as one of the most interesting people in the world. Tune…

    Read More »
  • Here We Go . . . Again!
    Here We Go . . . Again!

    Hey everyone! We’ve had a lot of new readers find their way to the blog over the past month or so, so I wanted to give everyone a little refresher on just what this blog is all about. This is a post I wrote almost three years ago that I…

    Read More »
  • Generational Anger Defused: The True Story of a Choice That Changed Everything
    Generational Anger Defused: The True Story of a Choice That Changed Everything

    During the past year or so—especially considering these last few months—have you wondered if we as a society have “crossed the rubicon?” I’ll admit that occasionally, thoughts of “all downhill from here” have crossed my mind. So, can anything be done? Individually or collectively, is there a concept or principle…

    Read More »
  • The Remarkable Parenting Wisdom You Can Gain From… A Marshmallow?
    The Remarkable Parenting Wisdom You Can Gain From… A Marshmallow?

    What, you may ask, does a marshmallow have to do with parenting? Well, it’s mighty tasty melted with milk chocolate between two graham crackers over an open fire. And certainly, many a fond parent-child memory has been created in the back yard or campground making s’mores and telling spooky stories.…

    Read More »

Pin It on Pinterest

Share This