6 Traits for Success on Route 66

No – it’s not the sto­ried high­way.  http://www.historic66.com It’s my 66th birth­day today!  I was glad to “be alive at 65” but now it is uphill all the way.  Actu­ally it feels like an uphill climb many days, but it’s all good.  And what are my insights on this aus­pi­cious occasion?

The num­bers of your age do not cor­re­late with your state of mind.  Still in my 30’s, I’m shocked that I don’t appear as I pic­ture myself.  The mir­ror pro­vides a real­ity check, but I’ve never been con­tent with “present real­ity” as I always strive toward the future.  Per­haps fol­low­ing the path of Ben­jamin But­ton? http://www.benjaminbutton.com

My level of pos­i­tiv­ity is get­ting stronger as I progress UP the path of life.  Notice that I am mov­ing up not down, which indi­cates my eter­nal opti­mistic atti­tude. Another trait I value and try to share with oth­ers at all times – espe­cially those prone to neg­a­tiv­ity.  I feel com­pelled to reshape con­ver­sa­tions that have a “down” tone to one of upbeat pos­i­tiv­ity, for their well­be­ing and mine.  I’ve been told by oth­ers that they feel bet­ter when they are around me.  Must be because a pos­i­tive atti­tude is a more … → Read More: 6 Traits for Suc­cess on Route 66

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