Rule #17 Resolve to NEVER Believe You're Too Old Ever!

I recently read a great story.

A ship’s engine failed, no one could fix it. then they brought in a man with 40 years experience on the job. He inspected the engine carefully, top to bottom. After looking things over, the guy reached into his bag and pulled out a small hammer. He gently tapped something. Instantly, the engine lurched into life. The engine was fixed!

7 days later the owners got his bill for $10,000. ‘What?!’ the owners said, you hardly did anything. Send us an itemized bill.

The reply simply said: Tapping with a hammer = $20

Knowing where to tap = $9,980

I was so afraid to turn 40. Like so many others I had grown up believing this meant I was in fact “over the hill.” It was at 43 I felt my life was over. I hadn’t achieved a fraction of what I had wanted and expected of myself. Then one day sitting in my office, I picked up a copy of a book I authored in 2010, “Push Play: Taking Your Life Off Pause.” It was a kick in the gut. 35 year old Jason took a verbal hammer to 43 year old Jason.

It was while reading my own words intended at age 35 for “other” people some of who were 40 or over I took a huge pause. Did I believe what I had written back then? Is it true it’s never too late to get started? Could it be possible I still had a ton to offer at my age? Then I began writing my next book the revised and updated edition of “Push Play.”

I can assure you the added wisdom, added failures and shovel fulls of humility I consumed from 35 to 43 make the latter a better read. That’s not to say the original effort isn’t good. It is. I put my heart and soul into it, and I’m proud of the work. However, the second effort benefits from things only being on this earth a little longer can provide.

You rule!

Jason

Jason Wright is the President and CEO of Texas Titans Media. He is the host of the Texas Titans Podcast. He is also the author of Push Play": Taking Your Life Off Pause. To learn more about Jason please visit www.jasonwrightnow.com.