“Letting go” can be considered a form of giving up, but sometimes it can be considered gaining the strength and confidence to achieve even greater things! I’m not the type of person to be giving up at it. I’m usually very persistent, but you have to understand that in certain situations, it can be a downfall. You have to weigh in all the pros and cons. I agree in being persistent and working to chase your dreams, but keep in mind that it’s not always about working hard, but more about working smart. You cannot get blinded when the right opportunities come.

I was talking to my mom about how to be more powerful and successful as you age. To me, I know that if you are able to utilize and be aware of your strengths and weaknesses as you age, you will become unstoppable. I know as we age, we become slower and lose our youthful physique, but we build wisdom, knowledge, and life experiences that we’re able to integrate into our daily lives, which leads to less stress, more joy and freedom, and sometimes even more excitement. Majority of the time that we become angry, hurt, mad, annoyed, and sad is due to how someone responded to us with certain words or phrases but it’s rarely any physical harm. They are not causing these feelings and emotions but rather our conditioned responses to these words and this can be changed. Once you’re able to work with that, you will be almost unstoppable! On the playground, we learned the saying, “sticks and stones may break my bones, but words never will!” When we are able to live by the saying again. We won’t hurt ourselves anymore, but the one’s trying to hurt us will get hurt! Think about that one! (=

I agree that our generation may have its flaws, but that doesn’t mean I have to be like them and quite frankly, everyone has flaws. The question is: Are we going to change and correct these flaws?

I think it can be a tough world, but it doesn’t have to be as bad as it’s portrayed. With the right attitude, mindset, and network the view of the job market changes. I’m still working at it and I’m not giving up! (;

How well you live your life when your an aged man/women, is determined by the decisions you’ve made in life. When I’m of age, it certainly is a very liberating feeling to be able to sit on my rocking chair and reflect on my life and to truly experience bliss. That’s why I think it’s crucial for you to constantly revisit the decisions you’ve made in life and to make sure that it was a great one.

I also wanted to comment that, often times people are just flat out impractical and indecisive about careers, relationships, family, investments. That’s what contributed to our sub-prime mess right? Hence, taking on mortgage they cannot afford. I struggle w/ this weakness quite often. And I’m trying to put the blame on my(our) upbringing. It almost seems like everything is at our fingertips, we have too many options. We feel the confidence to pursue everything and achieve anything. We, the generation Y specifically, are overly ambitious and overly demanding and incredibly spoiled. Agree Taney? We are going to be a generation of mediocracy Taney!!!

Btw, job security is a thing of the past. When presented w/ a new job offer, you TAKE IT and RUN! ( I work in finance, it’s brutal out there nowadays ) =)

Thanks soo much for another insightful comment! Your distinction of ‘ideal’ and ‘real’ makes great sense. I like to think of it as being realistic or wishful thinking. It’s nice to have positive outlooks in life, but there’s always a line you have to draw. There’s pessimists, realists, optimists, and wishful thinkers. Like everything else in life, it’s always beneficial to reach some sort of middle ground. I’m an optimistic person myself and it might work for me, but not others. I believe that you should always try to make yourself feel good in this world, which helps you through the rough and smooth transitions in life. You should also try to stay practical and true to yourself.

I totally agree with you on being your ideal self; taking steps to becoming a better ‘you’.

Thanks again for dropping by! I always enjoy your insights and perspectives!

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Thank You Steve!