Confessions of a Baby Boomer
February 18th, 2015 | 
Author: I’ve just “celebrated” my birthday. To be honest, I dreaded more than I celebrated this one.
Of course, I’m grateful that I’m physically healthy and mentally alert at this stage of my life. From my perspective, I’m still a relatively young guy with a significant amount of potential ahead of me. Unfortunately, our society doesn’t see it that way.
That’s one reason why I started the Ambitious Energized Alpha Boomer group on Linkedin. I figure that there have to be more Baby Boomers like me who aren’t ready to submit to being what euphemistically used to be called being “put out to pasture” simply because we’ve passed the arbitrarily selected retirement age of 65.
I do recall that my Victorian Era grandparents acted “old” by the time that they reached their mid-60s. But my Silent Generation dad wasn’t ready to retire when he turned 65.
I recently read “Being Mortal” and that book did pull me up short in terms of the physical and mental limitations which I should expect to arise during my next 20 to 25 years. However, I’m still a believer that a positive but realistic attitude and determination to improve can contribute to one’s longevity and quality of life.
So, my plan is to continue to strive for the opportunity to improve in all aspects of my life and to thwart those societal forces which are determined to limit me. A “Today Is the First Day of the Rest of Your Life” approach.
How about you?
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Tags: Being Mortal, birthdays, mortality
Buzz, I recently celebrated a birthday myself. It was not a round number but I very much related to a lot of your observations in this post. I was asked the other day about whether I’ve given any thought to retirement.
And the answer is, I haven’t.
It may not be the whole nine yards, but I believe a key to enjoying the next few decades will be very much related to the belief that you are accomplishing something.
I feel very fortunate that I will not be downsized or “aged out” of my current position because I created it. We read a lot about entrepreneurialism, and the fact is that anyone can start a business, whether they’re 50, 60, or 70 years old.
Thanks for the reminders. I’ll see you in the social space.
Must admit that I’ve been negligent in checking comments on my website, Fred. Appreciate your response and encouragement!
Fred, Don’t know if I ever responded to your comment. To be honest, I haven’t been blogging or checking my website as much as I should. Need to update it, too. A project for 2016.
Happy New Year!- Buzz