I found this today from 5 ½ years ago…
November 12, 2007 on airplane to Antigu
Can't seem to sit and write, am having a problem looking
very far into the future. Goal setting is really gotten difficult. I don't seem
to be able to focus on long-term thinking; I'm no longer immortal and bulletproof.
I need to make some assumptions then focus ahead. At 49 I've
got a bunch of good years left and I want to live them more like Pete and less like Sid (no offense, Sid). I want to be healthy, agile, and
adventurous. If I could be healthy and agile
to at least age 70 years old, that's 20 more years. That seems like a long time. 
To get an idea of how much opportunity I have
left, let's look at what I've done in
the past 20… 1987 to today.
If I go back to 1987, I'm still living in Kansas City
working in real estate. So in 20 years
I've lived in three major cities worked in several different industries,
started several companies and visited a bunch of countries.
I've learned to fly, sail, mountain climb and run a
marathon. I was certified in scuba, jump from a plane, sailed across the golf
and traveled alone without an itinerary. I've gone from Audis to Mercedes to a
truck. Owned 9 sailboats including a nine-year-old
35 foot Beneteau.
I walked in Mardi Gras, rode out hurricane, climbed Mount
Whitney and saw the Masters. Been to a
Final Four that my alma mater won, and to a Super Bowl. I’ve written articles that were published and
a joke in Readers Digest. Started a
networking events company and have made friends everywhere.
And I went to Mexico and Belize on “Island Dreamin’”, met a
girl with loves sailboats and traveling too.
Can I pack as much into the next 20 years? Why not?!
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