Over 50? Fool everyone who thinks older people are doddering old folks. Coach Casey @mysoberlifejourney gives some of his wisdom about getting older. The biggest threat to your later years isn’t age. It’s believing the stereotype. You still have purpose. You still have strength. You still have time. Don’t fade out. Step up.
"As we get into these different chapters of our life, I want to encourage you to don't be old, be amazing. So what, what am I talking about? Well, as we pay attention to social causes, there's one that kind of slips aside, it's called ageism. And ageism is a discriminatory practice based upon someone's age, okay? And it'll manifest itself in housing, healthcare, general posts on Facebook, how you're portrayed in the media, sitcoms, and all that. You know, the doddering old people, all they can do is just sit around and forget stuff. And that's not really what we want to be, is it? So don't be old, be amazing.
So how do you be amazing? Well, there's still time in our lives to find a sense of fulfillment and a sense of purpose. And we can do that in a variety of ways. One, on a personal level, that's a commitment to exercise, diet, healthy living, pursuing new interests, maybe even opening up a business. You know, there's no barriers to you doing what you think you need to do at this time of your life.
Now, what do you do when you run into ageism? Well, the first thing you do is don't act like a stereotype. You know, like I run into that all the time with people saying, 'Yeah, Win, but you're this old,' and I always reply with, 'You know, I know something you don't. I know that I made it to this point, and you younger ones, you don't know it. You got a lot in front of you before you get to where I'm at.'
But it all starts up here in your mental perception of yourself, okay? Now, you can choose to do what you like with your older years, but it doesn't mean that you have to choose inactivity. It doesn't mean that you have to go into what we call stasis, okay? Because if you do that, then you're falling right into the ageism trap. You allow people to stereotype you. You have leadership; most of all, you have wisdom. And that's a valuable nugget that's part of our overall character.
But you can't portray a dynamic, amazing self if you allow yourself to slip and slide. And what I mean by that is if you don't take care of yourself, if you're counting the pills in your pill bottle instead, if you're sitting around all day watching the news or whatever and not being active. It's real important to get a sense of community. It's real important to have an exercise regimen. It's very important to watch what you eat. And lastly, you need those seven to nine magic hours of sleep every night."
