Quit Saying You're Too Old
You know, it really bugs me when I hear people say "I would have tried that when I was younger, but I'm too old for that now." Age is such an artificial barrier, especially when it comes to accomplishing the goals you always wanted to. What that's really about is fear and self doubt. Fear of getting hurt, failing, not having the strength to accomplish the goal (mind or body). Often, the ideas about what's NOT possible are way overblown.
Take Liz Parrish for example:
From the Anchorage Daily News:
Oregon musher, Liz Parrish, has spent the past 10 years training,
dreaming, and saving - all for the 2008 Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race.
The self-employed innkeeper of the pet friendly Crystal Wood Lodge in
Klamath Falls, Oregon - Parrish accomplished her dream by finishing the
1,049 mile race from Anchorage to Nome while simultaneously celebrating her 50th birthday.
"Since then I have felt incredibly fortunate to have done it and
shared it with the dogs. I can't get my head around the whole thing --
it's too huge," states Parrish.
Now that's someone thinking like a Toppler! She sets a long-term goal, lines things up, works tirelessly, and doesn't let the "you must be crazy" voices win out. It's really just that simple.
Come on. Ask yourself: if you could do anything and not fail what would it be? Not an easy question is it. All the reasons why "I can't" come flooding in. That's the mindset I was in when I hatched Domino Theory several years ago. I wanted to dream big, but the path looked impossible. But it isn't. Just try to think like a toppler, you might just find yourself sledding across the tundra, or writing book, or...
If anyone is brave enough to share with me their dream, I'll be happy to try to coach you how to accomplish it by thinking as Toppler.
