"Notes" of An Elder ― 3.28.25

You can't live a perfect day without doing something for someone who will never be able to repay you.

March 28, 2025

Nothing in life is of any value unless it is shared with others.

"Notes" of An Elder is a depository of pertinent information, knowledge and wisdom. Available weekly will be an elder's "thinking menu" for your use. Enjoy this bounty.

  • You can't live a perfect day without doing something for someone who will never be able to repay you.

  • Your beliefs become your thoughts, your thoughts become your words, your words become your actions, your actions become your habits, your habits become your values, and your values become your destiny.

  • The best way to predict the future is to create it.

  • Most people live the same year 75 times and call it a life.

  • I’m not afraid to be the dumbest person in the room. I want to be in rooms where I can learn and grow.

  • The quality of your life is determined by the quality of your questions.

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I Love You. I Believe in You.

“The thing I think about a lot in my adult life is how many young people go to bed at night and not one time during the day does anybody say to them ‘I love you’ or ‘I believe in you.’ With these young people today, if they need anything at all, it’s love and recognition and encouragement. I want to be able to say ‘I love you’ to a person and for them to understand that I really mean it because I’ve shown them well.”

― "Coach" George Raveling, The Daily Stoic Podcast

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  • My goal every day is to leave people better than I found them.

  • Excellence is the gradual result of always striving to do better.

  • Don't mistake activity for achievement.

  • Books are my best friends. They've given me access to people I could never meet in real life.

  • You don't find your purpose. You build your purpose by living intentionally.

  • Discipline is the bridge between goals and accomplishment.

  • Being a positive difference-maker is about lending a listening ear, offering a comforting shoulder, or simply sharing a warm smile. 

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Magic Question

What will be your life’s signature?

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