"Notes" of An Elder ― 4.18.25

We are all unique human beings. Most of us just haven’t been given the freedom to see it.

April 18, 2025

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"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.

  • Take back your life from society. The minute you put a label on someone, you put a fence around them.

  • The great ones — sometimes you have to throw the rules to the wind or make them up along the way.

  • We’re surrounded daily by insurmountable opportunities for personal growth — we just have to reach out and embrace them.

  • The hardest battle is to live in a world where every day someone is trying to make you a person you don’t want to be.

  • Try to declutter the day and just focus on four things: energy, time, environment, and productivity.

  • The price I paid chasing popularity and collecting things — it wasn’t worth it.

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Making Sense of Who We Are — and Why We’re Here

Here are three most relevant questions everyone must grapple with:

  • Who am I?

  • Why am I on Earth?

  • What can I contribute?

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  • Don’t be a prisoner of the label someone puts on you.

  • You’re nowhere near as good as people think you are — and you’re probably a lot better than you think you are.

  • If I had to do it all over again, I would be far more mindful of controlling my own destiny.

  • As a coach, you have to contribute more than wins and losses — you have to help people win in the game of life.

  • The great ones aren’t hard to coach — they’re just intense, disciplined, and deeply competitive.

  • We are all unique human beings. Most of us just haven’t been given the freedom to see it.

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Magic Question

What labels have I accepted that might be holding me back from who I truly want to be?

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