I know there are lots of different opinions regarding Brett Favre (2009 Vikings quarterback). I’m not a huge NFL fan but I do occasionally like to follow a particular team or person if they are illustrating signs of innovation. Brett Favre is one of those old guys (old for the sport) that seek to maintain mental youth. I love it!! Age should simply add experience to our mental youth…….not replace it with ‘old thoughts’.
I have a friend that learned to play the trumpet while in his mid 60’s. My grandmother even decided to take up a nursing career well after her 4 children had careers of their own.
What makes the difference? The difference is thinking young. One of my favorite things to watch in business is an older person applying years of wisdom to a young progressive thought. Who in the world would have thought that a group of old guys (by the standard of kids) could come up with an iphone or the revolutionary ipod?
Successful business leaders envision the future and design into the future not the past or present. Designing a computer or machine that works today will fail when brought to the marketplace. We must be progressive and think like the Steve Jobs types in the world. We must ask ourselves, “How will the world function 10 or 100 years from now and can I be a part of it?”
Are you a ‘young’ thinker?
kml
2009
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