Gems Publishing - August 2020

By Dr. Tom “The Gems Guy” Orent

You’re 55 years old (substitute your actual age and follow along with the math). According to average life expectancy calculations available from the U.S. Social Security Administration, you have 27 years left to live. The average adult sleeps just under eight hours per night. Since roughly one-third of your remaining years will be spent sleeping, you really only have 18 years left to “live.” We’re not done yet. Do bear with me as the point of this exercise could have a dramatic positive effect on the rest of your life. When you account for the time wasted waiting in lines, commuting by car, on “hold,” etc., you’re down to roughly 15 years left of “living.” Whether you’re really 45 years old or 60-plus … this type of calculation can be sobering. And very useful. Here’s why. IF YOU KNEW YOU ONLY HAD 10 YEARS LEFT TO LIVE … How would you spend your last 10 years? The fact is that the amount of time you have left to really live is likely not much more than that. First things first. Don’t let anyone else tell you what should be most important to you . Only you can determine how to live your most fulfilling life. With whom do you wish you could spend more time, and what would you be doing? For many of us, family is at the top of the list. If that’s the case for you, terrific. Make it happen now. For some, helping to improve the lives of those less fortunate is at or near

the top. Ring a bell for you? If so, you know what you need to do (and when!). While for others, realizing the dream of climbing one or more mountains, biking or driving cross- country, or learning how to scuba or skydive may be atop the list. YOU ARE NOT LIMITED TO A SINGLE CHOICE. There’s no reason you can’t have multiple items at or near the top of your list. Perhaps some of your pursuits could be combined (e.g., your spouse and child share your desire to jump out of perfectly good airplanes). If so, you can spend more time with family while pursuing your skydiving dreams. One of my brothers has over 1,000 jumps and his wife over 2,000. They spend a lot of time together free falling through the air!

"Until or unless you commit to make your dream(s) come true, little or nothing will change …"

come true, little or nothing will change … other than the fact that your remaining 10 or 15 years of “true living” (while awake, not in your car or waiting in lines) will soon be fewer in number. One of Dr. Robert Cialdini’s principles of psychology is that of “commitment and consistency.” He explains that when we outwardly commit to doing something … when we tell someone else what we are committing to do, we are far more likely to stay true to the course than had we otherwise not made such a commitment. TELL ME WHAT YOU ARE GOING TO DO WITH THE REST OF YOUR LIFE. Commit. Send me an email with the subject, “What I WILL DO with the rest of my life.” It doesn’t have to be earth-shattering. It simply must be meaningful to you. Something you’ve always wished you had the time to do. Shoot me an email at Tom@1000Gems. com, and tell me about your dream … not only that you are going to finally do it … but equally important, tell me when .

Do you have one or more dreams you’ve always put off until “someday”? Quests you’d like to transform from dream to reality? This is your “life and death decision.” Until or unless you commit to make your dream(s)

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