Turning 60 was a milestone. Something to be proud of because the alternative was not surviving to turn 60.
We all age I know, but sometimes when I look in the mirror I think “who is that old guy?” Inside I feel like I’m in my 20’s or 30’s, but my knees and back suggest that internal vision of myself is no longer true.
This week I turn 61. Big deal you may say, what’s another year? But turning 61 already doesn’t feel the same as turning 60. I just realised that I’m just 5 years away from my old age pension! Lucy, my eldest daughter turns 30 in January, Charlie my little girl is already 27, my Mum turns 94 in the New Year. She is now officially my oldest client and that wasn’t the case previously, she was number 10 or 12 in the age stakes. Yet another sign that time waits for no man.
All of my clients have heard me say.
The next 5 years are the most important years of your life…….and if we are both here in 5 years time I will repeat, the next 5 years are the most important years of your life.
Still it’s a good reminder. When you measure life in 5 year blocks it puts our daily activities in perspective. I am relied upon to measure the performance of each individual share I follow, numerous times a day. However individual clients shouldn’t be measuring their wealth every single day unless they are going to spend it all tomorrow. Like tomorrow is their last day on this planet.
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