Winner's Circle Network with Lou Tice - 3/23/05 - Living a Long Life

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Winner's Circle Network with Lou Tice - 3/23/05 - "Living a Long Life"If you're interested in living to a ripe old age, I have some informationabout aging and attitude that may surprise you.Several studies of people who are older, who have lived far beyond the normin the United States, indicate that attitude seems to play an importantrole. I'm not saying that there is anything like a "longevity personality."Living to the ripe old age of 100 seems to happen to selfish, cantankerouspeople as often as it does to those who are quiet and kind. But there doesseem to be a common thread, and it is a sense of self-sufficiency.The oldest of our senior citizens all seem to have a strong attachment tofreedom and independence. They tend to dislike and avoid constraints andthey value their autonomy highly. What's more, most of these old-timers arealso people who enjoy life. They have

a high degree of realistic optimism, adefinite sense of humor, and they respond to simple pleasures, seeing beautywhere others only see ugliness. They are also extremely adaptable andresilient. Most of them had been hit hard by the Great Depression, but theyrecovered to build new futures. And while many of them cherished childhoodmemories, all of them preferred living in the present with its many changes.In a nutshell, these studies found that attitude seemed to outweigh physicalcharacteristics and what these folks thought and felt was more importantthan what they ate or how long their parents had lived.So if you want to live a long, happy life, consider keeping track of yourattitude as well as counting your calories and cholesterol.Lou TiceThe Pacific Institutewww.thepacificinstitute.com"TPI teaches people how to manage change, set and achieve goals, lead moreeffectively, and

think in ways that create success."---------------------------------------------------The Pacific Institute copyrights 1997-2005. All rights reserved.Winner's Circle Network with Lou Tice (WCN) is a registered trademark.Code 032305

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