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How
Old Are You?
ACTION
TO TAKE
When
someone asks you "how old are you," tell them, "many ages."
For the next two weeks when you look in a mirror, ask yourself
how old you are and answer, "many ages." Also find a role
model of someone older than yourself who defies aging.
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Michael Brickey, Ph.D.
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WHY?
How
old are you? Careful, this is a trick question. If you give your
chronological age, your mind associates all of the stereotypes
you have for that age. Those stereotypes are based on the way
people aged in the past-not the way your generation will age,
much less the way a defy aging person like yourself will age.
Picking role models of people your age or older who are very vital
and active helps. One of my role models is Tina Turner. Chronologically
Turner is 61. However, she exudes vitality and moves like a 21-year-old.
Another answer comes from Bob Hope. His birth certificate suggests
he is 97 but he is a teenager at heart. He describes himself as
"many ages." There are times when you want to be like a six-year-old
and play with children. Other times you may want to play a sport
like a twenty-year-old. And there are times for giving mature
sagely advice. The trick is shifting gears to fit the occasion.
Thinking of yourself as many ages avoids stereotypes and suggests
that your repertoire of ages will become richer the older you
become chronologically.
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Defy
Aging Quote:
How old would you be if you didn't know how old you was?
--Sachel Page
Defy Aging Humor:
A centenarian goes to the doctor complaining of a pain
in his knee. The doctor said, "At your age what can you
expect?" The patient replied, "To fix my knee. My other
knee is the same age and it works fine."
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Michael
Brickey, Ph.D. is a life coach and a Board Certified psychologist
and serves on the medical staff of several hospitals. He is the
author of Defy Aging: Develop the Mental and Emotional Vitality
to Live Longer, Healthier, and Happier Than You Ever Imagined.
Critically acclaimed by Dr. Bernie Siegel, Betty Friedan, Dr.
Ronald Klatz, and four past presidents of the American Psychological
Association, it is available at many bookstores and through his
web site www.DrBrickey.com.
He coaches people and organizations all over the country by phone
as part of his mission to help people do things they didn't think
they could do. He also speaks on Defying Aging. Please E-mail
Dr. Brickey at BeautyWalk@DrBrickey.com
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