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What does it mean?
Old age only matters if you let it affect your mindset.
In plain terms
Age doesn't matter if you don't think about it.
What can you take from it?
Your mindset controls how you feel about aging.

Where it applies

  • growing older
  • health decline
  • career changes

Putting it to work

  • staying active
  • positive thinking
  • mentoring

Questions to consider

  • How old do you feel?
  • What limits do you accept?

Another view

Physical limits of age cannot be ignored.

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