Renzi, always enjoy your posts. Thoughts about "making it big" when older. Passion for what we do and the impact we have on our clients' lives leads me to be fully engaged and working at 77. It's been the best professional decade. I hold beliefs in something far more important than myself. My volunteer work is limited, but focused on public policy matters I believe will improve the lives of Oklahomans. A friend, my age, recently told me that the only things that now matter is time and relationships. You don't have to be in your seventies to get that. I work hard at maintaining friendships - near and far. We have a strong social network of dear friends. I have a powerful group - family, those on our firm team, and friends - who huddle up, close ranks, and support me, especially during times when I don't think I need it. For that, I am eternally blessed. I need to work out more. I want to constantly be engaged, enthused, and excited about helping every life I touch be better. I will sprint, not coast, through the finish line of life whenever the tape hits my chest. I understand the chronology of my longevity, but I get to choose whether I experience that with the mindset and attitude of a 40 or 80-year old. I choose the former. If you leave 1% behind, you didn't give it your all. Thank you. Larry Parman
Great advice! Thanks
Renzi, always enjoy your posts. Thoughts about "making it big" when older. Passion for what we do and the impact we have on our clients' lives leads me to be fully engaged and working at 77. It's been the best professional decade. I hold beliefs in something far more important than myself. My volunteer work is limited, but focused on public policy matters I believe will improve the lives of Oklahomans. A friend, my age, recently told me that the only things that now matter is time and relationships. You don't have to be in your seventies to get that. I work hard at maintaining friendships - near and far. We have a strong social network of dear friends. I have a powerful group - family, those on our firm team, and friends - who huddle up, close ranks, and support me, especially during times when I don't think I need it. For that, I am eternally blessed. I need to work out more. I want to constantly be engaged, enthused, and excited about helping every life I touch be better. I will sprint, not coast, through the finish line of life whenever the tape hits my chest. I understand the chronology of my longevity, but I get to choose whether I experience that with the mindset and attitude of a 40 or 80-year old. I choose the former. If you leave 1% behind, you didn't give it your all. Thank you. Larry Parman
This was an awesome take. Thank you Larry! You are a unicorn.