Amateurs are shocked and surprised when shit happens. They don’t think it’ll happen to them so why would they ever need a mitigation plan? It’s a dangerous cocktail of hubris and inexperience.

Professionals are just as shocked and surprised when plans fail, but they have a plan B. They accept that things go wrong or single points of failure emerge – but they also mitigate these risks by planning for the downside and learning from past mistakes.

Share the burden and ask for help.

I wish I had learned this trick early on in life. It’s amazing who appears when surrender and ask for help.

Don’t hold grudges. But still keep the score.

The act of forgiveness doesn’t mean you forget what happened. We are still accountable. Some consequences last a lifetime.

Forgiveness is about closure. Forgive yourself and keep moving, but don’t block out what you experienced and don’t pretend it didn’t happen.

Don’t be a sucker for punishment. Stop associating with nasty and selfish people.

Forgive, don’t hold a grudge, and remember.

“Life really does begin at forty. Up until then, you are just doing research.”

Carl Jung

The older I get the more I appreciate what I have.

Family, old friends, gratefulness and physical health are happiness compounders that kick-in later in life