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THE 25 JOURNAL
ART DIRECTOR K R ISTEN P ETSC HE COPYWRIT ER & E DITOR CASEY DIC KSON
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06 10 25 BEFORE 25
KRISTEN PETSCHE CASEY DICKSON SHAUNA LITTS
ALLISON PETSCHE
SHANNON CASSIDY MACKENZIE LITTS ALLISON GOBER
FOREWORD
KENNA PEARSON PHILLIP NGUYEN SAMANTHA SACOMANO
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
25 AFTER 25 JIM PETSCHE
JOHN DICKSON SUE PETSCHE
JEAN PETSCHE
FINAL THOUGHTS
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FOREWORD
“The problem life, is that w love, meanin sitting behin successful pe they create th their own me their own mo —
To read these pieces in the Journal 25, some composed of future-planning (25 things I want to do before I’m 25), and others of retrospection and nostalgia (25 things I wish I knew when I was 25), is to meet the most interesting kind of voice. Though each list is composed according to the myriad whims of different individuals, we found that as we went through these jotted-down thoughts, a familiar element emerged in all. Whether it was a pre-25 retrospection or a checklist to accomplish before an approaching midtwenties birthday, the creation of these spontaneous character pieces seemed to spark the same reaction in each individual: the furious desire to create experience. We never seem to stop reconstructing, rearranging, or trying to add new pieces our fragmented whole. The realization that our experience can be created, that is, determined by our creative internal power, is both terrifying and empowering. After all, creating the pre-25 list is a dual acknowledgement: of youth and rapid aging, of past and future, of fear and fervent embrace. Without fear, it seems – fear of aging, death, ignorance, missing out on spectacular experiences – we might not cling to life, to the things we know we want, and know we must do. Otherwise, the beautiful crazy confusing mess of a fully-lived life might never be ours.
It is this kind of awareness that initially led to Journal 25. A 22-year-old (our friend Shauna)’s awareness, specifically, of the impending age 25. In some ways, admittedly, the number 25 is arbitrary, as some of the lists in this project fall short of this count or extend beyond it. But the number is very much an important marker, as its immediacy forced Shauna to expand her perspective and think bigger. To consider her life as something she could mold, filling reality with the choices of her imagination. 6
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m, often not discovered until late in when you look for things in life like ng, motivation, it implies they are nd a tree or under a rock. The most eople in life recognize, that in life their own love, they manufacture eaning, they generate otivation.” — Neil deGrasse Tyson We then expanded the scope of the project to include voices whose experiences extend far beyond year 25. The advice and hard-earned lessons of these people weighs on each digital page with a wisdom far eclipsing that of the bright-eyed twenty-somethings occupying the first portion of this project. Nevertheless, the imploring words of the post-twenties perspectives share in that same crucial awareness of harnessing one’s internal creativity. Indeed, the fact that we found this element in the perspectives of people who were looking back with a wiser eye on their past speaks to the urgency of consciously determining the direction of one’s own life. The opportunity to collaborate with these incredible voices made this project far greater than we could have conceived on our own. Here they are, escaping the “problem” as expressed by Neil deGrasse Tyson, with raw honesty and a wide imaginative scope.
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WHAT ARE 25 THINGS YOU WANT TO DO BEFORE AGE TWENTY FIVE?
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No. 9
DON’T STOP RUNNING [ photo by John Dickson]
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Get a job that I love in a place
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KRISTEN PETSCHE
that I love.
19.
2.
Get a dog (or two).
3.
Live by myself.
4.
B r e w s o m e b e e r.
5.
Go on a backpacking trip.
6.
Go out of the country at least once.
7.
Get a side project I’m passionate about.
8.
L e a r n g u i t a r.
9.
D o n’ t ’ s t o p r u n n i n g .
10.
Cook like a boss.
11.
Contact family & friends more.
12.
Plant a garden that I can eat. 13.
L i s t e n m o r e . R e m e m b e r w h a t p e o p l e s a y.
14.
Draw more.
15.
Learn to keep calm in stressful situations.
16.
Keep up with current events.
17.
Go on a vacations with the girlfriends.
18.
Relearn Spanish.
T h r o w a w a y t h i n g s I d o n’ t n e e d / u s e & d o n’ t b u y them in the first place.
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Buy quality clothes.
21.
Fo l l o w m y g u t m o r e a n d d o t h i n g s t h a t s c a r e m e .
22.
Join a team. Sports, design or otherwise.
23.
Eat organic, whole foods whenever possible.
24.
Have yearly goals.
25.
Do a pull-up.
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1 . L i v e i n N e w Yo r k . L i v e t h e N e w Yo r k l i f e t h a t c a m e a l i v e i n m y i m m e d i a t e r e a l i t y l a s t s u m m e r, t h e o n e t h a t has continued to develop in my mind’s eye ever since those magical six days in August 2012. 2. Learn to discipline my eating habits. Learn self-control. 3 . G o t o t h e r a p y. L e a r n t o c u r b m y p r i d e , l e t t h i n g s g o , and stop indulging my irrational insecurities. 4. Drive back to Michigan. Revisit every childhood place. 5 . G o b a c k t o Pa r i s a n d s t a y a w h i l e . E x p l o r e t h e r e s t of Europe while you’re there: London, Ireland, Switz e r l a n d , S o u t h o f Fr a n c e , I t a l y, G r e e c e , Tu r k e y, A u s t r i a , G e r m a n y. 6.
Run a marathon. Qualify for Boston. Run Boston.
7. Get a piece of writing published. Any piece of writing, anywhere 8. Get back in the darkroomshoot and develop a roll of 35 mm film. 9. Get a job I love- a job into. 10. Sleep on the beach.
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11. Keep reading a book a everything you can-learn f they do it.
12. Continue to practice F comfort level speaking, lis 1 3 . Wr i t e s o m e t h i n g e v e r y
LIVE IN NEW YORK
1 4 . Wr i t e d o w n a l l t h e o l d was a kid- mostly those fr tion of experience that is evidence of the ways that 15.
S e e S a n Fr a n c i s c o , C h
16. Organize all past wri lege, creative- into a larg serve how it was when I or
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CASEY DICKSON
17. Learn to resist the urge to communicate through cop-out technology: texting, online media, etc. Phone conversations and face-to-face whenever poss i b l e , w h e n e v e r e f f i c i e n c y i s n’ t an issue and you have the opp o r t u n i t y.
I throw my whole heart
18. Learn more about my car/ cars in general. Keep on top of ,aintenance and be aware at all times. Become a better driver/less road-enraged. Learn to change a tire. 19. Plant and successfully develop a garden. 20. Be more clean and organized. Have a place for everything, and put things in their place. 21. Learn survival skills. 22. Become more handy around the house- learn the most important aspects of home maintenance and repairs.
week- at least. Read from the best, learn how
Fr e n c h . M a i n t a i n c l o s e t o f l u e n c y / a h i g h stening, reading. d a y. stories I’ve been told a million times since I om my Dad, but from everyone- an collecnot directly mine but has been absorbed my me, other people see and experience life.
hicago, New Orleans, D.C.
23. Introduce myself to people more. Say hi to everyone. 24. Learn to listen to peopletruly listen, without thinking of what I’m going to say next. 25. Stop comparing myself to other people: their accomplishments, failures, general characteristics. Realize that dogged comparison will never get me anything but frustration and constant self-doubt.
ting- high school, col e portfolio. Edit at a bare level, but try to preriginally wrote it.
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1.
Get a job I like
2.
G o o n a Po s s e Va c a t i o n
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Wr i t e t o m y g r a n d p a r e n t s m o r e o f t e n (and send cookies!)
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Regularly put money in a savings account
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Get another tattoo
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Learn to be more independent
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Fi n d a h o b b y t h a t m a k e s m e h a p p y
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Get a pet
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Stay physically fit
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Be generally happy
11.
Go to Hawaii again
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Learn to let things go
13.
Overcome fear of flying
14.
Continue to volunteer often
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Eat real food and less sugar
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Get a ring on it
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Start dressing like a (cool) adult
18.
Do impulsive romantic things
19.
Pa y o f f m o s t s t u d e n t l o a n d e b t
No. 22 TURN OFF THE COMPUTER A
READ M OFTEN 20.
Wr i t e s o m e t h i n g
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Stay in touch with m
22.
Tu r n o f f t h e c o m p u t e
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Get in the habit of k
24.
Become halfway dece
25.
Begin to explore my s
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MORE y students who have moved on to high school r and READ more often eeping my personal spaces neat nt at tennis
spirituality
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No. 24
GO TO YOSEMITE N AT I O N A L PA R K [ photo by Kristen Petsche ]
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ALLISON PETSCHE
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1.
Run a marathon.
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Get my PE License
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B e h a p p y w i t h m y b o d y.
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Start a career that I am passionate about.
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N e v e r d o s o m e t h i n g I d o n’ t w a n t to do, just because I think others would want me to do it.
Fa l l i n l o v e .
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See the Aurora Borealis
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Get a pet.
17.
Learn to (really) cook.
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Go on a vacation with my best friends.
18.
Start buying good wine
8.
Call my family more.
19.
Read for pleasure.
9.
Go on a backpacking trip.
20.
Surprise someone.
10.
Go to Europe
21.
Go skinny dipping.
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Wr i t e a n i n - d e p t h l i s t o f g o a l s f o r e v e r y y e a r.
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Buy something really nice that’s only for me.
12.
Relearn piano.
22.
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Keep up with current events both national and international
Buy something really nice for someone else.
24.
G o t o Yo s e m i t e N a t i o n a l Pa r k .
25.
Live alone.
14.
Relearn Spanish.
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Put $20,000 into investments (retirement qualifies).
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Lose my fatty bits (I allow myself to keep the booty).
3.
G o t o Ve g a s ( S h a u n a ’ s b a c h e l o r e t t e ? ) .
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Get my PE License.
5.
Design something that costs over $3,000,000.
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Go on a date with a guy that’s “googleable”.
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Scuba dive in Thailand.
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Re-Learn Spanish.
9.
Go on vacation with a man.
10.
Start a tradition.
11.
Get a new hair style.
12.
Keep up with birthdays by sending cards or letters.
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age 23
S H A N N O N CASS I DY
No. 10
START A TRADITION
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Te a c h s o m e o n e a s k i l l / i n s p i r e s o m e o n e t o d o s o m e t h i n g .
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H o m e b r e w.
15.
Stop drunk texting.
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G o b a c k p a c k i n g i n a s t a t e I h a v e n’ t l i v e d i n .
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G r o w Pe o n i e s .
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Do a random diet cleanse.
19.
Play wing man with complete success.
20.
Build a piece of furniture.
21.
Attend and camp out at a music festival.
22.
S e e J u l i e ’ s b a n d p l a y.
23.
Spoil a new relative.
24.
Wa t c h a f r i e n d g e t h i t c h e d .
25.
Eat the berries that make everything taste sweet.
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1 . L e a v e t h e c o u n t r y. 2 . Wo r k o u t r e g u l a r l y. 3. Graduate college. 4. Get my dream job. 5. Be more independent. 6. Date a good man. 7 . Fi n d a h o b b y t h a t I l o v e . 8. Change something about my appearance. 9 . Fo r g e t a b o u t t h e a s s h o l e s i n m y l i f e . 10. Be confident. 1 1 . Fa l l a s l e e p u n d e r t h e s t a r s . 12. Attempt to understand a religion. 1 3 . H a v e a r o c k i n ’ b o d y. 14. Do something creative. 1 5 . B e a m a i d o f h o n o r. 16. Random act of kindness. 1 7 . E m b r a c e & e n j o y O r e g o n ’ s b e a u t y. 1 8 . B e h a p p i e r. 19. Learn more about Mom & Dad. 20. Go somewhere with Shauna. 21. See good in everyone. 22. Attempt to learn something on a board. 23. Go on an adventure. 24. Dance more. 25. Love myself (even more).
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GO No. 23 ADV
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MACKENZIE LITTS
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O ON AN VENTURE
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1. Become fit & have abs. 2. Get a dog, hedgehog, and iguana. 3. Run a half-marathon and eventually a whole marathon. 4 . Tr a v e l , a l o t & a l o n e 5. Have a steady & decent p a y i n g j o b t h a t I e n j o y. 6 . B e c o m e a d e c e n t s n o w b o a r d e r. 7. Play my saxophone at least 2 0 m i n u t e s e v e r y d a y. 8. Live an active lifestyle. 9. Meet someone significant to share my life with. 10. Learn how to ski. 1 1 . M e e t m y A l a s k a n f a t h e r. 12. Have an extravagant fishing/ hunting bonding camping trip with my Alaskan father in the wild. 13. Give really good life advice to my two younger adolescent sisters. 1 4 . B e s i l l y, s e x y, w i l d , & w e i r d while I can still pull it off s l a s h f u l l y r e c o v e r.
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age 22
ALLISON GOBER
15. Go on a exotic boat cruise through the Amazon with someone I care about. 1 6 . Pe r f o r m l i v e m u s i c a t a b a r p l a y i n g m y saxophone in a band. 17. Pick up tap dancing again. 18. Learn how to salsa dance. 19. Smile, laugh, and be kind to others as much as possible. 20. Continue to make new friends and keep the ones that are positive & inspirational people. 21. Give Andy Samberg a kiss when I meet him. 2 2 . Re l a x a n d e n j o y m y y o u t h w i t h m y friends. Life is too short to be stressed out. 23. Learn to brew beer (design a packaging system with Kristen). 2 4 . M a k e r e a l l y g o o d j e r k y. 25. Be grateful everyday for the opportunities I have & wonderful people I have met.
No. 16
ARN TO W BEER
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AT LEAS TRIPS T
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More savings $$$.
2.
Direction.
3.
A non-cheating pull-up.
4.
An idea of what my future holds.
5.
A n e v o l v e d i d e a o f m y c o m m u n i t y.
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Ski in either Australia or Europe to cross them off my continent ski extravaganza list.
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Magically better vision.
8.
A n e w i Po d .
9.
A s t r o n g h e a l t h y b o d y.
10.
A n d m a y b e m o r e i m p o r t a n t l y, a s t r o n g a n d h e a l t h y b o d y i m a g e .
11.
Go back to Japan.
12.
Tr a v e l w i t h a Fr i e n d ( n o t h i n g b e t t e r t h a n b o n d i n g ) .
13.
Tr a v e l b y m y s e l f ( n o t h i n g b e t t e r f o r t h e s o u l ) .
14.
O r g a n i z e d i Tu n e s a c c o u n t . . . y e a h r i g h t .
15.
Heli ski trip with my Dad.
16.
Increased inclination for documenting my life through photos.
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Still private, none work-oriented, social media accounts . 18.
Pe o p l e t h a t c o u n t o n
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My livelihood.
20.
My health.
21.
At least 5 more good aforementioned I kno
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At least 4 more trips
23.
Catch another hockey
24.
Wa t e r s k i / w a k e b o a r d
25.
Fr i e n d s w h o h a v e r e a nothing better then t people close to you. [ photo by Casey Dickson ]
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age 23
KENNA PEARSON
ST FOUR MORE TO THE COAST
me, and people I can count on.
sunburns (a contradiction to the ow).
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to the coast.
y g a m e i n Va n c o u v e r.
d, I have yet to do that!
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1. Get a real job. 2. Move out from my parent’s house. 3. Appear in a popular magazine/blog. 4. Learn a new language (preferably Spanish). 5. Learn how to toss pizza dough. 6 . W i n t h e l o t t e r y. 7 . L e a r n h o w t o c u t m y o w n h a i r. 8. Meet rapper Lil’ B. 9. Change my full legal name (temporarily). 10. Become a wine buff. 11. Grow a respectable beard. 12. Get in a real fist fight. 13. Learn to moonwalk. 14. Reconnect with teachers from my past. 15. Redo my handwritten signature. 16. Eat Kobe beef. 17. Buy a ridiculously expensive item of clothing. 18. Experiment with a new look (new h a i r, d i f f e r e n t c l o t h i n g , e t c . ) 19. Start a fire without matches or a l i g h t e r. 20. Learn to enjoy avocados.
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21. Learn a new skill with my opposite hand. 2 2 . P r e t e n d t o b e a t o u r i s t / d o t o u r i s t y t h i n g s i n Po r t l a n d . 2 3 . S m o k e a C u b a n c i g a r. 24. Learn how to play chess. 25. Meet Bill Nye.
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PHILLIP NGUYEN
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Get an internship/job.
2.
Graduate.
3.
Wo r k o u t .
4.
Have a healthy diet.
5.
Sleep 8 hours a night.
6.
Wr i t e a p o e m .
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D e s i g n a p i e c e o f j e w e l r y.
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G o o u t o f t h e c o u n t r y.
9.
Learn how to cook a decent meal.
10.
Stop smoking.
11.
Quit American Apparel.
12.
Play more golf & basketball.
13.
Learn how to DJ.
14.
Fi n i s h l e a r n i n g I t a l i a n .
15.
Be less stressed.
16.
Buy a new pair of designer shades. 17.
Draw more.
18.
Vi s i t m y f a m i l y m o r e o f t e n .
19.
H a v e a d e s k t o p c o m p u t e r.
20.
V i s i t m y f r i e n d ’ s g r a v e i n D e n v e r, C O and my other friend in Boise, ID.
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Go on a hike.
22.
Go camping.
23.
Buy a bed frame.
24.
Have a functional portfolio website.
25.
Read more.
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age 23
SAMANTHA SACOMANO
No. 21
GO ON A HIKE [ photo by Casey Dickson ]
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WHAT ARE 25 THINGS YOU WISH YOU KNEW WHEN YOU WERE 25?
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1. Do not lose money on your invest ments, a 50 % loss takes 100% gain just to get back to EVEN (do the math).
1 0 . Yo u c a n a l w a y s g e t b y w i t h l e s s .
2. Remember rule # 1.
12. Always have a backup plan.
3. Einstein once said the greatest in vention in human history is “Com pound Interest”, know how to take advantage of it and you’ll be in g o o d s h a p e f i n a n c i a l l y.
13. Know what the worst case scenario is and plan for it.
4 . A t w i n p a c k o f Tw i n k i e s c o n t a i n s 300 calories. 5. It takes 45 minutes on a treadmill at a moderate pace to burn off 300 calories. 6. It really pay to floss any teeth you want to keep, but unfortunately that d o e s n’ t b e c o m e r e a l l y a p p a r e n t u n t i l after your first root canal. 7. Sunscreen really matters but you do not realize it until 25 yrs after your 25 th birthday when a doctor burns growths off your face. 8. It is 10 times harder to lose 25 lbs than to gain 25 lbs. 9 . If you have to make a choice between buying something you think you need and paying for an experience with someone you care about….. always opt for the experience.
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11. Diversification is a really good idea.
1 4 . N o b o d y k n o w s n u t t i n’ . . . e s p e cially regarding what the stock m a r k e t w i l l d o ( s o d o n’ t b o t h e r listening to the ‘experts’). 1 5 . N o b o d y k n o w s n u t t i n’ . . . w h i c h a l s o a p p l i e s t o m e n’ s u n d e r s t a n d ing of women 1 6 . Wo m e n a r e a l l o w e d t o c h a n g e t h e i r mind. Once you understand that fact, life becomes easier for you. 17. Do not go into debt except for education or something that is supposed to appreciate in value like a house ( BTW - cars, vacations and furniture do not appreciate). 18. The most important choice in life i s w h o y o u m a r r y, s o t a k e y o u r t i m e a n d c h o o s e w i s e l y. 1 9 . Tr y s o m e t h i n g a t l e a s t o n c e b e f o r e you say you do not like it.
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JIM PETSCHE age 59
2 0 . Ta k e o n l y w h a t y o u n e e d , l e a v e t h e r e s t . 2 1 . I t i s O K t o f a i l … j u s t d o n’ t m a k e a h a b i t o f i t . 22. Pursue your passion… if you truly like what you do, you will find a way to make a living at it 23. Whenever at work- Always: A. walk fast, B. keep your head down like you know where you are going and C. carry something. 2 4 . Yo u o n l y n e e d t w o t o o l s : W D - 4 0 a n d d u c t t a p e . I f i t d o e s n’ t m o v e a n d i t s h o u l d , u s e d W D - 4 0 . I f i t m o v e s a n d i t s h o u l d n’ t , u s e d u c t t a p e . 25. Especially after age 25, never pass up an opportunity to pee.
No. 21
I wish I knew
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Ask people questions and really listen to them. R e s i s t t h e t e m p t a t i o n t o o f f e r y o u r o p i n i o n . Yo u d o n’ t l e a r n a n y t h i n g b y t a l k i n g .
2.
Call everyone by their name. Go out of your way to use and repeat their name when you speak or write to them.
3.
Quit worrying about what other people think of you. Just be unabashedly yourself.
4.
Quit buying so much stuff and get rid of stuff. Simplify your life and free your mind.
5.
Eat almost entirely natural, unprocessed whole f o o d s . L o s e t h e w h i t e s t u f f. W h y i s t h i s h a rd ? Is your tongue worth more than the rest of your body?
6.
Create. Get rid of all b your best work and cre some more.
7.
Yo u l i v e o n l y o n c e , s o d hold yourself back. Jump and the net will a
8.
Immerse yourself in na Shut up and hear the birds. Close your eyes breathe.
9.
Yo u r i n n e r v o i c e k n o w s w h a t ’ s r i g h t . Fo l l o w i t .
10. Be on time. 11. Be true to your word.
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[ JUNE 2013 ]
JOHN DICKSON age 60
I wish I knew
No. 04
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SIMPLIFY YOUR LIFE AND FREE YOUR MIND
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I wish I knew
No. 07
TO CREATE BETTER READ ING HABITS 36
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[ JUNE 2013 ]
SUE PETSCHE age 57 1.
Bread is fattening.
2.
That sun can hurt you.
3.
How to surf.
4.
A foreign language.
5.
How to be more outgoing.
6.
To f i n i s h c o l l e g e .
7.
To c r e a t e b e t t e r r e a d i n g h a b i t s .
8.
To r i d e m o r e h o r s e s .
9.
How to play tennis really well.
10. How to be more creative. 1 1 . To b e c o m e f r i e n d s w i t h p e o p l e f r o m o t h e r c o u n t r i e s . 1 2 . To a t t e n d c u l i n a r y s c h o o l . 1 3 . To t a k e c a r e o f m y b o d y, e s p e c i a l l y m y k n e e s .
1 4 . To n e v e r p u r c h a s e a T. V. 1 5 . To t a k e p i a n o l e s s o n s f o r e v e r. 1 6 . To h a v e a c a r e e r a n d b e a m o m . 17. More about the outdoors. 1 8 . To k e e p i n t o u c h w i t h f a m i l y a n d f r i e n d s . 19. How to be more competitive. 20. How to be more compassionate. 21. How to self motivate. 2 2 . H o w t o s l e e p b e t t e r. 2 3 . H o w t o b e k i n d e r. 24. How to love more. 25. How to type faster! 37
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1 . H a v i n g a m a n i n y o u r l i f e i n y o u r t w e n t i e s i s n’ t t h a t g r e a t . 2. LOVE being single. 3.
Surround yourself with many friends but have two–four BEST friends.
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Having ME time is something to cherish.
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Drinking too much can cause terrible things to happen.
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Enjoy your pant size.
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Pluck your eyebrows.
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D o n’ t d y e y o u r h a i r b l o n d e a n d l e a v e y o u r e y e b r o w s d a r k .
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Drop the friends that allowed you to dye your hair blonde and leave your eyebrows dark. E n j o y f o o d n o w a s s o o n i t w i l l b e c o m e t h e e n e m y.
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D o n’ t j u d g e p e o p l e a s i t c o m e s b a c k t o h a u n t y o u ( Ka r m a ) . Get an education.
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D o n ’ t t a k e l i f e t o o s e r i o u s l y.
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Embrace and love your parents.
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Embrace and love your grandparents.
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Grow your hair long.
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It’s not a crime to take time off.
1 8 . N e v e r b u y t h e e x t e n d e d w a r r a n t y. 1 9 . Wi n n i n g a f i g h t i s n o t w o r t h l o s i n g a f r i e n d . 20. Moisturize!
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21. 401K or Roth is very important to start on when young. 22. Sun bathing when young does affect your skin w h e n y o u a r e o l d e r. 23. Home ownership means much more than just paying the mortgage. Maintenance is costly even if it is just yard work. 24. Cherish and stay active with your family after all they are always there for you in the end. 2 5 . B e i n g a p a r e n t d o e s n’ t g e t e a s i e r a s y o u r c h i l d r e n g e t o l d e r, t h e c h a l l e n g e s j u s t c h a n g e . 2 6 . Ta k e t i m e e v e r y d a y t o t a l k w i t h y o u r c h i l d r e n , they grow up in a blink of an eye! 27. Start a retirement account with your first paycheck, by the time you want to retire you will have enough money to do it. 2 8 . I f I h a d exe r c i s e d a t 2 5 l i ke I exe r c i s e n o w, I p ro b a b l y w o u l d n’ t h a v e t o w o r k s o h a rd t o l o s e weight today! 2 9 . I f y o u a r e 2 5 a n d s m o ke , q u i t n o w. gets harder with age.
Quitting only
30. Having $ in the bank is better than having too many clothes in your closet
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For me, I am driven by t know more today about yesterday. And lessen the You’d be surprised how f — Neil deGrasse Tyson
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two main philosophies, the world than I knew e suffering of others. far that gets you.
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T H A N KS TO EV ERYON E W H O SHARE D THE IR LISTS, GOALS, & LIFE LESSONS.
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