Reflections

[Maxtor]

A nephew once told me that he thought that I had accomplished a lot in my lifetime. I had never really thought about it until then. My advice to you young people is to aim high and always strive for your dreams. It is better to have tried and failed than not to have tried at all. When you are older and look back on your life, you want to say that you did the best you could, and be happy with that.
Since I was young, I wanted to race cars, and I have built and raced many race cars over the years, I wanted to be a pilot, and I became a Commercial, Instrument Multi-engine, Flight Instructor, (Yes they did have airplanes when I was young), I wanted to become a cop, and became a Deputy Sheriff
I wanted to learn computers, and became a Computer Network Supervisor,.

If I could accomplish what I wanted to do in my life, You can do it also.

Aim for the stars, and you might land on a planet,
Aim for the moon, and you might not get out of orbit.
You can do anything that you set your mind to do.
Failure is just a stepping stone to success.
Enjoy each and every day is if it were your last.
There are two places where there are no atheists, in a foxhole, and on your death bed.

p.s. My flight examiner was tested and passed by Orville Wright… I saw his endorsement in her log book.

 

[bushpilot]

can you tell me how to accomplish being RICH and RETIRED...im burnt out !

 

[Maxtor]

Well Bush;


You can be rich in friends, family, health, happiness etc.
But if you mean money and security, my method was:

1. Ask God for help on every decision.
2. analyse different job possibilities for income and solid retirement.
3. live within your means, and pay cash for most purchases.
4. Every raise, take 50% of the raise and put it into the bank, or safe investment.
5. Before making any large purchases, sleep on it, and if in the morning you still want that item, then make the purchase.

You will be surprised to see how fast your money grows.

If you do not want to do the above then.............



Move to Santa Barbara, marry a widow, and live large.

 

[strokepower]

i like what your saying maxtor...im still very young and will take what you're saying very seriously....God is great.......i never thought about the 50% of a raise being set aside.....well 1-5 are all great...and the last one too (i guess)....posts like this will stick with someone for a long time....