Age

AGE


Al Neuharth, USA Today Founder says, "After 65 you should retire, relax, help others and enjoy it."

I say I will do that after age 65 but don't know what year. He says, "Too old and crotchety are risky, but so is young and cocksure."

I like this approach. Ask questions, sort out all the responses and make a decision. Recent observations carry more weight, because what you see is what you get. I say and write a lot. I'm hoping you have the willingness and wisdom to sort out the good from the bad. That way I can survive another year in this business. I only do it to create awareness before problems happen, and expose problems when they happen. We have to solve them, because they never just go away.

Al says, under 35 - We should listen and learn.

I say, "We should listen, learn and show up on time for work regardless of age. Listening is an ongoing process. Listening is a lost art and a difference maker in winning and losing. Promptness costs the world billions, people their jobs and determines company success."

Al says, 35 - 65 Help run things and look for opportunities to run them yourself.

I say, "Be a detail person, and care about others, before any personal gains. Do this and opportunities fall in your lap. Good people take care of good people, regardless of the situation.

Personal gains come from sharing, even if it's a puck. Sidney Crosby, Evgeny Malkin, Marc-Andre Fleury, Jordan Staal, Ryan Whitney, Kris Letang, Maxime Talbot, Alex Goligoski, Tyler Kennedy, Brooks Orpik (members of “The Stable” and Sergei Gonchar are standard bearers and raise the bar. Sharing stops and losing starts, when greed enters in to the equation. We have to guard against it. The way to guard against it is by creating awareness this can happen, exposing problems and solving them.

Bottom line, age doesn't mean a whole lot to me. Passion for life, work, people and play does. Some of us just get grey doing it.

–Ole Gringo-

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