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A Little Older, A Little Wiser
With Age Comes Wisdom, Provided We Learned a Lesson
Dr. Don Cote
January 01, 2025
Welcome to this week’s edition
Have you ever had a struggle that taught a BIG life lesson? Hasn’t everyone who has reached their Golden Years?
In this issue we’re going to discuss how to repurpose those lessons and get more value out it.
But first, here are some tips to help you live a more happy, fulfilled and balanced life.
This Week’s Tips
Health & Fitness: Take a 10-minute walk after each meal—it's a simple way to improve digestion, balance blood sugar, and gently boost your cardiovascular health. Small steps lead to big changes, especially when taken consistently
Wealth & Income: Studies show most seniors are spending more each month than they need to. Sticking to a well-defined budget can save many seniors hundreds of dollars per month.
Love & Romance: Be open to change. Intimacy may not look the same as it did in your younger years, but it still is a powerful drug to keep you feeling young.
Friends & Family: It’s easy to feel like the younger members of our family are too busy to want to spend time with us. Reaching out to let them know you care is a great way to stay connected.
Fun & Recreation: Find a new hobby or rekindle your love for an old one that you couldn’t find the time for when you were still working.
Purpose & Meaning: One of the best ways to feel your life has meaning and purpose is to figure out how you can make a difference for other. Fulfillment can often be found in providing value to others in your special way.
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With every passing year, we gain something more valuable than money, fame, or possessions—we gain wisdom. And where does that wisdom come from? More often than not, it’s born from the very things we once wished we could have avoided—CHALLENGES.
Challenges have a way of humbling us, redirecting us, and shaping us into better, more compassionate, and hopefully more insightful versions of ourselves. While the world may be obsessed with staying young, we know something the younger generation doesn’t: the real gold is in experience.
Whether you’ve faced business failures, relationship setbacks, financial missteps, or health issues, each experience has taught you something essential. If you're reading this now, it means you’ve endured, you’ve adapted, and you’ve grown. That is the definition of success—not avoiding failure, but learning from it.
Here’s the good news:
It's never too late to apply the wisdom you’ve gained to a new chapter.
In fact, this might be your most powerful chapter yet.
Here’s what you can do right now: Take a moment today to reflect on the “mistakes” that helped you grow. Then, ask yourself…
What did I learn?
How has it made me stronger?
Who can I help by sharing this lesson?
Your story—complete with all its twists and turns—can be the lighthouse for someone else who’s still trying to find their way through the storm.
Take Action Now: Grab a journal and write down the three biggest lessons you've learned from your past mistakes. Then, identify one way you can use that wisdom this week—whether it's guiding a loved one, making a new decision, or simply letting go of guilt and embracing growth.
Remember, being “a little older” just means you’ve had more chances to become a whole lot wiser. And there’s something deeply powerful about a person who’s lived, learned, and still dreams big.
With sensitivity and wisdom,
Dr. Don
Publisher
The SUCCESSFUL SENIORS Newsletter
Helping Seniors Love Life
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