I take it for granted that learning is continuous in all areas of life so I'm quite comfortable with Habit #2 and I accept responsibility for my own learning. This may be easy for me as I never think that I know enough about anything but, in any case, I do push myself to move ahead and learn new things. However, though I don't feel "old", I think that middle age has, indeed, slowed the speed at which I learn and accomplish new things.
Habit #3, viewing problems as challenges, is sometimes a challenge! Though I usually think of problems as always having a solution, especially after some brainstorming and creative discussion, those are usually problems OUTSIDE MYSELF! The colleagues I most admire seem to regard problems, even personal ones, as GAMES to be played and won. I can do that with objective problems but personal ones are often accompanied by emotional baggage that depresses any energy I have. "AAAAAaaaaack!", as cartoon Cathy would exclaim.
Lastly, as far as making and signing contracts with myself . . . oh, please! I even get crabby when I have to fill out paperwork at the doctor's office! Contracts with myself are like diets for me . . . they just spell FAILURE!
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