Home Forums Hunting & Shooting Hunter's Campfire Serious question for the 60 yrs and older crowd.

Most of what I have learned in 74 years is how little I know. I'll share two pieces of advice preachers gave me.

Don't second guess yourself. There may have been something you could have done better yesterday, but you can't do it now.

Give a tenth, save a tenth, and spend the rest with thanksgiving and praise.

This!

Turned 45 last Friday.

Watching.

Amen!

AMEN!

From a 3 time divorced, former charter pilot and fisherman friend of mine...

"If it Flys, floats or [bleep], rent it when you need it."

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Sage advice.

There have been books written on those subjects, a 24Hr Campfire post will give you many opinions, hoping you can sort the fly [bleep] from the pepper. 24 pages, minimum.

George Washington once said, "only give advice when it's asked and be brief in doing so".
My advice, include God in everything you do as if He is watching. Which He is.

I'm not 60 years old yet so I'll just there's a lot of great advice here and this is pretty much sums it up in a nut shell. Nice to see a quality thread on the campfire......not nearly as many per capita these days.

Advice?
I’ll tell you some things I have done right, and things I wish I had done differently, and make of that what you will;
(I’ll be 60 in a month or so)
I have tried to be honest, and to give an honest days work.
I have been pretty good with money, saving and living within my means.
I have tried to live within the “lines” put forth by the society that I identify with.
I have, at various times, fallen short in every aspect of the above, and then I try to learn from those times and go on.

Things I wish I had done better?
I believe there were times I should have taken more risks, tried scary things, “lived” more.
Been kinder to people when I had the chance.
Stayed in better shape (that’s a no [bleep] there!)
Let anger at things, people or myself get the better of me.

A bonus tip; Enjoy the company of a dog, I cannot say enough how much I feel such a simple thing as the love of a good dog can improve one’s life…

I applaud you for having the drive, foresight, courage, whatever you want to call it, to ask such a simple, yet powerful question, and I hope you (and others) can get something useful out of it…

Good luck, life’s a random SOB sometimes!

Don't worry about anything, ride a Harley, fish a lot, hunt a lot, and fool with a lot of women. Money? You can't take it with you but you can sure as hell waste your youth trying to make a lot of it.

Your folks didn't give you an allowance? $0.25 per lawn?

Neighbor.

OP should be 51 years old now. I'm hoping he's going to see the resurrection of this thread and reply. Don't think he's doing too bad as he seems to be in AK now, not TX.

On a happier note, I hope, did you get some rain over there to help with that River Complex fire?

Don't ever quit if you like what your doing and appreciate what you have. I'm 63 and one thing I learned is, it's very hard to get in shape once you get out of shape.

Making the decision to work for your parents is not the only "career" where this happens. I realize there's plenty of companies that treat their employees well, but there's an increasing number of companies that do not, particularly larger, ‘progressive’ companies. Despite glowing evaluations, and in most every job or career path I chose, I experienced lies, unfulfilled promises, and exploitative behavior by upper management at such companies - no matter if you ride for the brand and are successful or not.

I’m not quite an “old guy,” yet, but I’m getting mighty close and I’ll be old before I know it. I’ve learned a few things along the way, though. Lord knows, I’m often guilty of not taking my own advice, so take it for what it’s worth.

There are degrees of success, but I realized, long ago, that in order to succeed, I was solely responsible. No one is going to do it for you. I thought I had it sussed, to a certain extent, with a company I started prior to 9/11 and I experienced a degree of success. 9/11 put a quick and decisive end to that, however, when 11 of my 12 clients breached their contracts shortly after 9/11. A few of the things I learned during this time in my life were: working 80 hrs/wk is no way to live, paying yourself first is of utmost importance, and I learned to avoid legal action at all costs- just because you win multiple lawsuits doesn’t mean you’ll ever see a penny.

You cannot be assured of always making the right decision. The important thing is how you respond to these failures, because you will fail. Perseverance is key and you must want to succeed.

Listen to your inner voice and don’t second guess yourself once you’ve made a decision. Have faith, do what you truly believe to be right, be kind to children, know when to fish and when to cut bait, do what you can to educate and inform fellow Americans about the evils of Socialism, Marxism, and Communism; watch your health, exercise, and keep negative, leftist and Marxist people out of your life as much as humanly possible.

Ultimately, the only thing that matters in life is your friends and family and, in particular, your children. Take the time to raise them right and give them the knowledge they will need (in small doses) for both success in life and for navigating rough waters, such as we are currently experiencing.

EDIT: Forgot to add: Never go swimmin' with bow-legged women.

Oh hell, when will I ever learn?...responding to a thread without looking at the dateline. 2012, the guy probably got tired of his old life and ran off with some morally bankrupt little hottie half his age.
Geno, Between the 2 rainstorms we got about 8/10ths of an inch and a badly needed break from the River Complex fire front. We could see it crowning out and hear the roar at my house. They turned a bunch of equipment and the big Chinooks loose from the Dixie fire and saved Callahan. Everything should be fine unless we get a hot dry southwest wind.
I saw a TikTok video of some crews on the Antelope fire last week, making a run for their lives...I have never seen anything like that in my life, terrifying don't cut it. They had to drive through walls of flames 30 to 40 ft high, if one of those pickups in the lead had quit, they would be burying about 12 guys this week. What a summer.

Jeez, I thought they were doing good on the Antelope?

You got over 3x what we got here, but we're grateful for anything. Even the frost last night. It goes good with the big moon.

As to the OP...........I hope he's having fun in AK where his last post was from just a week or so back. Maybe out in the bush.

Not 60 but I have lived, won, lost, and won again...What I learned is somethings that you think will last, can easily become temporary and vanish.

If you allow yourself to feel sorry for yourself for too long, you’re wasting time that could be spent recovering what you lost. Move forward - not back...

Once you regain it, you’ll appreciate it more, protect it better, and be more aware of the signs of trouble, making adjustments to prevent the past.

A good lady is gold...A bad woman will wreck your castle. Pick wisely!

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After passing your benchmark, I’ll admit it takes much longer to find my phone.