Jim Axelrod

A recent phone call left me re-evaluating my vision for my life. A college roommate was recounting his recent numerous and lengthy vacations. “Don’t you ever work?", I asked. “I did the math," he replied. "If I stay healthy, I’ve got about 10-thousand days left, and I’m not squandering one of them.” Since we are the same age, the same calculation held for me. If all goes well, I’ve got about 27 years left. In a talk designed to prod audience members into examining how to maximize the quality of whatever quantity they are granted, I will share my process for squeezing the most satisfaction out of my remaining chapters. Take the lessons acquired through the first two-thirds of your life and apply them to the last third.

Questions asked and answered:

• What are the most important lessons you've learned in life? When have you succeeded? When have you failed? What lessons can you take from your biggest failures and apply going forward?
• What are your non-negotiable rules of life?
• How would you define “enough?” Why is that important?
• How proficient are you at listening? At empathizing? At apologizing?