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If you really are serious about lasting, always be prepared to move and don't make it a difficult transition. In other words, don't hang in there to stay relevant; you just won't, beside you'll stay in the way of others and make everyone – including yourself – very unhappy!

Always have – or create – something you can look forward to and in the process, don't ever dwell on being old and misunderstood; instead, focus on what you can do and what makes you feel good. By the same token, don't waste the time of others and don't let other waste your time.

Obviously, moving on requires that you re-invent yourself each time you are changing, so just be prepared to do this often, besides it's fun and exciting. Of course, on the subject of fun, make sure there is some of that magic ingredient every day and everything you undertake.

Most importantly, don't ever forget to help others as much as you can. Be nice to them and be nice to you too; tell yourself you deserve whatever you want and don't find lousy excuses for not getting it.

Finally, accept that each stage in life as got a beginning and one end and keep in mind that there's eventually a grand finale but don't make a big deal out of it and never look at it as an end goal...