I cannot disagree on the point about young people being able to come up with solutions to problems. However, I don't know of anyone who is getting younger, and if people only look to the young to solve problems, what happens to those who have the good fortune to get older? What really is important is not to judge people by age or experience, but to respect all and their abilities to solve problems. In fact, sometimes pairing a young person with an older person can yield unexpected results for both of them.

I AM STILL HERE!!! That must mean the very purpose for which I was created has yet to be fulfilled. At 79 yrs of age, I keep finding more and more ideas to peruse and to enable.
The newest is serving as a volunteer for CASA, Court Appointed Special Advocate for children, birth to eighteen. I have always been aware of what we expect of children, but never provided too much assistance for all of them to succeed. As a public school teacher for 31 years, I have a solid foundation upon which to build.
My 30 hours of training starts this week and I will report the progress I make.
I am extremely grateful that God is with me on this journey.
Andy,you are, and have been, a Blessing in my life. Thank you.

While I do believe in the noble purpose and life-saving results of his work, I also worry that the butterfly effect goes on in a potentially catestrophic direction, as more hybridization and the creation of GMO's in wheat, corn, soy, etc. are proliferated into our food supply. This is all done for "good" reasons, but the long term affects are unknown.

I think my favorite part, the super "good part" is that if we are still here we have not achieved our purpose! I tell my children this, I tell the ladies at church this, I tell my mother who just lost her husband (my daddy) of 62 years this. This helps us focus on the future and moving forward instead of backwards. Thanks Andy, you are amazing, I love everything I read or hear of yours!

Mediocrity. Best of the worst and worst of the best. May we be all our God has made us to be.

My heart aches for those of all ages who settle for mediocrity. In all things we do, whether it be work, pleasure, life, we should reach for the stars and share our discoveries, I don't think God created us to settle for ho hum, He created us to learn and grow. I own a salon, I am 63, but I want to always learn to create with my past experience and to continue to learn from the present times. When I have the opportunity to work with a young stylist, the perfect combination is where we both learn from each other. Respecting each other, we assist one another and have a wonderful work place where positive attitude is an everyday occasion. As we go after education, looking for future growth, work hard to succeed, and allow God's blessings to guide and direct our life, we will not be mediocre. Youth is a great gift to be shared. And their energy is contagious.

I agree with Ragnar Redbeard's comment. I think what it is all about is truly listening to what others have to say--and in the end, isn't that respect?

Once again, Andy, you and your "associates" have provided another lift and push to keep on keeping on. Being in my 70's now, I've had the pleasure of watching and hearing young people (of course almost all are young from my viewpoint) and they have solutions, expectations, and drive that will result in improvements. It is exciting to watch, see, hear, and talk with them. Tell and show us more young man! DT

Thanks, just what I needed today! I love your work!

Great lessons from an inspirational world changer. I liked your recognition of the impact that Norman made on his granddaughter. We must remember to be intentional about guiding and passing our wisdom to our children. The impact of wisdom being intentionally delivered from parent to child is both amazing and absent from modern parenting. Please click on this link to see a simple technique to do this with my teenage son. http://wp.me/P2F5sX-26

Dear Andy, My mom and I listened to your seven decisions lecture, and we love your message. I'm fighting a lot of battles, now, with what is happening to our country, and, mostly, with hydraulic fracture drilling. I live in Colorado, and the oil and gas companies are marauding our state. They are coming to my area next. The drilling has a multitude of serious consequences. It's dropping property values like a rock, and our properties are our retirement funds for many of us. Governor Hickenlooper says mineral rights owners have the right to harvest their minerals. Don't surface owners have the right to keep and increase our land values? We live on top of 5 layers of aquifers. Our water is beautiful. They have to drill through all 5 layers to extract gas. The cement casings used around the drill pipes have a very high-level of failure. They crack and then the water gets contaminated. It's inevitable that the cement casings will crack over time. I have been writing our legislators with articles, studies, etc., almost every day. They don't listen. They don't care. I've been to the State Capital building, twice, now. Private citizens get 1 minute to state their case in hearings while big interests get 5 minutes. They have a handful of bills with ineffective compromises that don't protect us, anyway, that Hickenlooper will likely veto. My neighbors and I don't know what to do anymore. Do we sell? We can't replace what we have. Do we make improvements to our properties? It's likely that we are going to end up upside down on our mortgages as our property value drops. We're sitting ducks. Life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness is gone. Do you have any advice? Can you help us? Maybe they would listen to you. Thank you. Tina Huston