My Top Ten Tips for Aging Well

by Guillermo Vidal | Feb 17, 2020 | Aging Well

Aging is a natural part of life. Whether a newborn or a sexagenarian, you are growing older by the second. But aging does not have to be passive or unconscious, you can determine the quality of the way you age. It is a matter of mastering what life gives you in a way that fulfills you and simultaneously helps create a greater good.

Some believe aging effectively is done by copying what famous and successful people have done in their lives. But, following the formula of others can be disappointing because following in their footsteps does not assure success especially when their success is more attributed to being in the right place at the right time.

My life attests to that fact. Many people ask me about the steps I took to become the 44th Mayor of the city and County of Denver. My response always disappoints, for I don’t have a clue. Becoming the mayor of Denver was never something I sought after. It was not part of a twenty-year plan. I did not knowingly take daily steps leading to this outcome. Many random events came together to open the door that allowed me to step into the position. I certainly possessed the talents to do the job, but that is not what got me there, I was in the right place at the opportune time.