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Robert Van Arlen Reveals his 7 Personal Youth Secrets

Overview of the 7 Secrets

For the past 25 years, I’ve been asked the following question at least once a day:  How old are you?  I never wondered if I truly lived differently than most people, but whenever I reveal my age, I get the most perplexed look of disbelief.  At first, I used to think it was because of my ethnicity, but I now understand that, although I’ve been blessed with a youthful look, it’s much more than that.

I’ve been contemplating for years how and if I wanted to release this information and, as I travel the world, I’ve decided that now is the time.  The questions that I’ve avoided answering will be revealed over the next 4 weeks.  I’m not sure I will share anything new with you, but I assure you, at some point in the next 4 weeks, you will nod in agreement, think about whether this will work for you, and ultimately, I hope, share this news with someone else.  What provoked me to go public at this time?

Prior to leaving on my trip to Ireland, I made a call on what was to be a new company that was interested in booking me as the closing motivational keynote speaker and to deliver a teambuilding exercise.  The young lady who called me had previously booked me twice with two organizations for whom she had worked prior to this one.  At some point in the meeting, my age came up as an assumption that I could relate to their young sales force because I was young.  The good news was I did not blow the deal when I told them I was 50.  We immediately closed the business meeting and continued the discussion on how I managed to look so young.  The CEO of the organization was persistent, and somehow got me to reveal a couple of secrets.  Before I left the meeting, he was texting his wife to pick up a specific product I’ve used for over 30 years.  I will be providing the name of 1 product I continue to use in this series.   His level of enthusiasm was off the charts, as I could tell he was thrilled to get this information.  This was one of the first times I’ve answered the question, so I decided that when someone asks, I would give them a few secrets.  The same exhilaration occurred each time.  Some folks go to the extremes in trying to look young.  The most important point I can make is that youth is both driven and sustained from the inside out.  I believe our thoughts fuel everything.

Secret 1:  No Limit, Age is Just a number

Each year, whether we celebrate or not, the numeral characteristic that defines how old we are increases.  Trees have rings, we have wrinkles to confirm that the aging process is working.  What I’ve found is we might not be able to naturally change nature, but we can change our attitude and energy.  Secret number one is “Age is Only a Number”.  I can easily give you a speech on the results of a positive mental attitude, but I want to focus on positives, and the fact that age is only a number.  Most people, when you ask their age, will respond by stating their past birthday.  Some folks won’t tell you at all and others will lie and say they’re younger, especially if it benefits them in some way.  For many years, I’ve responded that I’m a year in advance of my birthday.  Why not celebrate my next birthday for an entire year?  So when I turn 49 years of age, I would tell anyone who asked that I’m 50.  I explain to them that I was turning 50, and was so looking forward to it.  It is my belief that embracing the number is what’s important.  I’m often asked how I can stay so even tempered, and I’m told it appears that it’s hard to rattle me.  I look at each day as an opportunity to live, learn or do something good.  These 3 simple principles have given me an outlook on life that keeps me ignited every second of the day. To live and let live by not judging anyone; to learn is to learn from others; and to do something good is to help someone any time you have the opportunity to do so.  None of these principles have anything to do with the number; it has to do with what is truly important.  Celebrate for the entire year, because age is only a number.

Secret 2:  No limits to Learning

I would like to begin this segment with a question: What have you learned today and what will you learn tomorrow?  I love watching how the Millennial’s and the X-er’s approach life.  They don’t hold back, are quite a bit more open to change, and most of all, willing to take risks.  These groups adapt to technology changes, will travel at the drop of a dime, and are prone to take more risk.  I can recall when I was younger, I had the “no-fear” attitude.  I strongly believe this attitude helps us deal with pressure situations.  I’ve continue to learn through younger generations the power of conquering fear and taking risks.  There are risks when you travel and

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