Every now and then I go through the Gray Wolf posts to update them.
Most of the time, I don’t post anything about it. If you’re interested, just read through them again - they’ll hit you different each time whether they were updated or not.
This morning I circled back to the introduction. I haven’t made the changes yet, because I feel like is more to why is posted below.
But I thought you might find it interesting. And helpful.
From the Gray Wolf Introduction:
This chapter is about abundance, and how little stress can lead to becoming soft. Good times make weak people, weak people make bad times, bad times make strong people, strong people make good times.
Realizations/Additions:
The Wise Mountain Man
A generation is 20 years. So if we take this cycle:
Good times make weak people.
Weak people make bad times
Bad times make strong people
Strong people make good times.
…it takes 60 years for someone to experience a full cycle.
Here’s why that’s interesting to me:
Dr. Jeff Spencer has told me many times that someone cannot be a “cornerman” until they are at least 60 years old - or they’ve “taken 60 trips around the sun”. His argument is that a person cannot truly see around corners and understand the extreme of humanity until they have experienced it themselves and, for some reason, 60 years is the number he has observed as being the minimum age before someone can truly “get it”.
A couple months ago Grandmaster Mike came out to dinner and shared why 2024 being the year of the Wood Dragon is significant. The last Wood Dragon year? 1964. 60 years ago. You can see what he says in his deep dive about the Wood yang Dragon here.
Here’s what is concerning to me:
A lot of young, highly motivated, incredibly driven people are surrounding themselves with people like them; young and motivated. They’re in total Black Wolf mode - which might be perfectly appropriate for where they are.
HOWEVER…
I believe it’s wise to keep some “cornermen” around. Don’t discount the people around you that are over 60. They may not be able to turn on their iPad or use a computer like you can, but they have something far more valuable: experience.
Disregarding their experience because you think it is irrelevant and “outdated” can be a fatal mistake.
And I wouldn’t discount Grandma**. She probably has more wisdom than you think she does.
**Every time you think someone older than you “just doesn’t get it” - remember that it’s likely YOUR experience that is lacking - not theirs. You don’t have to agree, just don’t be so certain it’s their understanding that’s flawed. Don’t forget how often mom and dad were wrong… until you experienced life and discovered that they weren’t so wrong, after all.