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Sun, 03 Jan 2010 13:29:30 +0000

[...] Success and Motivation: What will you remember when you are 90? Mark Cuban – BlogMaverick http://blogmaverick.com/2009/12/04/success-motivation-what-will-you-remember-when-you-are-90/ [...]

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Tue, 22 Dec 2009 08:18:23 +0000

[...] the first of his latest trifecta, entitled What Will You Remember When You Are 90?, he says… Before I do any of the many things that I get asked to do, and that I think might [...]

By: startuppro

startuppro — Thu, 10 Dec 2009 16:31:36 +0000

When I am 90 (if I ever reach that level, that in itself is a feat worth remembering:)) I want to look back at a life full of adventure. I want to see how a young guy full of vigor brought down wall after wall (obstacles) and won the challenges he set up for himself. A young guy who finally reached 90, still as full of life as when he started the journey. With a soul richer than ever and a bank account fatter than ever before.

Without goals, challenges, obstacles or mountains (call it what you like) then what is life worth? Nothing. That is what makes life so interesting. The ups and downs. Sure, we all condemn stuff when things fuck up (I surely do) and we all love it when we succeed and people love us and all this. But living in a neutral room would be the worst thing for me to look back at when I reach 90 (if ever). Living in neutral mode has to be the most wasteful thing anyone can do. We are all going to die anyway (and we only have one life, we only got this shot at making a dent in this world) so why save the powder? Go all in buddies and do it with style;).

By: notjesus

notjesus — Thu, 10 Dec 2009 04:27:06 +0000

Mark I have followed the many paths you have taken from sports and cable to reinventing what movies can be made and shown without the limits of the status qua. I played with everything , I even got a project to you that was a solid yes until the other parties involved made some silly mistakes . I am know at the age of 39 and have skills and experience that can place me in many rooms , CEO or MD depending on the momentum I can create . I am now aware that failure is an option , I have failed as big as I possibly could and no matter how I spin it , it’s failure . I don’t feel bad ( bullshit stupid and greedy fucked me ) I don’t mind failing as long as I can look at the next opportunity or problem ( same word in Japanese) and do something as if I have no doubt in my capability . If I make it to 90 and look back , broke , beaten and without a single goal enjoyed I will find you and smack the hell out of you . My point is I have made many things happen and the karma seemed to need more notary and legal clarification so being a failure is my strength and if I ever wonder what choice to make it will be the one that I want to remember as my true instinct and the one my lawyer dips in titanium and freezes like Walt Disney.
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By: thebigpraetor

thebigpraetor — Thu, 10 Dec 2009 03:07:21 +0000

Existentialism per Satre is refined to the comment, “Existence precedes and rules essence”. I argue that poor old Satre did not understand Quantum Mechanics which displaces the dimensionality of existence and leaves nothing but essence. when you are ninety that is about all you will have ~ that which drove the fire of your life…it’s always better to burn than to fade away and yet so few people get it. It has absolutely nothing to do with money.

By: antonchan

antonchan — Wed, 09 Dec 2009 06:17:23 +0000

Hirecules. You sound like a man who has had life taken over him, and not the other way around. I don’t mean that disrepectfully etieher. Sure Mark was lucky at an early age even though he worked hard and maybe more importantly to some, intelligently. He had laser focus and was extrememly stubborn when it came to work. Unlike many of us, he didn’t give up at the first sight of failure. Successful individuals just keep going, they’re too focused on the work instead of the result and I guess that’s where Mark got the inspiration to write this post.

He’s saying that when we make decisions keep in mind of the individual looking back at his life since everything in life will end up being a memory (It reminds me of the Samuel Beckett Play called Krapps Last Tape. Check it out, it’s amazing!). Like the above poster mentioned, enjoying life isn’t always about money. There are millions of other people in worse conditions who have a happiness we dream of experiencing.

Mark interesting thing. I think every decision you make leads to that one big unique decision that you remember when you’re 90. And since every decision happens at every moment in life aren’t you also living in the moment?

By: dcangelo

dcangelo — Wed, 09 Dec 2009 00:57:01 +0000

My beautiful wife died of cancer on September 2. Now I’m raising a 5 year old son on my own. She fought like a lioness for over a year and generally felt well—-well enough to travel, spend time with our son, etc. She was vibrant and wonderful in life and dignified and courageous in death. The whole episode taught us that the things we think are most important—the things we argue and stress over—are, many times, indeed the “small stuff.” Things we take for granted—health, family, sunsets—all the corny things I won’t bother mentioning—these are the things we can’t live without. As for siezing opportunities—Mark, as a long suffering Pittsburgh Pirates fan, I hope the planets align, the dots connect, the storm is perfect—and I hope that somehow, an “offer” (even a “forced offer”) for you to own the Pirates, materializes.

By: creatorraven

creatorraven — Tue, 08 Dec 2009 23:01:58 +0000

This is so very very true. My grandfather recently celebrated his 93rd birthday and he echoed some very similar sentiments. He fought in two wars because he felt it was the right thing to do. He married a woman he loved, adopted children who were as close to him as his natural ones, and truly lived life in a fashion guaranteeing there were no regrets for things missed or things he did.

So bravo for the thought, and keep living your life that way. It’s really the only way to do it properly.

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Why are You Trading? — Tue, 08 Dec 2009 22:33:35 +0000

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