Wisdom-Trek / Creating a LegacyWelcome to Day 330 of our Wisdom-Trek, and thank you for joining me.This is Guthrie Chamberlain, Your Guide to WisdomAdvice for a Younger GenerationThank you for joining us for our 7 days a week, 7 minutes of wisdom podcast. This is Day 330 of our trek. Yesterday we hiked the trail of accountability and learned why it is so important to take personal responsibility for all the decisions and actions that we make. Today we will reflect back on life a bit and share advice for a younger generation.Thank you so much for coming along with me on our daily trek through life as we grow in our wisdom, insight, and understanding. While some of our daily treks are a multi-part series, you can join us at any time and start along with us from that point on. If you would like to listen to any of the past episodes, please go to Wisdom-Trek.com to listen to them and read the daily journal. You can also subscribe to Wisdom-Trek on iTunes, Spreaker, Stitcher, Soundcloud, and Google Play so each day’s trek will be downloaded to you automatically.We are broadcasting from our studio at The Big House in Marietta, Ohio. We found out on Saturday that my mom’s sister, my Aunt Mary passed away on Thursday of last week. She was the last of the three girls born to my Grandma and Grandpa Burkhart. This did change some of our plans for the weekend, as we went to the visitation on Sunday night and will attend the funeral on Monday. Since we were already in Marietta, where she lived, it did not involve any additional travel for us, which we were thankful for.Times like this give us time to pause and reflect on how short life really is and how important it is to live our positive legacy each day. Since I will be 60 this summer, I am reaching the age where I have gained enough experience and wisdom to be able to understand certain truths about life. If you learn these truths early, they will help you to live the rich and satisfying life that we are designed to live at every age.So whether you are 5 or 105 here is...Advice for a Younger GenerationWhen you are in your 20s through 50s, you won’t feel like you are that age. – Adults are just older children. When you get older, you won’t feel as old as you imagine you will. For the most part, you still feel exactly the way you feel right now, just a little wiser and more confident. I certainly find this to be very true. Don’t fear growing up. Look forward to it. It’s awesome.Bad things will happen to you and your friends. – Part of living and growing up is experiencing unexpected troubles in life. People lose jobs, get in car accidents, and sometimes die. The smartest and often hardest thing you can do in these kinds of situations is to be at peace and be filled with compassion. When bad things happen, you may feel like becoming angry but choose to be wiser and more disciplined. Remember that emotional rage only makes matters worse. Also, remember that tragedies are rarely as bad as they seem, and even when they are, they give us an opportunity to grow stronger.Everyone can make a huge difference. – Making one person smile can change the world. Maybe not the whole world, but at least that person’s world. So, start small and start now.First impressions aren’t all they’re cracked up to be. – Everyone and everything seems normal from a distance or at a glance. The 10th, 20th, or even the 50th impression is when you start to truly understand someone else for who that person truly is.Big results come when you narrow your focus. – Concentrate your efforts on smaller and smaller areas. In other words, niche down. When your efforts are diffused over a wide area, they won’t have much of an impact. So, focus on smaller areas, and your efforts will be felt more fully. It could take time for change to happen, but keep that focus narrow.Love yourself. Become your own priority. – Strive to be the “you” you want to be. Nourish your body, mind,