Senior moments- you just never know!

Last week I had a “senior moment” – I lost my car keys (a rather expensive incident when you happen to drive a BMW.) My wife and I went to the movies at night and when we came out, I couldn’t find my keys. Fortunately I had made a “wallet key” and we were able to drive home.

I first heard about “wallet keys” about 10 years ago. AAA offers them for free as part of your membership package and I’ve carried one ever since. Unfortunately, when I purchased my BMW last year, the AAA wallet cards weren’t available. I debated about getting BMW’s version of a “wallet key” since a) I’d never lost my keys and b) this key was not free. I decided to get one because “you just never know.”

Last week I also received an email with information that will help you minimize the damage in case you ever lose (or someone steals) your wallet. Because you just never know…

1) Do not sign the back of your credit cards. Instead, put “PHOTO ID
REQUIRED”.

2) Place the contents of your wallet on a photocopy machine. Do both
sides of each license, credit card, etc. You will know what
you had in your wallet and all of the account numbers and phone
numbers to call and cancel. Keep the photocopy in a safe place.

3) File a police report immediately in the jurisdiction where your
wallet was stolen. This proves to credit
providers you were diligent, and this is a first step toward an
investigation (if there ever is one).

4) But here’s what is perhaps most important of all: call the 3 national credit reporting organizations immediately to place a fraud alert on your name and Social Security number. The alert means any company who checks your credit knows your information was stolen, and they have to contact you by phone to authorize new credit. Here are the numbers:

a) Equifax: 1-800-525-6285

b) Experian (formerly TRW): 1-888-397-3742

c) Trans Union: 1-800-680-7289

d) Social Security Administration (fraud line): 1-800-269-0271

Updates on fitness

A quick update on my fitness goals/progress.
I’ve gotten a comprehensive blood test and body fat measurement. My test came back and I’m glad to report I am very healthy. My body fat test came back at 10.7% which I thought was a little low so I had it re-tested by a different person on a different machine and it came back at 11.5%. So I think I’ll settle on 11% and work from there. While the results didn’t surprise me I did find it comforting to validate what I felt with some testing. It takes any doubts away as to where I’m at and what I need to do if I want to make any changes.

I also tested my jump and I’ll need to add 4-5 inches to get up over 30″ which is my goal. (This is all related to my earlier post for those wondering what I’m talking about.)

The indoor season is just beginning and so I’ll be starting my more targeted training as I get ready for our National tournament in May.

Keeping you posted,
Lindon

Paid to go Bowling!

I got paid to go bowling today. In fact, over the past 12 months, I have been paid to go scuba diving in Australia, snow boarding in Colorado and traveling through Europe on the Orient Express. Later this year, I’ll be getting paid to go Scuba Diving in Bermuda, bicycling in Portugal and traveling to Machu Pichu. No, I’m neither a professional bowler, nor a pro-snow boarder, pro-diver, pro-biker or travel professional. Far from it. What I am is a very fortunate guy who happens to have an incredible job! Thanks to Productive Learning & Leisure I get to do all of those activities I enjoy AND get paid for doing them.

I often marvel at the life I have created for myself. Never in my wildest dreams could I have envisioned what I have. I certainly feel very fortunate to have had all the breaks that I’ve had. And yet, I also know that I had a lot to do in creating this life. Taking responsibility for my actions, developing my emotional intelligence, expanding my beliefs, learning how to communicate more effectively, building fantastic relationships and making more effective choices are some of the tools that have helped me get here.

If you would like to find out more about how I got here, please listen to episode #3 of our Xtraordinary Living podcast series where my partner Lindon and I talk about how we started PL&L (see yesterday’s post.)

I’ll finish this post with an excerpt from an article I read today in my favorite magazine Fast Company: “If people control their own lives, then they are responsible for those lives. They can’t simply complain about things being bad. In a world of choices, your responsibility does not end with complaining.”

Podcast Episode #3 – Creating a Dream Business.

You can listen to Episode 3 in our podcast series by clicking on the Odeo player below. In this episode, Lindon and I talk about creating a dream business and PL&L’s beginnings.

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