Dave Speed

Success After 60 | It’s never too late.

Working on longevity, financial freedom, & high agency.
Helping people 60+ build success.

ANY age welcome.

[Dave Speed @DaveSpeedX]

I’m 69.

Six years ago, I was in a very different place.

Since then, I’ve had a hockey-stick trajectory in my personal development, especially around discipline, habits, and taking ownership of my life. I’m now focused on three big areas:
• Longevity
• Financial freedom
• High agency

I’m not “there” yet on any of them. I’m still very much on the journey. I’m posting to document what I’m learning and experimenting with in real time.

If you’re also working on improving your life at any age —-especially 60+ — you’re very welcome here. We can figure this out together.

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"People in blue zones traditionally eat diets that are mostly whole food and plant-based." I have moved to more whole foods, but I'm not all the way there yet. I became a vegetarian about three years ago, but I do still eat some dairy products. Throwing the dairy products overboard is the next task in my nutritional journey.

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@TampaBayBoomer Both the words and the image are incredibly beautiful.

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@stijnnoorman Yes. Fall down six times, get up seven.

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OMG, I have been so guilty in the past of giving myself dopamine hits by thinking about what I believed I would achieve in the future. While I don't do that anymore, it's good to have this reminder that I always need to look out for the temptation to romanticize the future. Thanks for the reminder, @blakeaburge

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@deewalkerbooks Thanks for the recommendation. After reading your post about this book, I went straight to Amazon and ordered a copy. Can't wait to read it!

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Except in extreme cases like hiding Anne Frank from the Nazis, we should never lie. Sam Harris makes this case powerfully in his short book LYING. Worth reading.

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@_annakulina Way to go, @annakulina and @marclou! Keep moving forward!

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@deewalkerbooks @Powerofbooks3 Dee, about two months ago, someone recommended that book to me, but I haven't read it yet. Please let us know how you like it.

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Respect. Climbing from help desk to VP of IT at a national healthcare provider with no degree is genuinely impressive. That path takes real competence, consistency, and the ability to actually deliver results under pressure. Work ethic and proven ability absolutely beat a piece of paper in a lot of cases — especially in IT, where what you can fix or build matters more than where you studied. Managing degreed people and still rising to the top says a lot. Smart move paying for your daughter’s degree too. Education isn’t worthless, it just isn’t the only (or even the best) path for everyone.

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@Humanoholic Spot on. The people who win don’t eliminate uncertainty first—they just decide to move anyway. That decision is what creates the clarity.

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High agency means you don't wait for perfect conditions or permission—you spot the gap and close it yourself. Small decisions, repeated daily, compound into a completely different life.

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@KlaeHutchinson Exactly. High agency isn’t waiting for the uncertainty to clear—it’s moving while it’s still there. That’s where the real compounding happens.

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@_SuccessMinded_ There are six statements that I read out loud each morning. One of them is: "I refuse to succumb to excuses and maintain an action-oriented mindset. @_SuccessMinded_ thanks for reminded us that we can't be successful if we are make excuses.

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@entreprneursonx What an interesting take. I can see if I lived in Miami or Austin, I would be tempted to take in all that those two cities have to offer.

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@LewisHowes I'm grateful to Eric Jorgenson for having written THE BOOK OF ELON.

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@marcrandolph Yes. It's okay to "win ugly." And just taking action is a win in and of itself.

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@beffjezos One of the biggest benefits I got from the book is that I learned that I am capable of doing so much more than I thought I could.

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@Mindsetwi "No sense in thinking small. Don't water down your vision." This resonates with me. Over forty years ago, I read a self-development book called THE MAGIC OF THINKING BIG. Something truly magical does happen when we don't think small.

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@Mindsetwi Yes, indeed. Just a small 1% improvement made on a consistent basis can rock our world.