Young Professionals Making A Difference In The World
Forever Young
It seems that if you want to remain forever young, you don't need the Fountain of Youth, but rather to choose the right profession. Whether it is a negatively or positively spun article, every single one focusing on Paul Ryan refers to him with some sort of youth-oriented verbs- "boyish and young" being the main two. He is 42 years old. Imagine if he were in a different profession- underwear model, perhaps (many wish he were!). He would be considered well past his prime. Same with Julio Castro, the youngest governor of Texas at age 37. President Obama himself joked that he looked more like an intern.
On the other end of the aging spectrum are gymnasts, particularly in the Olympics. How old are you? 16? Psh, far past your expiration date. Gymnasts peak around age 14 or 15, when China tries to sneak them into the Olympic Games.
To stay on a continuous path of youth, here is what I recommend: become a child actor, then a gymnast, then a model, then a politician. Boom. If you follow that list of occupations, you will surely remain forever young.
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Comment by Arik Zahavi on September 27, 2012 at 6:09pm -
Good plan, Marisa....@Stephen- Ryan is already a 7 term representative. 8 years should be the max for any political office with a mandatory break before running for another government position. @Marni- term limits, yes. Add age limits to that. Seriously, what does a 92 year old know about me?
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Comment by Britt Hysen on September 26, 2012 at 4:05pm -
That's a brilliant career lineup Marisa! It is estimated that Gen Y will change careers 7-10 times throughout a lifetime.
If we add term limits to politicians, and say 50 is the year politicians are washed up, then we could potentially add author to the career line because surely you'll want to write a book after office, and then news commentator and philanthropist.
So theoretically our career would look like this...
Child Actor > Gymnast > Model > Politician > Author > Commentator > Philanthropist
Sounds like a fun life to me!
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Comment by Marni E. Goldberg on September 26, 2012 at 3:07pm -
@Stephen- Yes we need younger politicians, but most importantly we need term limits to prevent the Ted Kennedy and Robert Byrd (left Congress at 92) phenomenon. No to career politicians! No to life-long benefits! If we, the people, could change just these two simple items, the US would be so much better off for it.
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Comment by Stephen Owens on September 26, 2012 at 2:04pm -
I'm tired of hearing we need experience to run the country. Look where that's got us. What we need is expertise. I too think we could use a few younger politicians. Then again, they'd keep getting elected until they turn into Ted Kennedy...nevermind.
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Comment by Madison Hart on September 26, 2012 at 9:04am -
I like seeing young politicians. We need more of them.
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Comment by Zane Whitman on September 25, 2012 at 7:37pm -
I've heard you're only as old as you feel...but I'm sure that was a rumor started by Boomer! lol
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