We lost a wonderful man today

Art Linkletter died May 26, 2010 at the age of 97.  He could be said to have invented reality TV.  Way back in 1952 he began asking kids questions and allowing their wonderfully unscripted answers to bring laughs from his audience.

He said: Children under ten and women over seventy give the best interviews for the identical reason: they speak the plain unvarnished truth.”  That quote sums up my career these days. And that is still true today.  However, I am “ahead of the curve” (Pun intended) on that score. I am not 70 yet. I am already telling the plain unvarnished truth.  It just drives people crazy, too.
People really do not want to hear the truth, much of the time.  Especially people who have put all of their hopes in a politician or a political party.  They can become irrational and furious.  Or sometimes people who have put all of their hopes and dreams in a man or a woman or a parent or a friend simply lose their cool when they are disappointed by that person.  But women over 70 recognize that we are all human.  We will ALL disappoint someone we love sometime.  What is important is a person’s sense of values. Are we inherently good or bad people?

Over time will that political party or that person repeat the offense again and again?  If he answer is yes. Then it is time to cut and run.  Save yourself.  Do not allow yourself to be a victim repeatedly.

This also, you can discover by asking an older woman.  A truth-telling woman who will let you know how it is.   The plain unvarnished truth is exactly what I am telling, both as a writer, as a health and wellness coach and as a speaker. My book Ahead of the Curve is small and dense, but invariably honest.  Some people have asked how I dared to write so honestly.  I have said; I must speak my truth.