Barbara Scully

I can do whatever I want to do.

And as well as the freedom of being able to do that, as you get older, you have lost the fear of failure because you no longer care what people think.

Most people are afraid of failure because what will people think if I fail?

Oh God, that'll be mortifying.

I don't care anymore about that.

If I want to do something, I'll give it a shot.

And sure, if it works, it works.

And as long as nobody dies, if it doesn't work, it doesn't matter.

People are too busy thinking about themselves.

And the other thing you have as you get older, then you have what I call the doomsday clock.

So in other words, you have the clock ticking in the wings of your life that goes...

If an opportunity comes along, it might come along again.

So why don't you just say yes to it and see what you, if you're halfway interested in it, just say yes and see what happens.

Because it mightn't come around again.

Or if there's something in your mind that you think, oh, I always wanted to learn how to paint, learn how to play the piano, whatever it is.

Like, if you're not going to do it now, when are you going to do it?

Do it now.

And that's a great motivator as well, you know.

There's an awful lot to look forward to as you get older.

Really, there is.