Jeff Gould sits down with Alex Brown, age 94, to hear the wisdom that only nine decades of living can provide.

Jeff believes we spend far too much time comparing ourselves to people our own age. Instead, he suggests we look 20–30 years ahead and learn from those who have already traveled the road we’re on.

In this thoughtful conversation, Alex reflects on nearly a century of life — from growing up during the Great Depression, remembering Pearl Harbor as a child, serving in the U.S. Navy, building a business from scratch at age 40, and eventually selling that company after 25 years.

Along the way he shares simple but powerful lessons about:

• Longevity and staying healthy into your 90s

• Starting a business later in life

• The importance of goal setting

• Parenting and family values

• Faith and maintaining a positive outlook

• What it’s like to witness nearly a century of world events

Alex has lived through World War II, Sputnik, the Cold War, and the rise of digital technology, giving him a rare perspective on how dramatically the world has changed.

And before the conversation ends, Alex shares a couple of classic jokes that show something else about long life: a sense of humor might be one of the best survival skills of all.

Sometimes the best wisdom doesn’t come from experts or influencers.

It comes from someone who has simply lived a long life and paid attention.

Chapters

00:00 Why we should learn from people older than us

01:12 Meet Alex Brown (Age 94)

02:40 The secret to staying healthy into your 90s

03:30 Career, engineering, and building a business

04:50 Starting a company at age 400

6:00 Advice for young people entering the workforce

07:40 Advice for midlife career decisions

08:30 Retirement and finding purpose

09:00 Parenting and family values

12:00 Positive thinking and mindset

17:00 Thoughts on aging and life expectancy

18:00 The greatest inventions of the past century

19:00 Memories of Pearl Harbor and World War II

21:00 Serving in the U.S. Navy23:00 Reflections on the modern world

24:40 Alex shares a couple of classic jokes

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