sir richard branson

Sir Richard Branson was asked, “Now that you’re at the end of your life, what do you want to achieve?”

It was a poorly phrased question, for sure,  perhaps deliberately to generate a kind of response from Branson.

He responded in his usual manner, “Hold on a minute! I feel in my prime!” But later, Branson reflected further on his answer.

"Now, I’m 71 years old and fully aware of it. But I put a lot of effort into my fitness, manage my diet well, try to keep a healthy balance in my life, and my parents happily both lived long into their nineties. I’ve got a lot of life left to live. There is often lots of talk about legacy for people in the second half of their life, but I prefer to think about what there is left to achieve. I have never been a fan of looking back, and love to look forward to what is coming next. People in later life have an enormous amount left to give, and lots they still want to achieve. You’re never too young or too old to have a good idea and to put it into action."