"Old" is de๏ฌnitely not cool in America. Never has been.
Develop a respect and reverence for the principle of variation: the idea that the message ain't in the mean, the mode or the median - it's in the differences that occur throughout a population.
Accept change as a friend. And don't take yourself too seriously.
Don't settle for less than is possible.
The unthinkable is thinkable. No: likely.
You are your projects!