{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"Paul Stanley","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.paulstanley.org\/blog","author_name":"Paul Stanley","author_url":"https:\/\/www.paulstanley.org\/blog\/author\/paul-stanley\/","title":"Birthday Advice to a Younger Me - Paul Stanley","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"RhQR3GoIJm\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.paulstanley.org\/blog\/2017\/06\/06\/birthday-advice-to-a-younger-me\/\">Birthday Advice to a Younger Me<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/www.paulstanley.org\/blog\/2017\/06\/06\/birthday-advice-to-a-younger-me\/embed\/#?secret=RhQR3GoIJm\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;Birthday Advice to a Younger Me&#8221; &#8212; Paul Stanley\" data-secret=\"RhQR3GoIJm\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script>\n\/*! This file is auto-generated *\/\n!function(d,l){\"use strict\";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&\"undefined\"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!\/[^a-zA-Z0-9]\/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),c=new RegExp(\"^https?:$\",\"i\"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display=\"none\";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute(\"style\"),\"height\"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):\"link\"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute(\"src\")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener(\"message\",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll(\"iframe.wp-embedded-content\"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute(\"data-secret\"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+=\"#?secret=\"+t,e.setAttribute(\"data-secret\",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:\"ready\",secret:t},\"*\")},!1)))}(window,document);\n\/\/# sourceURL=https:\/\/www.paulstanley.org\/blog\/wp-includes\/js\/wp-embed.min.js\n<\/script>\n","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.paulstanley.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/Dear-younger-self.jpg?fit=642%2C428&ssl=1","thumbnail_width":642,"thumbnail_height":428,"description":"June 1 is my birthday\u00a0and by no means do I dread turning another year older. The fact is. I&#8217;ve come to embrace it. Plus, June is my favorite month and I can\u2019t think of a better way to kick it off than ushering in the first month of summer with a celebration. As I reflected on the day and gaining the wisdom of another year,\u00a0I asked myself what advice I would give to a younger me twenty or thirty years ago. In no particular order, here are some thoughts I would offer: Chill Out and Relax: This doesn\u2019t mean you don\u2019t take life, your job and relationships seriously, but assuming accident or disease doesn\u2019t get in the way, you\u2019ve got a long life ahead of you so relax and soak up each moment. There is no doubt I can get wired up at times, but as a younger me I would suggest not overreacting to most issues, especially volatile or emotional ones. Often times they work themselves out absent our\u00a0involvement. Listen more than you talk. That\u2019s a challenge for me, even as I\u2019ve \u201cmatured\u201d a bit. If you have been\u00a0in sales you&#8217;re\u00a0constantly told\u00a0the best strategy is for\u00a0our customer to talk [...]"}