That’s the question making the round on the MiForum listserv today, and it’s a good one. Not sure what I’d tell myself, other than:

1. Never stop learning (and everything is teaching you something, whether you know it at the time or not).

2. Stop worrying so much about what others think of you. It’s what you think of yourself that really matters (and really, no one else is thinking about you as much as you think they are–they’re all worrying about what you think of them. One of life’s little ironies).

3. It’s better to try and fail than to chicken out and regret it later. Take chances every chance you get. (See #1–failure is the best teacher of all. Learn from it whenever you can.)

4. Drive fast cars now while your reflexes and vision are good.

5. Stop beating up your body. It’s got to last a while.

And, of course: This is as good-looking as you’re ever going to get–flaunt it while you can!

The weirdest coincidence at ASAE was when I was sitting with some old and new friends discussing the meaning of life and meetings with half my brain and attention, and tweeting with the other half. I just had said something about feeling guilty about not putting my full attention on the people I was with when the person next to me held up her Blackberry to show a Facebook message from a mutual friend who also was at ASAE.

The message: “just realized that the use of social technology during meetings actually makes you less social–at least to the people sitting next to you!”

Made me literally LOL at the time. But ain’t it the truth?

A couple more good reads I’d like to mention, in case you need some blogs to peruse over the upcoming long, hot (at least it will be here in New England) weekend:

It seems like everyone knows Joan Eisenstodt, of Eisenstodt and Associates fame, the listmistress of the MiForum community and ubiquitous speaker at meetings industry events. But did you know she’s also a blogger? Check out Eisenstodt on Meetings, where you can chat with Joan about everything from risk management to the viability of virtual meetings.

And just this morning I learned about Michelle Bruno’s fabulous new blog, Fork In the Road. Michelle, a long-time meeting planner who has written about a gazillion articles, tackles the ever-growing synergies between social media and meetings in Fork, and it’s a fascinating read.

Update: Tech guru Corbin Ball just started up a new blog about meeting technology called Corbin’s TechTalk Meetings Technology Blog. Definitely one to keep an eye on.