Success Story with Scott D. Clary Lessons - You Have 40 Visits Left With Your Parents (Scott)
Sep 2, 2025
This discussion dives into a tough truth: how much time you really have left with your parents. Most of your interactions may already be behind you, with a shocking statistic that 90% of those moments happen before 18. The host explores the emotional weight of geography on relationships and offers practical habits to make your time together more intentional. Listeners are encouraged to reflect on their remaining visits and embrace each moment, recognizing that any visit could be the last.
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Most Time Happens Early
- By age 35 you've experienced ~90% of the total time you'll ever spend with most important people like parents.
- Early-life daily contact massively outweighs sporadic adult visits, so remaining hours are surprisingly small.
CEO's 48-Visit Wake-Up Call
- A CEO guest calculated he had only 48 more weekend visits left with his 74-year-old parents and immediately drove to see them.
- The visit illustrated how the math converts abstract worry into urgent, meaningful action.
18 Years Dominate Lifetime Hours
- Living together for the first 18 years yields thousands of hours that dwarf post-move contact.
- Even generous estimates of future visits leave you having used over 90% of lifetime contact hours.