What Would You Tell Your Younger Self?

What Would You Tell the 25 Year-Old You? You might have read something similar in the past, but you should definitely take a look at this list. I think a lot of points are very inspiring. And it doesn't matter if you're 20, 25, or 45 years old, I'm sure you'll get something out of it.

Some of my favorites:

• Everything before "but" is bull. "I don't meant to be critical, but...," "I'm not trying to tell you what to do, but...," "Please don't take this the wrong way, but...," Yes you do, yes you are, and yes I will.

  Disclaimers are anything but, often indicating the true meaning behind what is said.

• Training is great; advice is not. Advice is what you ask for when you already know the answer but wish you didn't. Ask, "Should I..." and you get opinions often colored by individual perspectives. Instead ask, "How do I...?" because "how" leads to training and knowledge.

  Always ask to be shown or taught. When you know how, then you can decide for yourself whether you should.

• Always take one thing out. Every initiative, every project, every decision... you'll constantly be tempted to add one more thing to make it even better. Addition almost always results in subtraction. The more you eliminate the more you can focus on what remains; what you leave out is as important as what you leave in.
• Your parents are a lot smarter than you think. And they only want the best for you. And they'll always be there for you. And they won't be around forever.

  Call them.

• Always learn on the fly. Waiting until you're ready means waiting forever. When you're "preparing" there are millions of reasons to delay a little longer.

  Trust yourself. Learn a little and jump in. Make mistakes, adjust, adapt, and develop greater skill by doing and reflecting, not thinking and dreaming. You'll save time and achieve a lot more.

• You will most regret what you decide not do. You won't regret broken bones from motorcycle racing; you will regret not taking a shot at a higher level of the sport. You won't regret taking a crappy job; you will regret turning down what could have turned into a great job. When you look back you will only regret a few of the things you did. (The rest, even if they were mistakes, will help make you the person you become.)

  What you will most regret are things you decide not to do due to lack of confidence or fear of the unknown -- like the businesses you should have started and the joint venture you turned down.

  For you, safe will almost always equal sorry. Take intelligent business risks and trust you will be able to work through any challenges.

  If nothing else, you'll have a lot more fun.

Actually... I like pretty much the entire list. But I'll just leave the link here for you to check it out yourself. Hope you will enjoy it!