Fundamentals From A Boring 20 Year Old For 18+

I turned 2 decades old on Thanksgiving and yes, I’m always very grateful.

I wanted to compose a list of insights that I’ve learned over the years. Regardless of your experience or age, anyone, anywhere can learn something from someone. That is the beauty of learning.

-Your dreams shouldn’t be someone’s else’s just bc it worked for them

-Drinking water-free energy booster and satiety enhancer

-Sleep>Diet, Exercise. Without sleep, nothing functions the best

-Working hard or hardly working

-Burnout is real. Taking a break is not being lazy

-What is certain is uncertainty

-No one knows what they are doing

-We all have mental health

-Impress yourself not others

-EQ>IQ

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-Your mentality controls everything

-Cannot control people, but can control what they think of you

-For the last 5 years Intermittent fasting: 16/8 diet has provided me better quality sleep, fewer hunger cravings, more energy used from stored fat, and fewer mood swings

-You are as strong as you believe and brave as you allow

-You already have everything you want. What is standing behind it is a call to action

-Fail early

-Tell people your mistakes

-Maintain relationships more important than starting them

-In order to succeed in this world, you must look past credentials, status, fame, and other’s people opinions

-2 ears 1 mouth for a reason

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-No one wants to hear your accomplishments, they want relatability and to be personable

-Tell the truth and embarrass yourself than lie and worry until its never over

-There is no chase for time. Life isn’t linear, you have plenty

-Don’t expect school to teach you much

-Financial literacy =most important thing to achieve your goals and live-regardless if you study it or not

-Index funds: contribute $300 a year for 20 years well on your way to 1m at 40 adj for inflation

-Social media isn’t social

-Be a producer not a consumer

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-You really don’t know what something is like unless you try it

-There is no such thing as a perfect job, firm, partner, profession

-Time =asset, only thing you cannot buy

-Moderation with exercise, eating, sleeping, working anything in life

-Posture-invest in a good chair

-Downplay>Upscale

-Nervousness = Excitement

-Make yourself feel like an idiot a yr ago

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-More questions=more answers

-Be the dumbest in the room to become the smartest

-Challenges are a privileged

-Learning is a goal, not a destination

-You can change your story 100 billion times

-You won’t be remembered for what you said or gave, but how you made others feel