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1. Take risks when you're young. The older you become, the
harder it gets. But they should always be calculated.
2. The most important thing you learn in school is how to learn.
Once you master that, nothing will stand in your way. Never
stop learning.3. I would rather say that I tried and failed than live a life of
regret. You miss every shot you don't take.
4. Dream big. Life is too short to only be mediocre.
5. Music is the cheapest and simplest cure to life's problems.
Queue up your favourite play list, put on some headphones,
and take a walk. You'll instantly feel better.
6. Drink beer. Lots of it. It makes you think more creatively. Oh,
and wine too.
7. Join clubs and put yourself in as many different social settings
as possible. It will help you understand people and make you a
better communicator.
8. Start your own business as young as possible. Even if it's a
lemonade stand, it will teach you business lessons you'll use
for the rest of your life.
9. If you're going to fail, fail fast and make it public. Don't drag it
on. Then pick yourself back up. Knowing that others watched
you fail will encourage you to prove them wrong.
10. Meet lots of different people. Life is serendipitous in many
ways and you never know what can happen.
11. When life throws lemons at you, make lemonade. Then pour
it for all your friends. Be optimistic. It spreads like wild fire.
12. Success does not lead to happiness. You need to be happy first
before you can become successful. Find what makes you
happy. Don't stop until you find it.
13. Many people don't want to start businesses because they are
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scared. Successful entrepreneurs got to where they are because
they were willing to tread where others wouldn't. If you're too
scared to leave your 9-5 job, entrepreneurship is not meant for
you.
14. Surround yourself with people way smarter than you. That isthe only way you will be challenged to grow.
15. Only those who are with you during the struggles deserve to
be with you when you celebrate the successes.
16. Pick and choose your battles carefully. There are only 24 hours
in a day. If something isn't worth your time, just say no...or
outsource it to India ;) (thank you 4 Hour Workweek )
17. The most important asset to invest in is yourself. Take classes
to make yourself a better person and never stop learning. Buy
books. Lots of them.
18. True friends will never question why you disappeared off the
face of the earth. They will be there for you unconditionally.
19. The more comfortable you are with a job you don't want to be
doing, the harder it will become to leave it and chase your
dreams. Learn what you can, then go change the world.
20. A dream job does not exist. You have to create it.
21. Travel as much as you can. You will come back with a wider
perspective of the world and more ideas on how to change it.
22. "Thank You" - the most powerful two words in the English
dictionary.
23. God gave us all a purpose. Don't settle until you find yours. I
didn't think mine was to sit in front of computer screens and
trade foreign exchange, so I kept looking.
24. The world may seem big and scary. But the older you get, the
more you realize that everything is man-made. Nothing is set
in stone. Don't stick with the status quo.
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during your journey goes a long, long way.
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