What I’ve learned in 39 years.
Today is my birthday. I’m writing this in Greece. I am lucky. Lucky to be here and extremely grateful.
I want to share the most important things I have learnt so far in my life.
I am not an enlightened being but I have learnt some thing on my journey that may be useful to someone much younger than me.
Things I wish I knew and acted upon ten years ago.
1) Time is the only real asset we have. Everything else can be replaced or recovered. Time cannot. As you become older your energy wanes and so does your desire to go after big things. Don’t waste your youthful energy on crap. Build momentum when you’re young. I am writing this realising how many times I herd these exact words and paid them no heed at all.
2) The quicker you take complete responsibility for who you are the better. Accountability accountability accountability. If not you then who? Doing the right thing is usually the hard thing. Being totally responsible for your actions, deeds and outcomes is the hallmark of an adult. You’ll fail many times at this but as long as you hold this as a value and try to keep to it as much as you can you will reap self respect.
