@thedigitalmarketingmba: I'm 54.⁣ ⁣ If I could sit across from my 40-year-old self over coffee, here's what I'd tell him.⁣ ⁣ ⁣ 1. Buy assets and experiences. Not things.⁣ ⁣ Things lose their shine. Assets can buy you freedom, and experiences become memories you'll carry for the rest of your life.⁣ ⁣ ⁣ 2. Adopt a growth mindset. Take risks.⁣ ⁣ Everyone looks stupid the first time they try something new. Embrace it. Be willing to be a beginner, and attempt lots of things. Most importantly, model this behavior for your children. Teach them that failure isn't something to fear.⁣ ⁣ ⁣ 3. Don't get your MBA.⁣ ⁣ That $100,000 would have been better spent on an investment property. And the time? Learning a valuable skill like sales, AI, or a trade. Don't confuse credentials with capability. Invest in skills and assets that create opportunities.⁣ ⁣ ⁣ 4. Choose a spouse who takes your breath away. In a healthy way.⁣ ⁣ Someone you'd move mountains and conquer nations for. Not because you're trying to impress her, but because you genuinely believe she deserves it. ⁣ 5. Move somewhere your soul feels alive.⁣ ⁣ There's a place your heart longs for. Maybe it's a beach, a mountaintop, a foreign country, or a big city. Stop telling yourself you'll go someday. MOVE. Life is too short. ⁣ ⁣ 6. Meditate. Meditate. Meditate.⁣ Learn to be still. Learn to observe your thoughts without becoming them. There is a freedom that comes from mastering your inner world that no amount of money can buy.⁣ ⁣ ⁣ 7. Seek out rooms where you're the dumbest, weakest, brokest, or least happy man.⁣ ⁣ Not because you're inadequate, but because you have room to grow. You become like the people you spend the most time with. Choose those people intentionally.⁣ ⁣ ⁣ 8. Free yourself from the opinions of others.⁣ ⁣ Few things will do more for your happiness. Stop living for approval. Stop explaining yourself to people who aren't living the life you want. ⁣ ⁣ 9. You are not your body. You are not even your mind.⁣ ⁣ They are tools available to you. Learn to use them instead of allowing them to control you. 10. Be careful what follows the words "I AM" It's the most powerful phrase in language. And what follows it creates your reality.

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