What's an important lesson you discovered later in life that you wish you'd known earlier?

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I’m looking for those deeper insights that really shifted your perspective. Not the obvious ones we all know, like “eat healthy” or “be responsible with finances.” I’m talking about the realizations that genuinely caught you off guard and made you rethink how you approach life.

Maybe it was something about relationships, career decisions, personal growth, or even just an oddly specific piece of wisdom that would have saved you trouble earlier on. What knowledge do you wish you could go back and share with your younger self?

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Don’t tell the world about your plans or any big accomplishments until they’re done.

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I once saw this poster on a wall,

Don’t call it a dream, call it a plan.

Enough said!

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After buying and selling over 1,000 properties, I’ve learned to do fewer deals. Its not the quantity of the deals, its the quality of the deals. I’ve done several land deals where the gross profit was seven figures, unfortunately those deals don’t happen every day. Now I’m only doing deals that are worth my time, and leaving all the other deals for other people. I only want to do deals that are worth my time and have the bigger paydays.

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The one thing I would tell my younger self is that it never hurts to ask. The worse that they could say is no.

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Don’t let the criticism of others slow you down. Dream big and execute

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“Feel the fear, and do it anyway.”

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Nothing changes if nothing changes.

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@JSudlow7 @DirtGuy @donyost @sallyhoskins @David_Krulac @charlotteirwin @seanjean Wow! Those are all great! Thanks for sharing.

TONS of wisdom listed here in this forum thread!

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Few things come to mind:

  1. Just in time learning is more valuable than just in case learning - ie don’t overload yourself with education, take action and only learn things that you need for the next step. Messy immediate action over delayed perfection

  2. Only listen to people who are currently doing what they’re teaching and are where you want to be. Ignore the others. Signal over noise.

  3. No energy is wasted. The fear of “what if I don’t stick to this” used to hold me back a lot. I’ve learned that no matter what, skills I learn a long the way are usually transferable to the next venture, so just do it.

  4. The highest leverage skills in life are probably communication, sales, marketing, hiring, and leading. I would have probably focused on gaining those skills earlier on.

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No risk, no reward.

It’s a lot harder to reinvent yourself when you have an entire family you need to support. Do the “safe, reliable” thing was drilled into me my whole life from all those around me. I should have swung for the fences a lot earlier in life when my current wife and I were unmarried and self-sufficient. I should have financially educated myself when it was the easiest to achieve. Trying to make up for lost time now.

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Those are some great ones @JoeR and @willdub! Love it!

Keep them coming, everyone!

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There are three essentials for happiness: Something to do, someone to Love, and something to hope for.
Also, Tenacity is the most important strength, just keep at it. If you want it bad enough, you can do most anything!

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