15 Lessons I Learned At 45
It's my 45th birthday! I have lived, learnt and experienced a lot. So I thought to myself, what lessons can I share with you?
Then I decided to put together 15 lessons I have learnt over the past four and half decades.
Never be worried about what others think of you. You can never please everyone.
You will never know what you’re good/bad at till you actually try.
You are never busy enough for what you make a priority.
Evolving is the only constant. So never feel bad for changing your views about something.
The company you keep is more important than you realise.
It is more than ok to change your profession at any age if what you currently do doesn’t feel like your calling anymore.
Investment is a huge part of making money.
Don’t ever let anyone disrespect you. Don’t ever justify your actions or opinions to anyone. It’s a trap. If you fall for it once, you will be stuck explaining forever.
Just like people, relationships need to evolve, too.
Watch the words that come out of your mouth at all times. Words create truths. Never even jokingly mock yourself. Statements like ‘I could never do that’, or ‘I look so bad’ are more powerful than you can imagine.
There are many things money can buy, but health isn’t one of them. Guard it like your life depends on it because guess what? It does.
Don’t let anyone tell you you’re too old for something. You’re only as old as you feel.
Most of the common physical symptoms of age can be pushed back with just going to the gym every day. It is an irreplaceable investment you can make in yourself.
Practice gratitude every day. Accepting blessings increases blessings.
You are your best friend. So spend time getting to know yourself above everything else.
If there’s any lesson you’d like me to expand on, reply to this email or comment below, and I’ll break it down in the next edition.
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Spent my birthday with children battling cancer and their mothers at St. Jude India Childcare Centres
ANONYMOUS SECTION
My Response: If you can't change people, change people.
Having said that, you do not have to make yourself likeable to anyone. Just focus on yourself. Hone your skills, upgrade yourself, learn new skills, read, enhance your knowledge, get to know yourself better than anyone. Trust me, no matter how 'popular' someone is, they still feel lesser than someone else. So the best practice is to love yourself at all times. Be proud of who you are. And if you still feel you lack serious skills, may I add, that some of the biggest geniuses were loners, only because nobody had the aptitude to understand them? And also, being shy or unable to communicate also makes you elusive and desirable to many! You could use that to your advantage. And believe me, you WILL very organically find your 'people' when you just be yourself.
What advice would you give him? Drop it in the comments! Or reply to this email.
If you would like to send me an anonymous message, to bear your heart out or ask a question, write here. And I will reply in my next issue!
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So apt and it has so much depth.
Very nice