Advice to myself 10+ years ago
Aug 23, 2017 · 2 min read
- Invest all of your savings into an index fund at Vanguard. Don’t look back.
- Don’t forget to invest in your Roth IRA too
- All those guys who break your heart will end up stalking you on LinkedIn years later
- Never feel guilty about the money you spend on traveling
- Don’t feel guilty about time that you take to better yourself
- Never stop learning
- Whine a little less loudly
- Keep that side hustle so you can afford to travel more
- Call your parents more often
- Don’t slouch
- Try to remember more math stuff, because all of that sh*t will come back to haunt you on the GMAT and in business school
- But don’t worry because you’ll always have someone in group work from finance/engineering who will do all of the number crunching for your group :)
- Have fun. Don’t worry so much.
- People and relationships matter. Cultivate both.
- Wear sunblock
- Remember the good times. Let go of the bad memories. Forgiveness is a gift that you give yourself.
- You will be unemployed 3x. You make it out of the first 2 just fine, and you probably will too for the 3rd one.
- Waste less time on guys that aren’t worth your time, but it takes you awhile to learn this lesson…
- Be present. Give people your attention. Enjoy the precious moments which are all fleeting.
- Some people aren’t meant to be in your life for forever. Don’t beat yourself up over it.
- You won’t be in New York for forever. You do escape eventually — to Europe! It’s awesome!
- You miss Anglo-saxons so much you come back to America though. But don’t worry, your story isn’t over yet. To be continued…
