Thread by @taylorawelch

To live without regret:

- treat people kindly even when they are mean

- become good at “goodbye,” many ppl come in and out of your life and you want to treat them well on the EXIT, not just the ENTRANCE

- smile at people, especially service workers (baristas, waitresses, grocery store workers) - their lives are harder than yours and a smile goes a long way

- don’t trade success at home for success at work, it’s a bad trade...

- that doesn’t mean you can only have one or the other, just that you know where your real priorities are

- give money to those less fortunate, EVEN when you *are* the “less fortunate”

- ask for forgiveness if you do something wrong, even if it was years ago and the person has forgotten about it (but they probably haven’t)

- make hard decisions — the harder the decision the better it (usually) is for you... easy decisions profit you NOTHING...

- try not to stay in jobs, relationships, cities, houses, or roles that you are no longer proud of... the toll this takes on your identity isn’t worth it

- be KIND... what you say doesn’t matter if you’re a jerk and people are afraid of you

(^ Christians — you are LITERALLY the worst at this, remember that you being ‘right’ doesn’t justify you being ‘mean’)

- make your kids believe they can do anything, but don’t forget to tell them it will be hard...

enough losers growing up with 8th place trophies teaching them they can have anything EASILY — so let’s stop the madness

- if something makes you feel alive, do it again... maybe you’ve discovered your calling 😉

- if you can learn from someone or try and learn it on your own — think about how much you value your time... a year from now you could no longer be here, are you willing to waste the last year of your life for it?

- in the previous frame, it’s usually easier to PAY for things if it gives you back your time... I’ll never pay for something in time anymore unless it enriches my life so much that it’s worth it

- never waste a good problem, times of pain are the best teachers, the best mentors, the best coaches... lean IN, not away

- money will not make you ‘happy’ but it is very hard to have influence without it...

if you train you central nervous system that money doesn’t matter (by saying the old lines like ‘money doesn’t buy happiness’ and ‘money isn’t everything’ etc), you’ll probably die with very little influence

Most people who have left LASTING impact & legacy had money to LIFT the circumstances of many ppl at once...

- if you have no money, learn sales then go build relationships with wealthy people and help them for free

- encourage people — in doing so you’ll revive your own energy

- give credit and say “thank you” often

- creativity works best and most unhindered in humility...

most ppl cannot innovate because they can’t think about anything or anyone but themselves, try getting out of the way

- ask yourself daily at the end of the day “if I repeated today 1,000 times, would I be closer to my goals?”

- honor your calendar, study your calendar, which will prevent you from wasting or squandering your most valuable asset: time

- think twice before you say you will do something — remember you only get to live (approximately) 30,000 days... invest those days accordingly

- RESOLVE to be happy. Because it isn’t circumstantial. You are NOT trapped. You have many choices. And a million ways to what you want...

1. Environment
2. Skill set
3. ATTITUDE

That is all you need for any goal you can think of.