Thread by @joecassandra

Mistakes I made in my 20s that have cost me friendships, time and millions

Any teens/20 somethings should read

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#1. Cut losses fast.

I wanted to be an accountant since I was in 7th grade. Kids laughed at me. I thought being CFO of Coke would be cool.

Realized Day 1 out of college I made mistake.

Didn't cut bait fast enough. Took 5 years.

#2. You can't afford to be scared of selling

In middle school, we were tasked to go around and sell vidalia onions to raise money. I sold 2. Not to my parents, to myself.

"I'm not a salesmen" is BS else you'll be someone's b*%&$ for life

#3. Invest in something. Anything.

My good friend in college said I should invest in Charlotte real estate in 2012. I thought it was too risky.

CLT's gone up 3-5x since then, and my friend is a multi-millionaire developer.

Invest in anything. Get the Acorns app if anything.

#4. You're not the next Zuckerberg

I spent time trying to code, come up with cool new ideas (like a couple's 'friend' site where you can meet couples)

Solve problems you have. Or do work you enjoy. You'll find something special to work on

#5. Have kids faster

We didn't have our first kid until we were 27. We should've had them all right after each other.

Kids make me work harder. I quit my job after our 1st kid.

If you can hustle with young kids, you're unstoppable when they're older

#6. Date your spouse more

Too many years of 'floating by' in our marriage. She'd be much happier if I 'dated' her the whole time. She'd have more confidence in herself.

The man takes the reins in a relationship.

A strong marriage = unstoppable life

#7. Hire people fast

"Hire slow, fire fast." I say BS. I've been slow, slow, slow to hire for things and it's cost me millions in RE deals.

I'm still slow to hire. Scared of hiring the wrong person or not being able to provide them enough work etc.

More hands = more leverage

#8. Lone wolf = lonely wolf

I spend a lot of time alone working. It's hurt my mental health, I'm not as outgoing as I used to be, I've lost touch with good friends.

Eff the 'hustle 24/7' culture. You need people.

#9. Stop eating like a teenager

At 25, your metabolism will grind to a halt as you are less active. Put down the large Papa John's pizza.

Eating a whole pizza in one sitting is not an achievement anymore.

Your waistline will not like it

#10. Focus, focus , focus

One of my big failures is not hyper-focusing on something in my early 20s and sticking with it.

Your #1 goal in your 20's = FIND A NICHE SKILLS & DOMINATE IT

Forget money and cars.

Find your niche skill as fast as possible i.e. try a lot of things.

There are many more mistakes I've made... including almost killing someone in a car, but that's for another day.

If you have followers in their 20s, retweet the first post to them.