#219: 14 Life Lessons I Wish I Knew at 18

#219: At 18, I thought success came from being the smartest guy in the room, saying what people wanted to hear, and chasing every new opportunity. I was wrong.

In this episode, I share 14 life lessons that would have saved me years of mistakes — from authenticity and disagreement to sacrifice, focus, and cycles of success.

Get ready to learn why it’s okay to have different opinions, how authenticity helps you overcome people-pleasing, why writing a life vision reduces anxiety, the reason champions sacrifice more than others, how goodwill compounds faster than money, why ordinary actions done long enough become extraordinary, the danger of complacency after success, why focus is a superpower, plus a lot more…

Timestamps

(00:00) Intro – Why I wish I knew these 14 lessons at 18

(01:17) Lesson 1: It’s okay to have different opinions

(05:18) Lesson 2: The fastest path to authenticity

(09:25) Lesson 3: Write down a life vision

(13:45) Lesson 4: Assume you’re the dumbest person in the room

(17:15) Lesson 5: Respect starts with yourself

(18:53) Lesson 6: Business is just solving problems

(23:07) Lesson 7: Champions sacrifice more

(28:48) Lesson 8: Ignore the opinions of sheep

(33:50) Lesson 9: Goodwill compounds faster than money

(38:35) Lesson 10: Extraordinary comes from ordinary done long enough

(44:33) Lesson 11: Stay lean and frugal

(47:26) Lesson 12: Focus is a superpower

(48:02) Lesson 13: Success is cyclical, not linear

(49:42) Lesson 14: Pay to see reality clearly

(56:15) Outro – Key takeaways & closing thoughts

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