12 Life Changing Lessons I Wish I Knew in My 30s

Avoid these mistakes to save time, energy, and money.

I’ve curated twelve important truths that would’ve made my life so much better, and success, so, so much easier in my 30s.

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In our 30s, most of us are kinda idiots. We pursue the wrong goals, care about the wrong people and worry about the wrong problems. In this livestream, I want to help you avoid some of the traps most of us fall into.

12 lessons key takeaways

1. Take responsibility for yourself

   • Adopt extreme ownership mindset in all areas.

   • Don’t make excuses and don't play the victim.

   • You are responsible for the energy you bring.

   • Don’t blame, criticize, or ask for handouts.

   • If its going to be, its up to me.

2. Activate your self-discipline

   • This is at the core of masculinity.

   • Control of self will balance you and inspire others.

   • Do what is essential, not expedient.

   • Immediate gratification is immature.

   • Delay instant pleasure for long-term gains.

3. Build good habits and stay consistent

   • Start small for easy wins.

   • Track habits and celebrate streaks.

   • Curate your environment to encourage behavior.

   • This practice builds trust in yourself.

   • It raises self esteem, confidence.

   • Consistency compounds over time.

4. Get your money mindset right

   • Study financial literacy and act on it.

   • Pay yourself first before spending paychecks.

   • Budget and track.

   • Automate savings and investments.

   • Returns compound in time to financial freedom.

   • Don’t be broke and regretful in your old age.

5. Position yourself for success early

   • Hustle now so you can have time liberation later. (different from retirement)

   • You think you have all the time, but you don’t.

   • Learn the skill of effective time management.

   • Visualize your ideal future lifestyle, reverse engineer and make a plan.

   • Try different things, but you gotta pick one. Niche down.

   • Build a career on the skill you’re best at.

6. Get married and have kids sooner

   • All women are crazy, stick with the least crazy.

   • Commitment is a key trait in grown men.

   • You won’t feel ready for kids but you’ll figure it out.

   • Fatherhood will expedite maturity and perspective.

   • Have a bigger family before you get too old.

7. Get off your ass and move your body more

   • Take more breaks during work hours.

   • Make yoga a regular practice.

   • Go for a walk everyday.

   • Get a Bellicon and bounce.

   • Metabolism slows so take advantage while young.

   • Thank yourself in 10 years for moving daily.

8. Don't get carried away with drinking

   • Quit now if you have addictive behavior.

   • Occupy time with healthier routines.

   • Change your inner circle if needed.

   • Calculate the time and money spent on addiction activities.

   • Negative consequences will catch up in time.

9. Only value opinions of inner circle

   • Most opinions are uninformed projections.

   • Can't please everyone so don't try.

   • Identify the people who truly know and care.

   • No one care about you as much as you do.

   • Disregard haters to live authentically.

10. Start writing now

    • Improves thinking, speaking and creativity.

    • Journal everyday.

    • Write online in public.

    • It will level up networking.

    • Transferable skill you can take anywhere.

11. Document your life every day

    • Media from this moment will be gold later in life.

    • Set reminders to take photos and videos.

    • Make home movies fun but keep natural.

    • Store it monthly on drive and cloud.

12. Learn to say no

    • Most things are idle distractions.

    • That is, if you’re heading in a direction.

    • Don’t worry about hurting others feelings.

    • Set healthy boundaries and communicate them.

    • This frees you up for the hell yes’s.

    • Keeps you on track for every other lesson earlier.

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