So What Advice Would You Give To Your Younger Self? Here’s What I Would Say

How often do you think, ‘Ahh man, I wish I could go back in time and change my past?’

If math is a thing, you’ve probably thought of that more than 10 times already. I feel ya, but this is what life is.

When I was younger, I thought there was a limit when it came to learning. However, as I grew older, I realized I was dead wrong. In fact, now I realize we have even more stuff to learn about everything.

When we make mistakes, we can change the present and future to prevent making the same mistake again (okay, maybe not in some cases), but sadly, we can’t change our past. What happened has already happened, pal.

Then we start to have regrets for not knowing something or taking action when we were younger, and we end up paying those consequences the hard way.

I’m not that guy who necessarily wasted his life; in fact, I would say I’m in the middle (I wasn’t productive, but I didn’t waste too much time either), so I don’t have as much advice as I thought I would have for myself.

However, there are still some good bits of advice that I would give to myself.

Have fun while you still can (because you won’t have fun in the future)

I stopped having fun at a very young age, hoping for a better future, but because of that, now I realize that I lost many opportunities that would’ve changed my life.

But hey, you can’t blame me.

I didn’t have many good things as a kid, so concentrating on having fun was the last thing on my list. For me, it didn’t make sense to ignore what was happening with my life and have fun like everything was normal (some might call it a temporary escape).

I told myself to give up on everything fun, work hard to improve my life, and then have fun after achieving a greater life. It was pretty logical to think like that.

But after many years of sacrifices, I indeed improved my life; however, I’ve also learned a valuable lesson:

the same thing that gave you happiness when you were younger won’t give you it when you become an adult.

For that reason, I slightly regret not having fun.

For example, I was a big fan of Minecraft (I would spend hours on it), and I had really big plans for Minecraft, such as a decent laptop, a gaming setup, and other stuff that is a dream for kids.

I knew that when I had improved myself, I couldn’t waste time on games, so I had to leave games for a better life.

But as I grew older, my desire for that game slowly started to vanish, to the point where I don’t even play it once a month. All those plans that I had for this game were just for nothing.

So I knew that I was entering adulthood, and because of that, I do wish I could spend more time in that game with my friends so that I would’ve made more memories.

Video games were only an example; other fun activities like going out with friends, visiting new places, and trying something new seemed like exciting plans for the future (you know, after being that rich guy who’s stopping ya from having fun).

But those things become uninteresting when your life gets busier. In the end, it was unfortunate for me to not entirely have fun as a teen, and life is different in my 20s.

Start a business earlier

Meh, I have fewer things to say here.

I started my business journey around 17, and if you ask me, I would say it’s a little bit late (just a bit) because it took me 2 years before I saw a penny (😂) at 19. Yep, that’s pretty late.

One of the regrets that I have is that I didn’t start doing business earlier; otherwise, I would’ve been way ahead of where I am right now.

While some of you might say it’s not that late, I know it’s a little bit late judging from where I am in life right now.

Don’t be too kind with certain people

My mother always told me to be nice and kind and always help others when they are in need. While it’s some of the best advice a mother can give, this rule sadly doesn’t apply to this cruel world.

I have wasted my time building relationships with the wrong people who used me most of the time, and I couldn’t say no when they told me to do something that was against my will.

The reason why I regret this is that I let people talk badly about me (which really affected me personally and mentally), and I didn’t say anything to them because I wanted to be a so-called “KIND BOY.”

After turning 19, I said enough is enough.

So I started to be very careful with whom I talk, who I mix with, and who I want to be friends with. Yes, many people don’t like me, but I like to play the safe card rather than the victim card.

If I could’ve given this advice to my younger self, I would’ve been more lonely (100x better than mixing with fake people), focused more on myself, and connected with people who would’ve valued me based on who I am and not what I have.

These were some pieces of advice I would give to my younger self.

As much as we wish we could change our past, we have to accept it and focus more on what we can do for a better future.

I know that some of you have profound advice to give, and I would love to know what advice you would give to yourself.

Until next time, Champs!

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