Lessons to My Younger Self: Principles for Growth and Success

Hi Friends,

Here is a list of things I would tell my younger self—and many are things I’m still working on today. Just remember, it’s a process.

• Dream big. Everything is possible.

• Find your purpose. Try lots of things.

• Outwork everyone.

• Your competition is staring back at you in the mirror.

• Never give up.

• Eat more whole foods. Nutrition is life.

• Find a mentor. Study their habits, routines, and rituals.

• Stay uncomfortable. Comfort is dying on your feet.

• Prepare every day. Develop a morning routine.

• Take action daily.

• Reflect. Study past performances.

• Focus on what you can control. Let go of everything else.

• Be quick to listen and slow to speak.

• Be a problem solver.

• Rest is a success principle. Get your sleep.

• Be a leader. The crowd is usually wrong.

• Raise your standards.

• Control your emotions. They run your life.

• Practice gratitude daily.

• Grow your mind. Read books and listen to podcasts.

• Study Proverbs daily. It’s the greatest success book ever written.

• Be relentless in your craft.

• Control your state. It’s a choice. Live in a beautiful state.

• Create awareness. Your thoughts, emotions, words, associations, and actions define you.

• Move every day.

• Love more.

• Forgive. Your grudges are killing you.

• Understand the seasons of life. This too shall pass.

• You reap what you sow.

• Be a giver.

• Be the first to arrive and the last to leave.

• Failure is your greatest teacher.

• Run toward fear. It’s telling you what you must do.

• Change the channel. If you don’t like your thoughts, shift your mindset.

• Fall in love with the process.

• No one ever said it was going to be easy. Hard is fun.

• Repetition is the process of mastery.

• Play the game of math. Do it more than everyone else.

• When in doubt, doubt your doubts.

• Pray often and everywhere.

• Everything is possible with God.

• Every day is an opportunity to get better.

• Pain is necessary for growth.

• When all else fails, remember that God doesn’t—and He made you.

When you make a lot of mistakes, you come up with a long list of principles. I’m adding to this list daily because I’m constantly pushing to the next failure. Hope this list helps you.

Let’s Climb!!!