There’s a lot I can give advice on that you may be of interest to you.
Starting a business
Crafting a touch point plan
Developing a strategy
Traveling to a foreign country
Thinking differently
Writing more than you thought you could
Buying your first house
What business books to read
How to balance love life and work life
How to keep lean
I can give advice on these things because I’m living them. They’re in my short-term memory. They’re experiences from yesterday, from today and from tomorrow. Many of them are recent successes.
On the other hand, there’s a lot of advice that I can’t give anymore because it’s old.
I started a blog four years ago. Things were so different then.
I ran an arcade business, painted houses, wrote a book, got buff. As more time passes, the less of what I know stands true. There have been so many improvements in every industry, so much new tech and product, and – to my dissatisfaction – everything I have done has all since been made easier to do.
Advice is like fruit, it’s best when it’s fresh. The next time you’re being given advice on something, ask that person when the last time they did what they’re advising on. Then you’ll know how much weight it ought to carry.
And while I’m putting down advice, I’m not putting down storytelling or personality or connection. By all means, learn from and connect with people who have done remarkable things because at the end of the day, any work worth doing is still going to throw fear and hard work and critics at you.
Stay Positive & Stand Up For What Works Now, Not 19 Years Ago
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