7 Life Lessons I Wish I Knew Sooner

A comprehensive list of lessons you shouldn’t wait too long to learn.

In this episode, I’m sharing 7 important lessons I learned far too late in life. I’m doing this so that you don’t have to live through as many clusterfucks as I did to find a bit of peace in life.

Some of these lessons you may already know, some may surprise you. But they’re all guaranteed to help you live a better life.

This is your one and only chance to not repeat my godawful mistakes. So get into it.

CHAPTERS

Chapters

• 00:00:00 Introduction
• 00:00:36 Lesson #1: People respect you only as much as you respect yourself
• 00:06:02 Lesson #2: You give power to those you blame
• 00:10:40 Lesson #3: The quality of your relationships dictates the quality of your life
• 00:17:31 Lesson #4: People aren't thinking about you as much as you think they are
• 00:23:39 Lesson #5: Nothing meaningful in life is easy
• 00:28:38 Lesson #6: Love occurs in proportion to your willingness to get hurt
• 00:34:36 Lesson #7: Be slow to judge. Everyone is doing their best

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