The 5 Things I’d Tell My 21 Year Old Entrepreneurial Self | JonBischke.com →
- Take as much risk as you can as early in life as you can
- Nail the fundamentals (reading, speaking, typing, etc.)
- Surround yourself with people who expect you to succeed in a big way
- Follow your bliss (do something your passionate about)
- Give the big middle finger to the “good or bad opinion of others“
- Be who you truly are, not who someone else wants you to be
I was way too self-conscious at 21. Heck, I’m still way too self-conscious at 33. But I think the difference is that the older I get the more aware of that I am and the easier it is for me to let little bits of that go. Get started early on that in life and you won’t regret it. Plus, it makes life a whole heckuva lot more fun. By the way, if you want a cool exercise (one that I admittedly have yet to do) to help eradicate your self-consciousness try this one out from Tim Ferriss:
…simply lie down in the middle of a crowded public place. Lunchtime is ideal. It can be a well-trafficked sidewalk, the middle of a popular Starbucks, or a popular bar. There is no real technique involved. Just lie down and remain silent on the ground for about ten seconds, and then get up and continue on with whatever you were doing before.
