What's the one piece of advice you wish you had received earlier in life?

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Anna Sazonova · Accepted Answer

Don't let failures break you down. This is a part of progress!

Henry Burkert · Answer

I would like to quote a sentence from Arnold Schwarzenegger that really hits the nail on the head. 
"Good things don't happen by chance, they happen through hard work and taking risks."

Cameron Scully · Answer

just do it

Carlos Aponte · Answer

Learn to live frugally, but still doing things you enjoy. Frugally doesn't meant to be cheap, specially not with yourself or your loved ones.

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The best advice that guides me through life is, "There is no past, there is no distant future when things will happen on their own. There is the here and now, and your desire to do something about it".

Igor Lysenko · Answer

If you have a plan, try to implement it, and don’t be afraid of anything, everyone is equal in the world.

Pallavi Ganpat Babar · Answer

@lapwork "Focus on the present." Very well said.

Pallavi Ganpat Babar · Answer

@henry_burkert Agreed, Schwarzenegger's words succinctly capture the truth about success: it's earned through hard work and bold risks.

Pallavi Ganpat Babar · Answer

@ixord Correctly said, pursue your plan without fear.

Swayam · Answer

If you're the smartest one in your group,  you're in the wrong group

Richard Galovič · Answer

Work with the best people you meet in your life, it will define quality of your life more than anything else.

Iulia Horvath · Answer

Just enjoy life. :)

mouhcine dardour · Answer

High standards protect you from low quality experiences.

Yuvraj Babar · Answer

If you are liking something to do, just work for it apart from thinking of its results.

Pallavi Ganpat Babar · Answer

@iulia_horvath Yes, best advice.

What's the one piece of advice you wish you had received earlier in life?

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