“What advice would you give your younger self?”
It’s a popular podcast question—and honestly, it’s a terrible one.
You can’t change the past. Even if you could, do you really think your younger self would listen? I know for sure my 21-year-old self wouldn’t have taken advice from the 37-year-old me. He’d probably just say, “What would you know, old man?”
So what’s the point of thinking about advice you can’t use?
Here’s a better question—one I picked up from my recent podcast guest, Jon:
What advice would your 90-year-old self give you right now?
That flips everything.
You can’t change the past, but you can shape your future.
So, take a moment and actually write it down:
Most people never think that far ahead.
But if you know where you want to be, you can start making choices now to get there.
I think about this all the time—and it’s exactly why I live the way I do. I’m not just focused on today or tomorrow. I’m making sure I like where I’ll end up when I’m 90.
Have you thought about it?
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