Advice to Self

[cjsmith]

Stolen from wordweaverlynn: You, gentle reader, have been given the opportunity to go back in time ten (10) years and tell yourself three (3) things.

What are they?

My answers:


1. Do not get involved with anyone you think needs your help.

2. Sell BRCM. Even if it looks like it's on a rocket to the moon, sell every last share of it as soon as you can.

3. Do all the hiking, running, and backpacking you can possibly stand. Make yourself sick of it. All those grand dreams of hiking the Canyon again, climbing Whitney, running a marathon, and doing Half Dome once every summer -- all those goals of learning yoga some day and going back to aikido -- do every last one of them before age 35 because you will never have another chance.



wordweaverlynn's addition: What are the three words of advice you have for yourself for the next ten years?



1. Keep your long-term goals in mind.

2. Stop caring what others think of you. It's gotten you nowhere so far.

3. Learn how to extricate yourself gracefully from rude people in social settings. It's more pleasant to have this skill than not.

Comments

[hopeforyou.livejournal.com]

1) Make sure you have a working financial safety net for yourself, regardless of the relationships you are in. Draw firm and clear boundaries about how much support you are willing to offer for how long under certain conditions.

2) See an immunologist and get your immune system tested. Make sincere efforts to live your life in a manner that supports your immune system such as maintaining healthy supportive relationships and reducing stress.

3) Don't go hiking in the woods without covering up and wearing DEET. Lyme Disease is a growing problem in California, and you don't want it.

[cjsmith.livejournal.com]

3) - ouch. Yeah. :-(