25 Life Lessons For My 25th Birthday

Is this the year that everyone finally stops saying I’m a kid?

25 is the year I start taking myself VERY seriously. You’ve been warned. (Deep Purpl Chicago just sponsor me already 😬)

Today I turned 25.

This article is shorter than most of my articles, but it honestly took a bit more thought and research than most of the stuff I publish here. I had to think about the whole last year.

365 days is kind of a long time.

Usually, I try to make this blog about stories that I’ve experienced and the lessons that I’ve learned from those stories.

The thing is, most of those stories from this year I’ve already shared at some point. So, instead of sharing instead the normal long essay about life, Jiu-Jitsu, or stupid things I’ve done, I just thought I’d leave you with the 25 most important lessons that I’ve learned this last year.

Hope you enjoy 😊

25 life lessons I’ve learned in the last year:

1. Talk a little less, listen a little more.
2. Key to success: work smarter, and also work really fucking hard. Do both. Most people can’t.
3. Your doubts ain’t shit.
4. Skill pays.
5. Rankings, seeds, followers, and all those other vanity metrics don’t mean anything. Ignore them.