16 valuable career & life lessons

These life lessons have been invaluable to me over the years.

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With 2024 drawing to a close, I thought I’d share a few of the life lessons I try to live and work by. The timing seems apropos, with talk of New Year’s resolutions and goals running rampant. Here’s my list, everything you need to know to have a fantastic 2025!

1. Be intentional about where you invest your time. It’s the one thing we can’t make more of.

2. Learn something fun that has nothing to do with work (play guitar, bake bread, something you draw joy from). (See #3).

3. Carve out the time to be active (bike, swim, climb, walk… get away from work). Taking a break has been shown to improve creativity — not to mention health, longevity, and mood.

4. Let go of expectations and be adaptable; recognize when a situation is “overcome by events.” Sometimes life changes and it’s better to just go with the flow (or at least, adapt).

5. Remember the “resilience + growth mindset” superpower: Don’t give up, it’s never “I can’t,” instead, “I can’t yet.”

6. Trust people who say “I …