Jade Bonacolta’s Post

Today is my 32nd birthday. The most powerful lessons I'd tell my younger self: 👇 1. Call your parents. They're getting older, and you don't have as much time left together as you think. Make each moment count. 2. People assume watches and cars are luxuries. But the real luxuries in life are slow mornings, a healthy body, and a house full of love. 3. Comparison is the thief of joy. Social media makes you wish you were somewhere else or with someone else. That's the fastest path to unhappiness. 4. Don't be impressed by followers or money. Be impressed by people who are humble and generous. 5. The person you will be in 5 years is a direct result of the people you meet, books you read, accounts you follow, conversations you have, and habits you start now. (Choose wisely.) 6. When deciding your career path, look at who’s at the top of the ladder. Ask yourself if that’s the lifestyle you really want before you keep climbing. 7. You don’t get what you “deserve.” You get what you negotiate. If what you’re asking for doesn’t make you feel uncomfortable, it’s not high enough. 8. Your phone is your top distraction, and it will probably hold you back from achieving your goals. Put it in Do Not Disturb mode for 2 hours every day and watch the magic unfold. 9. Travel. You’ll never have as few responsibilities as you do right now. Take 1 trip every year that you’ll tell people about at dinner parties for the rest of your life. 10. The way you treat your body now will determine your injuries, medical bills, and energy levels in your 60s+. 11. Always be reading a good book. If you read 20 pages a day, you’ll finish ~25 books in a year while everyone else scrolls through brain rot. Just 1 of those could change your life. 12. Only take advice from people who have even bigger visions for your life than you do. 13. The healthiest relationships are made up of two individual people with their own hobbies, goals, friend groups, and passions. 14. Trust your track record. You have a 100% success rate at getting through tough times. How do I know? Because you’re still here. You're reading this right now. 15. Every week, take one “moonshot.” One big shot in the dark that might not lead to anything. Email your hero. Apply to that job. Say hello to the cute stranger. The person who takes 52 moonshots per year will live a fundamentally different life than the person who takes 0. 16. Don’t limit yourself to what you’ve always been good at. It is never too late to reinvent yourself. After 10+ years in tech, I left my job at Google, I landed the book deal of my dreams, I became a full-time entrepreneur and author, I moved to a completely new city. What a shame it would have been to listen to the little voice in my head that told me I wasn’t ready. 17. (My final 9 life lessons are continued in the comments below...) What would you add? I’d love to read the advice you'd tell your younger self. Thank you to every. single. one of you for being here. ❤️