Start Earlier

Daymond John, the guy from Shark Tank and FUBU, says he’d tell his younger self five things: start earlier, fear is an illusion, learn money fast, live in the moment, and keep your circle tight.

I keep coming back to that last one. Your circle matters more than your skills. The people around you shape your future, whether you notice or not.

And fear? It shows up dressed as logic. It says not yet. It says play it safe. But most of the time, it is just doubt with better clothes.

Then there is money. Not just earning it, but understanding it. Learn how it works before it works you. That lesson comes late for too many of us.

So yes, start earlier. But if you didn’t, don’t panic. You can start now. You are not too old. You are not too late. You are right on time for whatever comes next.

What is one thing you would tell your younger self? Not to change the past, but to shape what comes next?

Let me know in the comments and check out more at jamesbrowntv.substack.com.
On that note, I’m James Brown, and as always, be well.