Today I turn 42.
— Justin Welsh (@thejustinwelsh) July 11, 2023
Here's every unique lesson someone taught me in my 20-year career:
1. Don't fuck around in your 20s.
2. Build meaningful & modern skills ASAP
— Justin Welsh (@thejustinwelsh) July 11, 2023
3. Travel internationally before you're 25.
4. Don't burn bridges at work.
5. When you become successful, check your ego.
6. If you party hard, work harder.
— Justin Welsh (@thejustinwelsh) July 11, 2023
7. Don't date people you know you have no future with.
8. Don't take roles at work that you don't have interest in.
9. When someone gives you an opportunity, do your absolute best.
10. Build boundaries with your boss and direct reports.
— Justin Welsh (@thejustinwelsh) July 11, 2023
11. Never lash out at work.
12. Don't send an angry email. Talk in person.
13. Never shit-talk your employees or colleagues.
14. When you need help at work, ask for it.
16. Assume everyone has positive intentions.
— Justin Welsh (@thejustinwelsh) July 11, 2023
17. Most mistakes are from ignorance, not malice.
18. Learn to control your own narrative.
19. Hire top performers and get out of their way.
20. Immediately fire people who create drama at work.
21. Thinking is great. Action solves problems.
— Justin Welsh (@thejustinwelsh) July 11, 2023
22. Some people have it. Some people don't.
23. Everyone has an agenda. Help them achieve it.
24. Don't compare yourself to others. Be your best you.
25. Your environment often dictates your success.
26. If you can't teach yourself, you're a liability.
— Justin Welsh (@thejustinwelsh) July 11, 2023
27. C students who take action outperform Valedictorians.
28. Plans are great, but planning to be surprised is best.
29. You are who you surround yourself with. Pick wisely.
30. If you're always a top performer, average people will frustrate you.
— Justin Welsh (@thejustinwelsh) July 11, 2023
31. If you're always a bottom performer, you're frustrating others.
32. If you suck at your job, don't complain. Quit or get better.
33. Being selfish is sometimes the best thing for your family.
34. Nice guys finish last. Kind, assertive people don't.
— Justin Welsh (@thejustinwelsh) July 11, 2023
35. Some people will hate you for no reason. Screw 'em.
36. Serial complainers aren't worth taking seriously.
37. Only spend time with people who reciprocate.
38. Take a bunch of small risks early in your career.
39. You can always make more money, never more time.
— Justin Welsh (@thejustinwelsh) July 11, 2023
40. You can't say yes to everyone - don't try.
41. Everyone is winging it. You don't need permission to join them.
42. Optimists are often wealthy, and pessimists are often right.
Thank you, Dad! 😂
— Justin Welsh (@thejustinwelsh) July 11, 2023
Yesterday, my little one-person business crossed $4M in revenue.
— Justin Welsh (@thejustinwelsh) May 22, 2023
It took 1,352 days, I ran zero ads & operate at a 94% margin.
Here are the 20 steps of my wild & strange journey:
Hope it's helpful to someone.
[🧵 thread]
My content has been read 267.9M+ times this year.
— Justin Welsh (@thejustinwelsh) July 10, 2023
Here's my very simple 5-step writing process:
I also have a system for quickly creating 5-10 pieces of content from one idea.
— Justin Welsh (@thejustinwelsh) July 10, 2023
You can read about that (and steal it) here: https://t.co/x6Rz5vGVEa
Cool way to end the weekend.
— Justin Welsh (@thejustinwelsh) July 9, 2023
You may hate LinkedIn, but if you're still sleeping on it...man.
Bad move. pic.twitter.com/euaG5MifwS
Everything you want is on the other side of everything you're afraid of.
— Justin Welsh (@thejustinwelsh) July 9, 2023
How to transition from employee to solopreneur:
— Justin Welsh (@thejustinwelsh) July 9, 2023
Something you can do with your eyes closed is worth $1M+
— Justin Welsh (@thejustinwelsh) July 7, 2023
The catch is getting it to a right sliver of the global population that's looking for it.
If that's not a puzzle worth solving, I'm not sure what is.
Start solving it this weekend.
Solopreneurship is sometimes just about forgetting what day and time it is. pic.twitter.com/khUMmsBsNf
— Justin Welsh (@thejustinwelsh) July 6, 2023
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