Think back to when you were 22.
What do you wish you’d known? What do you wish you’d done differently?
We asked the top minds in business to share the advice they’d give their younger selves. They dusted off yearbooks and dug into their archives for vintage photos, plenty of wisdom, and some embarrassing stories, too.
Here’s what LinkedIn Influencers had to say about this crucial part of their path to success.
“If I could talk to my 22-year-old self, I would tell her to take a daily note of what she saw, who she met, what she noticed, what she celebrated, and what she wished she could do over.” READ MORE
BRYCE DALLAS HOWARD Actor. Director. Creator.
“If I were 22, I would make mistakes. I still make plenty of them now I am 64.” READ MORE
RICHARD BRANSON Founder at Virgin Group
“I hope you are kind to yourself. That you give yourself the time and space to figure things out.” READ MORE
SUZE ORMAN Television host, author, motivational
speaker, producer
“Always have another dream, but finish the current one first.” READ MORE
IAN CALLUM
Director of Design at Jaguar
“the power of yes — the open door that
will lead to more open doors as the
years roll by.”
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ADENA FRIEDMAN President at Nasdaq
“there are no rollover minutes in life. We don’t get to keep all that time we ‘save.’ It’s actually a very costly way to live.” READ MORE
ARIANNA HUFFINGTON President and EiC, Huffington Post Media Group
“True leadership is more about helping others than taking from your team. READ MORE
Marc Lore Founder & CEO, Jet.com
“Work hard, have fun,
dream big.”
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ROBERT HERJAVEC Shark on ABC’s Shark Tank, Founder of Herjavec Group
What would you tell yourself at 22?
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