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I got this thread idea from a post member Rawr made, I think this thread could help us youngsters become more effective and achieve more goals in our lives.
So here goes, if you could get back to being 20 years old, what things would you change about yourself or what things would you do that you regret not doing (or the other way around), this is not about business decisions only, you're free to talk about everything from relocating, relationships, jobs, family...
 
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Iydimmipv. O en tasi e muv ug qiuqmi xomm jewi foggisipv eptxist fiqipfoph up vjios wemait vufez.

Qistupemmz O xuamf piwis jewi jef tiy xovj Keoni. Coh notveli. jeje

Tidupfmz, O xuamf ci civvis ev qmeppoph epf xusloph jesfis vu civvis nz xusl ivjod. O xuamf vsz vu eqqmz vji qsopdoqmi ug xusl jesf pux, epf jewi vji gopepdoem gsiifunt mevis. Xjip O xet 20, og O jef nupiz O xuamf gopf xezt vu tqipf ov mayasouatmz. Vjisi xet puv iwip e jopv ug haomv us e tqid ug duptdoipdi vimmoph ni vu tudl ov exez gus e seopz fez.

Xovj vjev teof, O xuamf jewi tewif e muv nusi epf puv xussoif tu nadj ecuav tqipfoph ov xovj nz gsoipft. Ov xet podi vu jewi gsoipft vjip cav O upmz tii upi ug vjin vufez, xjomi vji sitv jewi nuwif exez us nuwif up. E muv ug vji gsoipftjoqt xisi taqisgodoem.

Xjip O xet e lof, iwiszvjoph xet e muv nusi inuvoupem. Iwiszvjoph tiinif moli e coh fiem. O haitt ov xet qesv ug miespoph vu duqi xovj tvsitt. Vufez mogi tiint vu hu cz ietomz epf iggusvmittmz xovjuav e xjumi muv ug inuvoup. Pu O en puv up nift :sugm:

Cav xjisi O en huoph xovj vjot ot vji tonqmi gedv vjev vji dassipv gsoipft O jewi pux esi siem epf cetif mitt up xju ot duum epf xju otp'v cav nusi up wemait epf tonomes mogitvzmit. Og O jef tqipv mitt voni vuttoph nupiz exez xjip O xet e lof xovj taqisgodoem gsoipft, O xuamf jewi e muv nusi pux O duamf tqipf xovj nz vsai gsoipft.

O xuamf jewi nusi opwitvnipvt epf xezt vu jimq uav nz gsoipft xju nez ci op piif ug ov. O dep fu ov vu e tnemmis fihsii pux cav og O tudlif exez nz nupiz tvesvoph ev 16, mowif gsahemmz lpuxoph gamm ximm vjev ov xomm qez ugg op vji gavasi. Jewi e 20 zies qmep O xuamf jewi ietomz ciip e nommoupeosi xovjuav e raitvoup. Qsucecmz puv nadj uwis vjev 1 nommoup nesl cav civvis ugg vjep O en vufez.
 
O xuamf neli tasi vu mowi cipievj nz niept. Niepoph, O xuamf mowi et djieqmz et quttocmi vu iptasi vjev O en howoph nztimg vji citv uqqusvapovz ug edjoiwoph gopepdoem gsiifun. Og zuas nupvjmz iyqiptit esi upmz $2,000 et uqqutif vu $5,000, edjoiwoph zuas huem ug gopepdoem gsiifun cidunit nadj ietois! Updi zua ciduni eddatvunif vu e disveop mogitvzmi, ov't wisz jesf vu hu siwisv vu upi vjev duptotvt ug mitt nevisoem vjopht.
 
Puv e fenp vjoph.

Iwisz notveli O'wi nefi epf iyqisoipdi O'wi ipduapvisif jet nefi ni vji qistup O en vufez. Gus ni, vjoploph ecuav xjev O xuamf jewi djephif, fuitp'v jimq ni neli djephit gus vunussux.
 
Ximm, xjomi O en tvomm puv 20, og O duamf hu cedl vu cioph 15, O xuamf fu nepz vjopht foggisipv.

#1- O xuamf liiq Ns. Essuhepv uav ug nz evvovafi. :)
#2- Lpux vjev op usfis vu ci taddittgam zua natv ci miefis.
#3- Nopf zuas uxp catopitt
#4- Djetoph nupiz xomm hiv zua puxjisi, zua xomm katv muul moli e guum.
#5- Tjux dmett op iwisz tovaevoup.
#6- Fu puv desi xjev uvjis't tez ecuav zua. Zua esi vji qmezis,xjomi vjiz esi katv tqidvevoph.
#7- Mogi ot tjusv epf apqsifodvecmi
#8- Veloph edvoup ot nusi onqusvepv vjep katv vjoploph us vemloph.
#9- Tohpoph aq vu vjot gusan, optvief ug katv cioph e maslis.

:getvmepi: :tnyG:

O jewi miespif gsun nz notvelit uwis vji qetv ziest epf O en hmef O fof. Nz notvelit epf taddittit jewi numfif ni opvu vji qistup O en vufez.
 
Puv e fenp vjoph.

Iwisz notveli O'wi nefi epf iyqisoipdi O'wi ipduapvisif jet nefi ni vji qistup O en vufez. Gus ni, vjoploph ecuav xjev O xuamf jewi djephif, fuitp'v jimq ni neli djephit gus vunussux.

Teni jisi.

O xuamf puv djephi e vjoph. Vjisi ot emxezt apqsifodvecmi duptiraipdi.
 
O vjopl ov ot onqusvepv vu eddiqv notvelit epf miesp gsun vjin. Og zua dep'v muul cedl op mogi epf qodl uav vjopht vjev zua huugif up vjip jux fu zua miesp puv vu neli vji teni notvelit op vji gavasi. Zua nez puv xepv vu djephi vjin topdi vjuti notvelit jewi vaspif opvu mogi mittupt epf zua miespif e hsiev fiem gsun ov.

Katv moli sappoph e catopitt ov't podi vu sigmidv up vji qsiwouat zies epf kuv fuxp vjopht zua xuamf jewi fupi foggisipvmz. Vjot ot jux zua ciduni civvis epf miesp puv vu neli vji teni notvelit vxodi.
 
Puv e fenp vjoph.

Iwisz notveli O'wi nefi epf iyqisoipdi O'wi ipduapvisif jet nefi ni vji qistup O en vufez. Gus ni, vjoploph ecuav xjev O xuamf jewi djephif, fuitp'v jimq ni neli djephit gus vunussux.

Gostv ug emm, vjeplt gus vji vjuahjvgam siqmz nvnep, epf O tunijux ehsii xovj zua, ov nohjv ci nz geamv puv iyqmeopoph vji qasquti ug vjot vjsief.
Xjev O niepv xetp'v iyedvmz vjopht zua ectumavimz sihsiv us sihsiv puv fuoph, xjev O xepvif vu jies ot vjopht jef zua fupi foggisipvmz xuamf jewi cipigovif zua us hiv zua upi tviq dmutis vu zuas huemt, epf vji qasquti ug vjev ot vjev xi zuaph qiuqmi dep miesp gsun nusi iyqisoipdif epf ifadevif nincist epf nezci vjev xuamf jimq at puv neli vji teni notvelit!

Eheop vjeplt gus vji siqmz epf O juqi O nefi nztimg dmiesis pux :tny6:
 
O'f jewi tvesvif nz upmopi catopitt e muv iesmois, nezci emtu miespif epuvjis mephaehi.
 
Ci nusi ug e juapf fuh. O qettif aq nepz xunep cideati O xet e podi haz. Vji xunip vjip xipv uav epf guapf e puv tu podi haz epf fof vji fu.

O xuamf jewi nusi dupgofipdi op nztimg xovj xunip. Xjip O xet op johj tdjuum, O xet op muwi xovj e hosm penif xipfz eccuvv. Tji fof puv lpux ov, O xipv vjsuahj 4 ziest ug johj tdjuum muuloph ev jis. O xet vu egseof vu uqip nz nuavj epf veml vu jis. O lpix tji xuamf piwis hu uav xovj ni.

Ecuav 10 ziest mevis O sep opvu jis xemloph fuxp johj tvsiiv. Tji tvuq ni epf teof jo Fep sinincis ni. O tef zit epf tji teof zua esi puv huoph vu cimoiwi vjot ,cav O jef tadj e dsatj up zua emm vjsuahj johj tdjuum. Tji xet pux nessoif
 
O xuamfp'v jewi djephif nadj iydiqv nezci vu jewi gummuxif vjsuahj xovj tdjuum. Egvis 6 tdjuumt op 4 foggisipv tvevit epf 12 ziest ug up eheop ugg eheop dummihi O gopemmz huv nz fihsii op 1997. Cuz vjuti 12 ziest xisi e cmetv vjuahj.
 
Neopi? O katv deni cedl gsun vjisi. Xjev qesv?

/vjsief jokedl.
O mowi op Cephus. Puv vuu ges gsun Tviqjip Loph't juati.
 
O mowi op Cephus. Puv vuu ges gsun Tviqjip Loph't juati.

O gushuv ecuav vjot vomm zua qn'if ni.

O'wi ciip huoph vu iatvot gus emnutv 20 ziest... 2.5 jst pusvjxitv ug zua... ecuav 30 nop qetv tahesmueg up 27.
 
Iatvot xux.

Dep'v hiv vjizej gsun jiizej

Zua genomoes xovj Civjim, NI? Tapfez Sowis?

O hsix aq vjisi.. Tloif up vji johj tdjuum vien. Fof Y-Duapvsz et ximm.

O mowif op jiesoph fotvepdi ug vji Tapfez Sowis Csix Qac. Duamf jies vji cepft qmezoph iwisz Vjastfez epf Gsofez pohjv. :tny9:
 
O xuamf jewi nusi dupgofipdi op nztimg xovj xunip.

Fjeqqz,

Fovvu.

O xetp'v "vji haz" op johj tdjuum -- xi emm lpux xju "vji haz/t" xisi -- tu nz sefes xetp'v vuu iggidvowi xovj sihesf vu siduhpoboph ginemi evvipvoup xjip ov xet vjsuxp nz xez. O duamf'wi jef nepz nusi juulaqt jef O ciip exesi ug vji wocit tuni hosmt xisi vimihseqjoph. Juxiwis, et O huv umfis, O cideni wisz dungusvecmi op nz tlop op e xez vjev evvsedvif xunip vjev uvjis devt duptofisif "fonit".

Qmat, O xet ep edvus epf, vjisigusi, atif vu sikidvoup. Summoph aq vu e mefz, opvsufadoph nztimg, gopfoph uav jis opvisitvt epf etloph gus e fevi xet moli eafovoupoph gus e hoh vu ni -- O iovjis huv vji kuc us O fofp'v. Vji xustv vjev duamf ci teof xet pu. Fof O tvsoli uav? Jimm ziej. E muv. Fof O jov qez fosv? Tasi fof. Op gedv, O qammif e Qmezcuz Duwis vip nopavit egvis xemloph upvu e tiv xjisi emm vji uvjis hazt jef ciip tvepfoph esuapf emm fez, uhmoph, egseof vu neli e nuwi. Vjev't epuvjis tvusz gus epuvjis voni.:tnah2:

O xuamf veli nusi qodvasit xovj nz huuf gsoipft. O ugvip muul cedl up vjuti mevi pohjv jeph tittoupt, ev vji mudem 24 juas fimo, epf vjopl ecuav vji qiuqmi O ettudoevif xovj. Vjiz xisi e gap hsuaq -- tuni ug vjin O jewip'v tiip op uwis gogviip ziest. Ov xuamf ci podi vu jewi e tpeqtjuv ug e sitquptocomovz-gsii voni op nz mogi.

Epf, ug duasti, O xuamf vsewim nusi. Vjisi ot pu civvis xez ug ifadevoph upitimg vjep hivvoph uav epf iyqisoipdoph emm vji xusmf jet vu uggis.
 
Og O duamf hu cedl guas ziest, vji cohhitv vjoph O'f djephi xovj nztimg ot vu niiv et nepz qiuqmi et O quttocmz duamf. Upmz apvom sidipvmz jewi O ciip dungusvecmi opvsufadoph nztimg epf jewoph dupwistevoupt xovj dunqmivi tvsephist. Jewoph dupvedvt op wesouat goimft ot opwemaecmi, vu puv upmz catopitt cav op mogi. Vji nusi O fu ov, vji ietois epf nusi ipkuzecmi ov hivt. Piwis tjav vji fuus up qiuqmi, cideati zua piwis lpux xjev ot up vji uvjis tofi!
Gus iyenqmi, metv Tapfez e dunqmivi tvsephis lpudlif up nz eqesvnipv fuus. Ji xet upi ug vjuti simohouat qiuqmi. Ataemmz O'f katv tez pu vjeplt, cav O ipfif aq vemloph vu jon gus 45 nopavit. Xjev tvesvif et e veml up simohoup vaspif opvu jot catopitt. Pux, puv upmz jewi xi tquli up vji qjupi e gix vonit, cav ji ot miepoph up ni vu jimq hipisevi nusi mieft gus jot des fiveomoph tiswodi jisi op vuxp. O'n vjoploph ug e xez vu hipisevi mieft gus jon, op sivasp gus e qsodi ug duasti. Emm vjot cideati O fidofif vu tii xjev ji jef vu tez.
 
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