Something i would tell the little me growing up every day...

This list is evolving every day and !! Below are mantras/relics, that i have learned over time. I wish: i knew them quite earlier in my life. I feel lucky to get the opportunities, i had in my journey.

• Time is the only real wealth we have, use it wisely!!
• Take extremely good care of yourself, Strive for exercise everyday! You will see huge dividends later in life and thank yourself for the same.
• Chase your passion and not money. Money will follow.
• Do not feel shy to ask for HELP, its good to be vulnerable.
• Learn everyday smartly
• Establish a network of folks you admire/seek to emulate
• Learn from your network and use their excellence to become better 
• Share back your learning with the group, bounce ideas with your network group
• "One of the best things you can do in life is to surround yourself with people who are better than you are"
• Your competition is with your self, never be envious about others
• Learn to read books efficiently, devote 15-30 mins a day if not more for reading.
• “Read 500 pages every day. That’s how knowledge works. It builds up like compound interest.“
• Keep some time for yourself to reflect on your day and what you can do better.
• Never give up on life, see if you can learn from the events that happened, eventually you will come out Strong.
• Define your Inner Score card early, be prepared to the right thing always even if that makes you uncomfortable.
• Integrity, Authenticity will define your career/life
• Never loose your dignity and be prepared to defend yourself
• Do not let people Boss You! [period]
• Ignore folks who bring negativity in general, there is nothing much you can do about them. It will breed more negativity