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Seven things you can do before age thirty to gain an unfair advantage over your peers
These are things I wish someone told me when I was in my early twenties.
But now that I do these things (most of the time), I’ve never been happier, healthier and more in control of my destiny:
Nurture your ‘mental gap.’
When we are triggered, the space between the source of anger and your reaction is what I call the ‘mental gap.’
Calm people who go far have nurtured their gap and rarely react with strong emotions. They take a breath and have learned to remain calm.
Those who continually make life hard, have little to no gap.
They are reactive and this creates a lot of damage in their lives.
Learn online marketing.
If you’re starting out in business, you likely rely on one of the most vital skills in marketing and business growth, which is creating clients.
So, at the fundamental level, one of the most important skills is the habit of regularly reaching out to potential clients and adding value, so that over time, you create opportunities for paid work.
Few are able to do this well. Develop your networking muscle, grow your community and you…
