1) You don’t need to drink to socialize 2) Don’t stop reading 3) Asking for help isn’t a weakness 4) Don’t give up on yourself 5) Trust in yourself and your skills

I’m only 17 so I’m here to learn for those who have been there and don’t that. Thank you for your great videos I’ve learned a lot from you!

"The grass is greenest where you water it." Heard that a wedding once and it really resonated.

At 48, I wish I would have listened to my dad’s advice when I was in the Marines by finding a strong biblical teaching church, stay away from too much booze, no drugs, save your money, and don’t sleep around. Married now with 8 children from my only bride with a few in their 20’s. I will be sharing this with them! Thanks! Greetings from the free state of Missouri!

1. Discipline isn't just about willpower, it's about putting systems in place to help you make good decisions with minimal thought. 2. Don't waste your time or money on things that aren't quality, the things you invest in should improve your life or help you grow. 3. Read philosophy, especially stoic philosophy. 4. Cultivate a hobby, something that you're passionate about that takes time to master. 5. The right woman will help you reach your goals, not make you want to rethink them.

1. Pay attention to every church service that mom drug me to. 2. Look for only the quality friends instead of attempting to hope around the social circles. 3. Pray more genuinely. 4. Keep your hand above the belt when your alone. That's what a wife is for, so save your best for her. 5. Be on guard always, especially when your tired, hungry, or lonely. That's when your most valuable to the enemies attacks. 5.

1) Be deliberate and thoughtful about your future regarding your education. Do more now and it will pay off for you later. 2) Be deliberate and thoughtful about your relationships. Figure out who you are and what you want in a partner, what you want for your kids, your religion and then go after those things. Don’t just be passive in them and let things happen. These are big concepts. Spend time thinking about these issues. Write them down and regularly come back to them. 3) Cultivate friendships and be the type of person you would want to be friends with. 4) Read a lot, especially classical literature and history. Become a well versed person in those areas. It will make you a better person to be around. 5) Show gratitude for everything you have both materially and opportunity-wise.

Focus on Faith, and be financially responsible. 36 yrs old, celebrating my 11 years of marriage, and welcoming our 6th child this summer! Can't wait to listen to what the guys have.

1) make your bed and clean your room. 2) eat good and make your food. Learn how to eat and why. 3) workout no longer than an hour six days a week. Learn how and why 4) study and get certifications in your field and push yourself 5) find a hobby and do it on weekends. Do all of these consistently. Learning to control yourself is impossibly hard and these teach you how to control yourself. You’ll find amazing opportunities that have no side effect to not follow through. Don’t fall for it. You’re learning to control yourself! Control yourself! You can’t control anything else.

Be that dad that is out in the front yard playing lightsabers with all neighborhood kids and encouraging other parents to come play. Sing every name and phrase you want your kids to learn first. Melodies will always help memory stick. Guide them, do not choose for them. This will take a lot of time and exposure to things even you don't know. Conduct yourself as if all the children in your area can see you every second of the day. You will stay honorable. And last, make sure that when you finally are forced to choose violence, you better know how, and be REALLY good at it. Love y'all.

1Do it now. 2 Mean what you say and say what you mean. 3 Be consistent. 4 Do your best even when it seems futile 5 Never burn a bridge unless you absolutely have to. You never know when you might need it

As another young person, (19), I appreciate you guys doing this vid. So much wisdom shared, love it. My piece of advice: - Instead of focusing so much on what not to do, a bad habit or thought pattern, focus on what do. If you fill yourself with the right thoughts and habits the bad ones won't have the room to cause problems.

I would tell myself to get off social media about 10 years earlier than I did. Get my CFI 10 years earlier than I did. Don't lift too heavy in the gym. Move to FL 10 years earlier than I did. Oh and an important one... Don't chase people for friendship or relationship. Sincere people will put effort into being around and you won't have to chase them. Put effort into the relationship and if it isn't reciprocated, let it go.

I watched this last night on WPSN with my husband and 13 year old son. We paused and verbalized a few things we would have said to our younger selves. Even our son had something to tell his 6 year old. This has been my favorite episode so far, and it was divinely timed with what we are working on with our son right now. Thank you for what you do!

1. Faith comes first, and it’s not because you checked a box either. 20 year old me was a damn religious Pharisee and he needed a reality check that he was not good enough on his own. 2. Don’t buy things because you can afford them, save for the quality things you really could have and think you can’t afford. My vice was buying guns when I could afford a gun not waiting to get precisely what I needed or wanted. YMMV 3. You may already know it, but find someone else who understands love is a sacrifice and an action not just feelings - find someone as selfless as you are willing to be. 4. Learn how to be self sufficient. I missed a lot of these lessons and have to go back and work on them now. 5. You don’t have to be right. You may be right, but you being the only one knowing it isn’t the end of the world and doesn’t reflect badly on you

1. Be thankful, not envious. 2. Never blame others for your own shortcomings. You're responsible even if others are imperfect and fail you, you're the only one who can fix you. 3. Certainty is the enemy of growth, learning and changing perspective. Listen most to those you disagree with and ask questions rather than arguing. 4. Forgive. That includes yourself and others. Holding grudges and being self critical can build resentment. Let the past stay in the past. 5. Let those you care about know it. Compliment others and be generous with your words, actions and attitudes.

As a 23 year old male. I'd tell my younger self one thing. " Look man, I know we have a disability and we feel like we have to keep up all the time with everyone else because we feel inadequate. Trust me on this and just Slow down, we aren't missing much, and it ain't all sunshine like we thought it was. Take your time, slow down, pay attention to yourself , and relax. Life's a little more bearable that way" As a 23 year old guy with a disability trying to find his way in life. This channel helps me out alot so thanks WPS for all the help and God bless ✊🏿🔥

17 soon to be 18, already in adulthood this is why im here.if i could give my younger self a list it would be this. 1. Prioritize family, You don’t know when they’ll go. 2. Put yourself first when it comes to what you want, not others opinions (big one for me). 3. Know the difference between kindness and niceness. 4. Read. The word itself says a lot 5. Get active, put yourself out there, workout weekly 5-6x. bonuses. 6. Take care of your surroundings and have responsibility. 7. Don’t have too much pride in yourself. There’s always someone more successful, richer, stronger, & smarter than you. keep ya head up if you read this far!

When I was a young kid (12-13yrs old), my dad’s “awesome” advice to me was “hump ‘em, and dump em’”. That gem advice shaped who I would become until I was nearly 30 years old. I would go back in time and tell that young me to “respect the ladies and protect the ladies”. That would have prevented a lot of pain and regret. This is what I have been telling my boys since they were very young, and I hope that’s what they see from me in the way that I care for their sister’s and their mom.

Happy late 40th John, I also just turned 40. Here are my 5 things 1. It is ok to stand up for yourself. 2. Don't let anyone tell you you can't achieve greatness. 3. Never, ever give up. 4. Learn to balance physical activity with academic pursuits. 5. Continue to follow the pathway your are on because you are on the right track.

Here are mine (paused at 5:12) to add: Travel now and do it outside your comfort zone. Be as debt free as you can be - its true freedom. Say I love you and celebrate life, before the funerals. Be purposeful about the values you hold and stand by them even when it's not popular. Chasing tail is fun but really doesn't get you anywhere.

1-Save money early and for a long time (e.g. put away for rainy days, as there will be many and retirement) 2-Keep your relationships strong with good people 3-Keep your integrity intact forever 4-Get education, but be aware of all opinions and respect that others have their opinions-never stop learning 5-Family is forever, acquaintances are not

My big one would be, "Do your best to die with as little regret as possible." There are two subsets of regret; one is regret for things that you didn't do that you wanted to, and the other is regret for things that you did and wish you hadn't. The first type you might still be able to do something about as long as you're still sucking air, but the second type you have to live with, so that's the more important of the two.

Have kids earlier in life. You will never have enough time or enough money, just do it! They are the purpose of life. Also, for number 2. Don’t go to college it is a waste of time and a corrupt institution get a trade make your money when you are young and use that trade to leverage your way into a office environment.

1. Keep living. 2. The same things that make you laugh, make you cry. 3. Never give up. 4. Don't talk, just do. 5. Don't be a bush, become a Sierra Redwood.

At 64 I could go forever. 1, stay out of debt, I knew it at 20 but did it anyway. 2, buy more gold, guns and ammo when they were cheap. 3, buy dirt, land was cheap and having it then would be good. 4, marry my HS sweetheart. I did at 18 and it was best decision I made. Still together. 5 and should have been 1, asked my grandad more questions. He had a wealth of knowledge on surviving hard times and being self sufficient. Knowledge definitely needed in this time. Now on with the show.

Such good wisdom, thank you. A favorite point, grind it out and get it right. My husband often said he spent his whole life trying to find a job he loved. I on the other hand always responded I spent my entire life loving the jobs I found.

I’m in my twenties so can’t really give advice to younger self but advice I’d give to others is 1. Stand by your beliefs and let your actions reflect the values you hold 2. It’s never too late to try again 3. Always try new thing and gain new experiences as that’s the key to growth as a person

26 years old, just married, not a ton of life experience yet but this is what I’d share. 1) Start from a place of humility- not the lowly “I suck so much” crap that you think it is, but rather, learn who God made you to be, know your weaknesses and strengths, and act from those pieces of knowledge. 2) Embrace opportunities to learn. Don’t be afraid to fail. You can learn so much from your mistakes. Just start running in a direction and then correct your course later. It’s better to be moving than stagnant. 3) Learn how to admit you were wrong without beating yourself up. This will play right into learning about yourself and other people. Get back up again after you’ve fallen and moving on with your new knowledge. Don’t dilly dally and screw around wallowing in self pity. 4) Set high goals. You can do a hell of a lot more than you think you can with the grit you haven’t touched yet. 5) spend a lot of time building high quality friendships. Not just video games and movies. The time that you have with “just the guys” is limited and worth the investment.

The two biggest things I would tell myself is to go out of my way to spend as much time with my parents and siblings when possible, sharing my children with them...and number two: don't be unkind to anyone ever...you will regret every time you've been an idiot to someone.

1) Surround yourself with positive people. You become who you associate with 2) Read positive books. Your mind hungers what you feed it so feed it good things

Ben was maligned at the beginning of the video for not doing the homework but his first 3 pieces of advice are gold and spoke to me.

I've been thinking about this for a while now. Most of my advice was covered in the video. There are 2 additional things I would tell my 19 yo self. First - You're worth a lot more than you think you are both professionally and personally. Second - No matter what your job title is, or what field of employment you are working in, your primary goal is to help people, NOT to be right about something. When you're focused on doing things the right way, it's easy to get frustrated and discouraged when your management team ignores your advice and goes in the "wrong" direction. When your primary objective it to help someone, you realize that THEY are responsible for the final outcome and YOU are simply trying to help them be successful. If you really are good at what you do, and they ignore your advice, there WILL be plenty of opportunities to help them again in the near future and that help will go a LONG way in convincing them to give your advice more consideration the next time around. Also, when you focus on helping people, your focused on the relationship instead of the material possessions. People will want you on their team, will give you more grace when you do make a mistake, and will give you more latitude to speak freely on important matters. In regards to the work force, and interacting with superiors, I'd also offer a 3rd piece of advice. You MAY know a lot about certain things, but you your superior will always have considerably more information about a project than you do. You may know the best way to do something, but your superiors knows when it really needs to completed, what the budget is, and why. He/she has more things to take into consideration than just your input. So if your advice isn't followed, it isn't always because they think you are wrong, or don't value your contribution. More often than not, there are extenuating circumstances that you were not aware of and those circumstances determined the final decision.

This is great John. I like the direction your program is going. God bless you and yours.

1. Remember what is in your control, and what is not. Focus on what you can control and let go of the rest. 2. Self-Discipline = freedom 3. Surrounded yourself with people who want the best for you and call you on your BS- chances are they are right. 4. Don't take things personal- it's not always about you. 5. It's okay to go to therapy and get help now, you'll only ask yourself later why you didn't do it sooner.

The only thing I can think of right off hand is: 1. Seeking the advice of my elders, as well as listening to their encouragement. 2. Left home earlier than I did. 3. Stopped caring what my abusive Father had to say. 4. Gotten married sooner than I did. After 36 years of marriage, I wish it had been forty now instead! 5. Invested more into the lives of my son's, I didn't do bad just think I could have done more! 6. Not gotten discouraged and done what I knew I was supposed to do as a vocation. 7. Spent more time with the Lord in His Word, and in prayer!

I’m 16 so I’m here to listen and learn. Of course I have real life (not in the internet) role models as well but you are doing a great job John.

Additionally one more item that is necessary as a young person. Everyone needs a mentor/coach/sensei which they can trust, someone who can offer guidance and wisdom. If there is no mentor available, a good friend who will tell you the truth, especially when you do not want to hear it. In either case, having someone to discuss ideas who can give you good feedback to help you to proceed in the direction you need.

This podcast is what this world needs right now more than anything. Iron sharpening iron.

At 49 and a father of two in their early 20s, now realizing how fast time goes by the older we get. I would tell my younger self to not waste time and to stop procrastinating. Also to place priority of needs before wants. God bless you my brothers

Grade A content John and hats off to your team. What you’ve built is revolutionary and so desperately needed if I were to understate it.

Going back in time I would tell myself too.... 1. Listen to your dad. 2. Listen closely to your dad. 3. Your dad is probably right. Just one example, went three days starving, because we were "mountain men" and would live off the land. He told me to pack some food. HE WAS RIGHT! We caught one 6 inch brook trout. Talk about getting hungry.....lol

I'll be turning 30 this year, here's my 5 1. Really dive into Gunsmithing, don't pussyfoot around with that career! 2. Reality is scary, but you got this! 3. Do your research and find a pistol that works for you and get a concealed carry license and train train train! 4. Don't give up your passion in life for anyone! 5. Keep your head up and keep pushing forwards to your goals and you will accomplish great things for yourself. 6.(bonus) Don't mess around with .22lr, buy a centerfire AR platform and again, train train train!

Ben (host), I totally agree - my Mom passed away from cancer when I was in my 1st week of High School. I regret so much of the missed opportunities to connect more with her when I was just a snotty-nosed Middle Schooler. I’ve grown from it, but I missed some real good chances,… Dangit. My Dad did a noble job during my High School years being “both the Dad and the Mom”, but this punk was very rebellious and missed so many chances to grow beyond my peers, but I failed to Love him as I should. Great point: 20-yr-old Ben (and younger): love your parents, for all the years up to and through when you are 20.

I was already screwed up at 20 I'd have to go back a little further. To that me I'd say, "DO NOT go to the homecoming dance in 1989". Almost every problem I've experienced in my life are a direct result from the thing that happened that night.

1. I’m 21 and I would tell myself how to control my anger better. It’s very natural to feel frustrated in that part of life, especially if you didn’t have the fortune of not being in public schools. 2. More recently I would tell myself to focus a lot less on politics and focus on making connections with people sooner. 3. Have a better connection with Jehovah. Idk what happened along the way, but I talked myself into alot of uncertainty about religion. I don’t want to be known solely as a Christian, however, I do wish I could’ve had a few things figured out sooner than I do now. 4. Stop watching porn. It took several attempts for me to stop and it’s still a struggle sometimes because of how addictive it can be. It created a false narrative of how I thought sex and relationships should be and have destroyed a couple of relationships stemming from this narrative that had built at the time. In all reality this one should be the 1st thing for me to tell my younger self, because I still feel horrible about it. 5. Quit vaping/ don’t even start. This is my next biggest challenge as I haven’t even really tried to quit. I know I’m a hypocrite when it comes to it, but always tell people that most of these vapes are worse than cigarettes and cigars… which are bad enough with actual science behind it… science has only just started to understand what vaping does to the lungs

The whole “spend time with your parents” hits a little deeper right now and also brings up a question for my own life now. My wife just lost her dad last week. My mom and I have a good relationship but my father has never been in my life save a few phone calls when I was really young. He’s never tried to contact me but I have an avenue to contact him for the past few years but not sure if I should or even if I want to. It’s something my wife and I have discussed before and even more so since her dad passed.

1: Deal with the deep emotional issues that I swept under the rug and tried to cover up with sex and adrenaline. 2: Join the military and tried for some sort of SOF unit. Came very close to it but never took the leap. Some dreams are worth chasing. I deeply regret it. Too old now. 3: Invested financially at an early age. Working on it now. 4: Studied and practiced leadership at a younger age instead of relying on charisma to supplant genuine influence. 5: Ask people more questions and opine less. 6: Don't let past brokenness constantly define how you live and make choices now. Shame and fear are terrible slave-drivers. 7: Don't ignore God for so long.

I have two regrets I'd tell myself to avoid. One is a girl who I would tell myself to never talk to. The second is that I was a straight A student until I got a B from an activist teacher my junior year of college (would not give males an A). I let that break my will in education and didn't pursue academics the same way after that and I think it continues to hurt me professionally. I did well, but not my best, and that is what still haunts me today. I even acquired a GAANN fellowship with a full-ride to graduate school for electrical engineering but squandered it. Echoes of failure from looking backwards rather than looking forward.

One subtle one i've picked up: Whenever possible, replace the word "sorry" with "Thank you". Instead of saying "sorry i'm late", it's better to say "thank you for your patience".

1) listen to those who have been there and done that. Even if you don't take the advice they give, listen to it. 2) Stay teachable. Even if you know 99.95% of everything there is to know about a subject.. you still don't, and can't, know everything. And the less there is to learn, the harder it'll be to seek out, and the more teachable you'll need to be to know it when you see it.

1. People make mistakes 2. The brain can take a while to learn the things it needs to, hence this list (this goes for everyone) 3. Your passion is your interests. 4. You are supposed to fail in order to learn 5. Make small steps toward what you want, don’t stay stagnant

As a 23 year old much to learn but here is five. 1) Do things out of love not duty you will enjoy them more, learn more, and not regret it. 2) Self discipline is easy the early you start. So exercise self discipline. 3) Trust God about the future he knows and he will bring the counsel needed and its worrying that is unneeded and unproductive. 4) take more counsel and confide in my dad more 5) be more diligent in learning. Piano , Spanish and variety of other skills

1)Inform yourself about the things you get told (if possible from your pov and their pov). Be Informed. 2)If you want to change someones pov, you will have to start discussions in territory that is unfamiliar, and probably scary at times. Be brave. 3)You really need to become better at letting people go, that have hurt you. Be responsible. 4)Dont be afraid to tell the person you love that you do because of some notion of losing what you have, cause you lost 'em anyway by drifting apart. Take action. 5)Find a way to lighten up. I know this life seems for the most part very serious and because of it I think you have too. And if its just faking a smile to make someone elses day brighter. You being happy about it might make your fake smile real. Shine.

My younger self might not have listened, but here goes: 1) What's right is not always easy. What's easy is not always right. 2) The consequence of inaction (especially in politics) is that you will be ruled by lesser men. 3) Success will show you the woman that you want. Struggle will show you the woman that you need.

1) military or tech school, pick one. 2) doing what you honestly believe is right is the only sleep aid you'll ever need. 3) take "cant" out of your vocabulary. 4) keep enjoying your time spent in solitude. There is real peace found there. Those that don't get it probably never will. Too bad for them. 5) set goals and push.

Things that seem like seem like they suck in the moment are almost universally looked back upon favorably, especially when experienced with friends

I'm only 18 but I've learned a lot in life so far 😂 1. Be more involved with my church 2. Be more honest and upfront when it comes to another mans daughter 3. Have A higher level of respect for my parents and there wishes 4. You don't have to be the coolest guy in the room and it's ok to just listen in a group conversation 5. Don't let drink and smoke led your life. And just for John I'll do 6. Be slow to anger and fast to forgive

Just seeing this video recommended to me today. My advice at 42 to myself at 20: 1. The past is the past. The things that happened to you have no power to hurt you anymore if you make that decision. Let it go. It will kill you. 2. Keep your thoughts, plans, goals, desires to yourself. It only serves to give people opportunity to gain the high ground on you 3. Be endlessly curious about the world, your place in it, and how things work. Seek knowledge and wisdom. 4. On the same note, there is a saying that goes, "If you are the smartest person in the room, you are in the wrong room". There is nothing wrong with not knowing something. There is something wrong with knowing that you don't know something and still willfully being ignorant. 5. Do not seek external sources of motivation. If you can't motivate yourself to do X, then X isn't important enough to you

1. The best plan is the one that you will actually do. 2. Some things aren't your fault. Other things actually are your fault. 3. It's better to save money now than get a discount on something in the future. 4. Don't let perfect be the enemy of good.

When I was 20 years and younger, I always wanted people to like me, growing up through the years taught me that no matter how sweet the honey is, someone will not like it. A lesson my father taught me was to let stupid things go, Like water on a ducks back, let it roll off. Boy was he right. 4 years in the military and my dad has never been so right.

#1: Every bonus the army gives you, invest it. Do not spend it on dumb stuff. #2: Know what you want in a relationship, be clear and firm on what it is you want. Don't waste time on relationships that lead to nothing and have no life fulfilment. #3: Pick something you are truly passionate about and be obsessed about turning it into something of value so you aren't stuck doing something you don't care about. #4: Learn to be more tender with your loved ones. I am too hard of a guy and can't shake it. Weather it's pride or comfortability it would have saved me a lot of headaches if I was willing to be more open with my loved ones. #5: Don't worry about what others think. Do your own thing, if folks disagree tell them it's a them problem. Stick to what you believe but always be open to growth. My biggest regret was taking my dad to MEPS with me and I wanted so much to be a ranger or SF but he talked me out of it and my body ended up broken anyways. To this day I get down thinking about never becoming what I wanted to be for my ENTIRE life.

1. Get a sleep study, snoring isn’t normal you have sleep apnea 2. Admit your feelings and get help, don’t be afraid to take meds 3. Stay in the army, you’ll regret leaving, or join the national guard when you’re done with active duty 4. Stop eating junk food and keep exercising

Leadership is lonely at times. As a boat captain, those around you are not necessarily your friends. Thanks for these new shows.

1. Hang with good people that teach you stuff! 2. Work hard and learn to love it! 3. Have fun within the law! Love the people around you and show them! Most of all love God!

I would advise: 1; "look after yourself first, because nobody else will". 2; "you will live longer than you think". 3; "you don't have to be nice to all people". 4; "drugs steal your ambition". 5; "for every mile of road, there is two miles of ditch"

1) you don’t have to know everything 100% to get started. Just get started. 2) it’s not about being scared or not. It’s about showing it up and doing it anyways. 3) At the end of the day you have to make decisions that you are okay with, not let other tell you how to feel. 4) invest money in assets. Education is one asset too. 5) your family is most important. Work at staying connected. You’ll have friends come and go but family is forever. (Unless your family is bad bad people. Lol)

I have had a lot of tragedy in my life and have spent too much time wishing I could change things. I have cam to the conclusion that I shouldn't change my past if I could become I'm happy and don't want to change my life. I am working on making myself better but I don't what to change what got me here today.

.Practise being uncomfortable: do at least one thing per day that leaves you physically or mentally tired out. Helps build the discipline to rise to challenges you don't expect

THESE ARE FANTASTIC. Thank you guys for doing these videos.

John, I’m 28 and appreciate every video your produce. I’ve needed your content right now in my life more than ever. I’ve been dying to find a way to offer to volunteer for warrior poet somehow. I’ve been through years of electrical school and am a handyman in north GA. Id love to give you a free education on electrical, it will expand so many opportunities in life.

1) If you found love, don't hesitate to lock her down, details will work themselves out. 2) When someone offers you a charitable opportunity, take it. You won't owe them anything. 3) Practice training on your own, your brothers won't always be there to urge you on. 4) In discussions and arguments, take the adult "we-our" ego state not the child "I-me" or parent "you-you" ego state. 5) Don't dwell on obstacles people gave you in the past, put your head down and barrel through to your goals, short AND longterm alike. 6)You were right to not ever drink, I didn't either and I love it.

1. Be smarter with your money, plan things out, and use a monthly budget. 2. Do your homework before you vote, research the candidates yourself, view their websites, even for candidates you don't think you'd be interested in voting for. 3. Stay in shape, keep active, make it a priority, and build good fitness habits. 4. Maintain regular contact with your friends, and don't let time and space get in the way. 5. Keep setting goals for yourself, know where you want to go in the future, and build plans to get there.

1 everything is better sober, you know it just do it. 2 join the military. 3 find Jessica and marry her. 4 have kids earlier. 5 start saving money.

I’m only 22 so there isn’t much advice that I could give to my 20 year old self, but if I could go back to myself going into middle school I’d tell him: 1. Don’t ever look at pornography. It’s a whole lot easier to not start than it is to stop. 2. Start working out more and tell dad not to let you quit 3. Do your damn homework, dude. 4. Read the Bible every day 5. Get a physically intense job when you turn 16. Basically the same things my dad told me. I guess I could sum it all up with “listen to dad, so far he’s been right about everything.”

My mother, unfortunately, isn’t safe to be around so the second my daughter was born I made the decision to break contact. However, I pray for her every day and hope that she gets the help she needs. When I was younger I was angry at her and all of that, but it’s something I have tried at and prayed on.

I think my biggest problem as a kid was lack of direction. Because of that I made a lot of poor choices young. Then I found out that some of the choices I made 15-19 were etched in stone (not ink). So I'd tell myself to keep that in mind. And I'd explain to myself the problems with nihilism. Which I think can cause us to take a short view of life. Finally, I'd tell myself to let it fly. Be unapologetically you and meet people. I spent so many years afraid to let people see me. After the military, I opened up a lot and was less afraid to let my personality go. But I wish I had been more daring in my youth.

At 49, here's mine: 1. The decisions you make when your younger, will effect you when your older. What goals you have will change when you get older as well. 2. Life is like a roll of toilet paper. The more of it you use, the faster it goes. Don't waste any of it. 3. There's three types of people your going to encounter in the military and the working world. Those who play the game well, but don't know their job for shit. Those who know their job well, but don't play the game for shit. The rare type that can both play the game, and do their job equally well. Try and be that rare type, and you'll go far. 4. Integrity is everything. Without it, you've nothing. Live by an honor code. Do not lie, cheat, steal, commit any act of intentional dishonest, or tolerate anyone who does. When things go wrong, your word is one of the most valuable things you will have. 5. Whatever you do today, you'll have to sleep with tonight. (metaphorically speaking)

1. Your good enough 2. family always come's first 3. you are more than your occupation 4. It doesn’t matter who’s fault it was 5. Standard are the minimum requirement and are meant to be exceeded

I’m 20 right now so yay 4 that, Thanks for the advice

Had to add one more: ask everyone you view as a good person or admire at least one question: what advice would you give someone at my stage of life?

1. Most people, even people you love, don't think the same way you do. 2. People in power are rarely there due to their merit. 3. They WILL print more money.

I'll be 40 in July and I look up to you as an "old wise man"lol. Thank you for the prayers and God bless you sir... I'd tell my younger self to save money, 10% from each paycheck so you don't need 20% later in life. 🙏

1. don't try to save the world, just try to save myself. 2. appreciate what you have and don't worry about what you don't have. 3. eat clean, sleep right, drink more water. 4. be kinder to everyone you meet, we're all fighting our own battles in life. 5. don't put off what you can get done today until tomorrow. 6. lists. have a daily to do list. write your list down before bed the night before. 2 - 3 important things that need done. 7. "and what is good, Phaedrus, and what is not good - need we ask anyone to tell us these things?" - Robert M. Pirsig

1) Don't give advice or opinion unless it's asked for. When you do, give it with thoughtfulness and kindness. 2) Don't be in any hurry to get into a lifetime commitment with anyone, especially if you are feeling pressured. 3) Do pursue Godly involvements/activities/relationships that brings you pleasure, growth, and fulfillment. 4) Invest wisely and don't spend frivolously (time and money). 5) Very few things get easier as you get older. Edit: This is coming from the 62 YO me.

1. Picking a high-demand, high-paying career field is infinitely more important than "loving your job" (greater financial success = enhanced ability to be autonomous / freedom) 2. Relationships matter more than education or "qualification" ever will ("who you know" almost always outperforms "what you know") 3. Taking care of your health should always stay a top priority 4. Your children are oftentimes a direct reflection of your personal character 5. The death of ego is the key to growth

Don't normally comment on videos, but WPS has a way of calling me on my shit and writing it down may help reinforce these ideas going forward, so here's my 5: 1) Some things are worth fighting for, most things aren't. 2) Serve others with conscientious logic. 3) No matter what you do you will upset someone, so do what's right. 4) Learn to lead so you know when to follow. 5) Family comes first, but blood doesn't mean they're family.

1.) Nothing in life kills you except death, not even when you wish it would. 2.) Whenever you part from your loved ones, at any time, consider, if this was the last time you ever saw each other, would it be a nice memory? 3.) Take nothing for granted, not relationships, not possessions, not security, not life it self. 4.) Be grateful that you don't know what lays ahead - just take one step at a time and cherish each an every good moment. 5.) When it's too dark and you're too tired to lift your head to look at the goal at the end of the road, but just manages to fix your eyes on the road in front of your feet, remember, as long as you stay on that road, you are looking at the Way, and the Truth, and the Life.

25 here. I chicken out of the army last year, I wanted to keep studying to get a better score was one point off being accepted in the ranger but the sergeant was rushing me and I got a job offer to be a sales rip that paid really well so I took it. 1) biggest one learn to stop being a coward. 2) figure out how to stop letting the horrible stuff that happen to you as a child keep passive. 3) stop being a introvert to the point you can't look a single person in the eye. 4) don't lose contact with your colonel he's the only person that ever encouraged you and seemed to give a damn. 5) don't coup with your problems by becoming a workaholic, and don't drink on your off days so you can get more accomplished. 6) I know you have a obligation to take care of your family and siblings but you need to think about yourself as a person not as a tool. Edit. Thanks for the video.

Do a little bit a lot of times, the results will come. This applies to pretty much everything in my life as far as working out, reading, house cleaning, learning anything, becoming a better husband and father. It all comes by constant forward motion and doing the right thing over and over little bits at a time. None of it comes overnight. Just enjoy the process.

This is absolutely priceless, thank you

1) Have boundaries for yourself, stick your foot down, don't be a doormat. 2) Being single IS NOT the worst thing that can happen to you, grow into who you need to be.

I would tell my 20 yr old self 1️⃣ Stay at 1 job to build your retirement fund 2️⃣ Don’t get caught up in credit card debt, be financially smart. Save. 3️⃣ Buy a house early, don't waste money on apartments. 4️⃣ Take care of your body, mind, and spirit; make healthy habits and choices. 5️⃣ Dont stress over the little things, everything works out. 6️⃣ You WILL make mistakes but learn from them. 7️⃣ Listen to your mother, she is wise.

Love your videos, keep up being an inspiration to the people you touch

Really hate to do this John. But in keeping with your directions I had to pause and I'll come back later. Been reflecting on this more and more. I turned 40 last year and my first baby comes in a few days. Excited to listen.

#1 know your worth, & values #2 don't compromise either for anyone # 3 Bonus, continually become more, learning/knowledge & building new skills have a huge impact on every aspect of your life.

1. High school is not the rest of your life, by the time your 21-25 you will forget most of it. 2. You will have a lot of people go in and out of your life, the ones who stick around are your true friends. 3. Go to church, and save yourself until marriage, it’s worth it, and your relationship with your wife will be so much better.

1) Hard times come and go, put your faith in God especially in the moments you want to question him most. 2) Perfectionism isn't for the wise man. Holding yourself and others to a perfect standard will hurt more than you think it is worth. 3) Even when you can't be there long, show up. You don't have forever, make the time count and spend it with family and friends. 4) Don't let her steal that joyful part of you. It'll leave you jaded like me. 5) Expect the worst, hope for the best.

1. Have compassion, everyone has their path and own struggles, getting outside of yourself and helping others brings peace to your life and helps remind you that you aren’t quite so important. 2. Appreciate the place that you’re in and take care of your body. One day your military career will be over and there’s a lot more to life than a period of time where you served.

-Girls who like to party for the most part don’t match well for being a partner with my personality. -You never fail if you keep on trying. -We are called to Love not to be Loved. -My spiritual growth happens when I am actively serving others. -Except and work through my anger rather then repress.