Dear Younger Steve

A few messages I’d like to relay back to my much younger self. I have a feeling some may be pretty universal…

1. There is no always and there is no never
2. Nobody owes you a thing
3. Take that risk and don’t be afraid to fall flat on your face
4. Be respectful of everyone around you as you never know what your relationship may be with them someday
5. If you don’t know, others probably don’t know either so ask the questions
6. You probably aren’t as good or as bad as you may perceive yourself to be
7. Everything in life is cyclical
8. Learn a foreign language other than snark
9. Every single human encounter has purpose
10. Your puzzle piece is important but it’s a piece of something much bigger