I'm almost 19.

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Though most people think I'm at least 22.

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So I'm at a point in my life where if someone sees me working, especially on weekends, they love to say "Just live your life, don't worry about work, and enjoy your 20s!"

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Also, why is it that "enjoy your 20s" always means "drink, do drugs, and mindlessly go to parties?"

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Maybe I'm crazy, but that's arguably the best way to waste your life. And not only waste it, but shorten it. I guess these people think that drink and drugs have 0 effect on their body lol.

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Anyway, back to the main subject.

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The people who preach "enjoy your 20s" as well as the people who "enjoy" their 20s are short-term thinkers.

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They're thinking "I'm young, so let me have fun now and deal with life later."

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Except you're dealing with life every day. And the funny thing is, you'll actually find more enjoyment in doing hard work than you would from partying (I won't go into this, but just know that even though starting hard work is difficult, we've been hardwired to enjoy the process of hard work once we've finished it).

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In fact, before summer this year, I remember asking someone my age (a little older than me), if he'd ever start a business.

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His reply was "Bro let me enjoy life while I'm young."

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Now, this might not seem all that wild. It's a completely fair answer.

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But I bumped into this guy again recently while I was out walking, and he couldn't stop telling me how he's going out almost every night, wasting his money away. He told me he spent well over $1,000 in the last month just on nights out.

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That's $250 every week, most of which is gone towards alcohol.

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(And just for perspective, I spend less than $250 per MONTH on running an entire business, access to premium courses & communities, and all my subscriptions – like brainfm, Notion, ChatGPT, etc)

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Oh, and he doesn't have a job. This is life savings that he's spending…on fucking alcohol.

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And that's not even the crazy part.

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He seemed to be BRAGGING about it.

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"Yeah I'm going out almost every night, spending loads of money on drink. And on Christmas, I'm gonna do 12 pubs."

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12 pubs, if you don't know it, is where you go to 12 different pubs on one night and buy drinks from each one. It's one of the best ways to develop liver disease.

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Then he said to me "You don't drink do you?"

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Of course, I told him I don't.

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And his response was arguably the most mindless, brainwashed answer I've ever heard…

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"Oh that's okay, I'll still respect you though so don't worry"

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Yeah.

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"I'll still respect you" as if not drinking is a bad thing.

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Sad part is, this guy was quite bright. He was smart. He was the type of guy to never drink. But he's also the type of guy who wants to "fit in" – so he starts drinking like all his other friends.

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Now, don't get me wrong. I'm not here to judge or criticise anyone for living life how they want. And I'm not saying you can't drink (just don't do it excessively) or have fun.

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But there's a super valuable lesson in there.

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How far ahead you think is how far you'll get in life.

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If you think in the short-term like most people (i.e have fun now and suffer later), you'll suffer in the long-term – possibly the rest of your life.

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But if you think in the long-term like most successful people, you'll enjoy your entire life.

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In fact, there was a study done by the Management Research Group in 2013 that showed long-term thinking is the highest indicator of success.

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A whopping 97% of senior leaders said it was a key factor in success.

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Some people chase the next hangover, while others chase the next milestone.

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It doesn't take a genius to know who will make it further in life.

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You must be able to think 5, 10, even 25 years into the future – and take action now that supports your vision in the future.

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That's all today, compadre.

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Enjoy your Sunday.

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– Kyle