352: 37 Things I Have Learned in My 37 Years

The Side Hustle Show

Nick Loper

How To, Entrepreneurship, Business, Education

4.7 • 1.6K Ratings

🗓️ 12 September 2019

⏱️ 34 minutes

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I wish I was half as smart now as I was at 16! But learning everything you don't know is part of the process. One thing I love about my work is I feel like I learn new things every day. Sometimes they're small little tweaks and hacks, and other times they're broader strategies or ideas. I originally drafted this list 7 years ago, after my 30th birthday, but decided it was due for an update. (I updated it at 35, too, but keep learning more!) For context, that was pre-Side Hustle Nation, pre-podcast, pre-kids, and pre-almost everything I'm working on now. I'd been a full-time entrepreneur for 4 years already at that point, but my business had seen lots of ups and downs. Turning 30 had hit me harder than I expected it to, and I'm guessing it was because I really wasn't where I wanted to be. I'd been battling with flaky developers, fighting with the state Assembly in Sacramento over affiliate marketing tax laws, and we were in the process of short-selling our home -- which had been a major source of stress. Seven years later, that stuff is thankfully in past, and I’m in a better place today. That's not to say I'm completely stress-free, but I'm incredibly fortunate to have a healthy family and to get to work on stuff I love every day. Each year that goes by makes me more and more aware of that fact. But the life I have today didn't happen overnight. It's the result of literally decades (well, at least 2) of entrepreneurial education, trial and error, hustle, and if I'm being totally honest, luck. In any case, here are 37 life lessons I've picked up in my 37 years on this planet. Enjoy! Full Show Notes: 37 Things I Have Learned in My 37 Years

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0:00.0	I wish I was half as smart now as I was at 16, but learning everything you don't know, that's part of the process.
0:09.0	One thing I love about my work is I feel like I learn new things every day. Sometimes they're small
0:14.2	little tweaks or hacks and other times they're broader strategies or ideas. So in
0:19.1	honor of turning 37 this week I want to share 37 things I've picked up along the way that have
0:25.2	helped me and I'm confident will help you too.
0:29.2	What's up, what's up, Nick Loper here? Welcome to the Side Hustle Show because we don't
0:34.8	know a millionth of 1% about anything. Hat tip to Thomas Edison for that one and
0:40.3	it's one of my favorite quotes because of the humility it requires to say
0:44.4	look we've got some stuff figured out but there's still a lot more to learn humility
0:49.0	plus inspiration today I want to share some of the millionth of 1% that I think I've learned over the last 37 years.
0:56.4	This list was actually originally published after my 30th birthday on the blog, but I've updated it a couple times since then, adding and amending items.
1:06.0	If for nothing else than to document, then I'm still learning myself.
1:09.4	For context, when I turned 30, that was pre-Side Hustle Nation, pre- Podcasts, pre-Kids, and pre-
1:15.9	almost everything that I'm working on now. I'd been a full-time entrepreneur for
1:20.9	four years already at that point, but my business had seen a lot of ups and downs.
1:25.7	Turning 30 hit me harder than I expected it to, and I'm guessing it was because I wasn't really where I wanted to be. I'd been battling with
1:35.5	flaky web developers. I've been fighting the State Assembly in Sacramento over
1:40.4	affiliate marketing tax laws and we were in the process of short selling our home
1:45.2	which had been a major source of stress. Seven years later that stuff is thankfully in the past
1:51.1	and I'm in a much better place today. Now that's not to say that life is
1:55.1	completely stress free but I recognize I'm incredibly fortunate to have a healthy family and to be able to get to work on stuff I love every day. In any case here are the 37 life
2:06.2	lessons I've picked up in my 37 years on this planet. Ready? Let's do it. Ready? Let's do it. Lesson number one, there are only two ways to get rich.
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