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lumberjack_jeff

(33,224 posts)
Sat Jun 22, 2013, 10:56 AM Jun 2013

Life Lessons with Kareem

20 things I wish I knew when I was 30

When I was thirty, I was living my dream. I’d already accomplished most of what I’d set out to achieve professionally: leading scorer in the NBA, leading rebounder, leading blocker, Most Valuable Player, All-Star. But success can be as blinding as Bill Walton’s finger in the eye when battling for a rebound. I made mistakes. Plenty of them. In fact, sometimes I wish I could climb into a time machine and go back to shake some sense into that thirty-year-old me. If I could, here’s the advice I would give him:

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Life Lessons with Kareem (Original Post) lumberjack_jeff Jun 2013 OP
Very wise. Aristus Jun 2013 #1
I like #12 mokawanis Jun 2013 #2
Great stuff. Some of it may seem cliched, but it's worth repeating even still. nomorenomore08 Jun 2013 #3
good stuff fishwax Jun 2013 #4

mokawanis

(4,472 posts)
2. I like #12
Sat Jun 22, 2013, 12:08 PM
Jun 2013

Compassion is more important then passion. People who lack compassion for others are a huge turn-off.

nomorenomore08

(13,324 posts)
3. Great stuff. Some of it may seem cliched, but it's worth repeating even still.
Tue Jun 25, 2013, 06:52 PM
Jun 2013

Easy to lose perspective in life no matter who you are.

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