What advice would you like to give your younger self?

So here’s the advice I’d like to give to my younger self: Focus on one thing at a time. You can have it all in life, but not all at once. And if you don’t keep your focus right, you might not achieve anything. It is not surprising that many of us are doing too many things at once.

Should you look back at your younger self?

And remember, if looking back fills you with regret, realize you did the best you could at the time, experts said. Happy adults view their younger selves with compassion, and use regret to motivate change, the study noted.

Can you get in touch with your inner child?

As Kim Egel, a therapist in Cardiff, California, points out, anyone can get in touch with their inner child — if they’re open to exploring this relationship. If you feel doubtful or resistant to the idea of exploring the past, you’ll have a harder time beginning the healing process.

How do you know if your adult child is self harming?

1. Your adult child holds you emotionally hostage by threatening to hurt or kill herself or himself. Adult children who are truly at risk for self-harm need to be taken seriously. But repeated, guilt inducing, manipulative, toxic plays for attention or leniency to get out of facing responsibilities needs to be directly called out and addressed.

What is the best advice you can give to someone?

Just Listen. Sometimes, the best advice you can give is not providing any at all. Staying silent is more effective than providing unsolicited advice. It’s switching your role from hero to helper—focus on listening and understanding what’s going through the other person’s mind.

What do you wish someone told you when you graduated?

Here are 11 things every young professional should know about life and business that I wish someone told me when I graduated: 1. Time is all you have; optimize and automate. Contrary to popular belief, money can buy you time.

What is Eric Schmidt’s advice to young people?

Google’s Executive Chairman, Eric Schmidt advises young people to find a way to say yes to things. “Yes is how you get your first job, and your next job. Yes is how you find your spouse, and even your kids.