Hindsight, as they say, is always 20/20.
Each year when we select the new class of our 40 Under 40, we get them talking about their business, sure, but we also go deeper. We ask them about their best de-stress tactic, how they manage their time, where they like to travel, and even about their favorite room in their home. We ask them about the best advice they ever got—and then we tweak that and ask: what advice would you give to your 20-year-old self? Here are some of their best answers.
Ivanka Trump, no. 33 on this year's list, says it's more important to listen than talk.
Ivanka Trump, EVP, Development and Acquisitions, Trump Organization (no. 33)
Ask questions and listen more than you talk- you can’t be an expert at everything—and at 20 you're more likely to be an expert at nothing! That said, with inexperience comes fresh perspective.
Nick Woodman, Founder and CEO, GoPro (no. 12)
It was the same advice that I gave myself when I was 20, which is, anytime you have a difficult decision, imagine yourself as a 90-year-old looking back at this moment. What decision would you wish that you would have made? Go forward and look backward.
Vijaya Gadde, General Counsel, Twitter (no. 28)
I would tell myself that life is going to be really, really unexpected and not to be easily discouraged about whether or not I picked the right class. You never know where you’ll end up and just have to keep moving forward.
Tristan Walker, Founder and CEO, Walker & Co. (no. 35)
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Keep up that relentless determination but couple that with some faith. You’ll find that you spend less time managing your anxiety and fears and more time getting things done.
Anthony Watson, CIO, Nike (no. 19)
I would tell myself that tackling and overcoming the challenges of growing up as a member of the LGBT community will make you a resilient, authentic, compassionate, perceptive and powerful leader one day. Hang in there, you will have many amazing people walk along side you and bring out the best in you.
Alexa von Tobel, Founder and CEO, LearnVest (no. 37)
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Get up, dress up, show up. I think of it as my motto—get up with the energy to tackle every day, dress the part, and show up with your best A+ attitude.
Josh Tetrick, Founder and CEO, Hampton Creek (no. 22)
There are too many urgent needs in this world—whether in food, education, health, campaign finance reform—for you not to focus your energy on them. They’re too urgent, and the irony about focusing on what the world needs the most is that there’s actually a lot of happiness that flows in engaging something higher than yourself.
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