Shortcut to Success in Life and Business

 

One of the only true shortcuts in life is finding an expert and apprenticing under them.  

James Clear

Learn from Your Mistakes or Other People's Mistakes?

 

It's good to learn from your mistakes. 

It's better to learn from other people's mistakes.

Warren Buffett

Your mistakes aren’t the best teacher—just the most expensive.

You can start at the bottom of the mountain and make every mistake from scratch on the way to the top, or you can take a sherpa with you and master the best of what other people have already figured out.

The successful learn vicariously; the foolish insist on first hand pain.

Farnam Street

Don’t try to figure everything out on your own. Hire advisors who’ve been there before and can offer insights you wouldn’t get otherwise. Test advisors before committing—do a workshop to see how they add value before making a long-term hire. And always be evaluating if they’re still contributing.

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