May 02, 2013 Kareem: 20 Things I Wish I’d Known When I Was 30
We always hear about these “live your life” cliche talks, presentations, and articles from every single corner of the world, but they never do seem to really stick unless some worthy context is thrown into the mix.
Well, lo and behold, the all-time great Mr. Kareem Abdul Jabbar recently published a piece titled “Kareem: 20 things I wish I’d known when I was 30.” Here’s a list of the “20 things” but do yourself a favor and check out the commentary he provided for each of the bullet points.
My favorites? #1 and #15!
Enjoy.
| 1. Be more out going | 11. Cook more |
| 2. Ask about family history | 12. When choosing someone to date, compassion is better than passion |
| 3. Become financially literate | 13. Do one thing everyday that helps someone else |
| 4. Play the piano | 14. Do more for the community |
| 5. Learn French | 15. Do one thing every day that you look forward to doing |
| 6. Get handy | 16. Don’t be so quick to judge |
| 7. Be patient | 17. When breaking up with a woman, you can’t always be friends |
| 8. Listen more than talk | 18. Watch more TV | 9. Career is never as important as family | 19. Do more yoga |
| 10. Being right is not always the right thing to be | 20. Everything doesn’t have to be fixed |