70 People Ages 5-75 Answer: What Advice Would You Give to a Person Younger Than You?

[Interviewer] What advice would you give

to somebody younger than you?

I like them.

Don't go out so far in the ocean.

Whenever you are in second grade,

it's a very very fun grade to be in.

My sister has a friend that does ballet,

so I would say since they're little,

I would tell both of them try harder.

Stay calm and go on with life.

To have fun with their life.

YOLO.

I would say that nothing is really permanent.

Things can get better, and you can make them better.

Don't do drugs and stay in school.

Pursue what you want in life.

Being popular in high school doesn't matter

once you graduate.

Don't get caught up in social media too much.

Don't rush it.

Even if you don't think that it is something

that people would necessarily approve of,

it doesn't mean that you have to give it up,

or that you should not pursue it.

Definitely don't feel any obligation

to go to school, to go to university.

There are other paths if that's not your path.

Don't take things too seriously.

Don't worry when people make fun of you,

because it happened a lot to me,

and bullying kind of builds character I think.

To follow your dreams as corny as it may sound.

Don't care too much about what people

think about you.

Just be who you are and don't waste time

worrying about what other people think about you.

Really follow your dreams.

Don't ever do anything for thinking that's what

somebody wants out of you.

Do what you want to do.

Always be yourself no matter what.

Probably that it's never too late

to start something.

Confidence comes with experience.

Keep powering through the struggle.

Go for your dreams.

Don't dream it, be it.

All the dreams you have, you can still have them.

But they're not gonna happen at the time

you thought they would, and at the end of the day,

just living life is what's important.

Don't have any regrets.

Regret is a mind state.

Life comes at you sideways, so if it doesn't work out,

try something else.

Be kind and work hard.

Hang in there; it gets better.

I would tell them to not be afraid to follow

their passion, even if it's a path that seems difficult.

Believe and don't give up,

and don't listen to other people.

And always pursue your heart and follow your head.

Take your time growing up, don't rush to get old.

Live life to the fullest.

Always listen to people's advice.

And even if you don't agree with it, at least listen.

Don't strive to be like your parents,

strive to be better than them.

Don't listen to any advice.

Follow your passion.

Listen.

Don't sweat the small stuff.

Go for it, you only live once.

You have to take advantage of every

opportunity that you get.

Don't wait to start doing what you want to do

when you grow up.

Do it now.

They should be confident in themselves,

and not listen to the noise from others around them,

they should own themselves.

Plan, but always leave room for changes.

To learn the meaning of love.

That's caring for somebody unconditionally.

Always follow your dreams.

Don't ever give up on your dreams.

Floss and follow your dreams.

Practice kindness and patience

with yourself and with others.

Enjoy every single day,

and enjoy your children while they're young.

Follow your dreams.

Don't be afraid.

Have fun because it's short.

Live without limits.

You know a lot more than you think you know

very often, so just believe in yourself and be strong.

Get older, it beats the alternative.

Everything seems to have a way of working itself out.

Don't spend what you don't have.

If you need to spend using a credit card,

make sure you can pay back within 30 days.

Be respectful, be committed, do your best.

And strive for what you really want.

Have no fear.

Probably try to find out something they're really

passionate about and follow their dream.

Do everything you want to do now.

You're going to still want to do it when you're my age,

but you won't have the strength or the energy.

Say yes to everything.

You can always, if it's not the right decision,

you can always change your mind.

Slow down, take your time, pay attention

to what you're doing.

Don't hold anything back.

Live so that you will not have any regrets.

Don't try too hard to help people who are negative.

Don't waste time.

It goes by so fast, you'll wish you had the moments back.

There's two things.

One, that at the end of your life,

at the end of the day, two questions.

Who did I help? and What did I learn?

Enjoy every day.

Follow your dreams, do whatever you can,

keep moving forward.

Don't be frightened by things people tell you

about what you should do, because you need to have

a safe job, and you need to be able to support yourself,

and you shouldn't follow that love that you have.

Listen to your heart.

Listen and you'll learn a lot more

than when you just speak.

Do it all.

Do everything you can.

Experience everything.