Life Lessons Personal Development Health Lifestyle
Layne Norton, PhD
Layne Norton, PhD

@BioLayne

10 tweets 3 reads Dec 15, 2023
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42 years old today & probably about halfway done with this ride (hopefully a bit less than half 😬)
Overall I’ve really enjoyed it
I’ve had hard times like anyone but overall I’m very grateful
Here are a few things I’ve learned
that I wish I knew when I was younger
1) SLOW DOWN
Man, over 50% of my problems would never have occurred if I just slowed down
So many people try to rush the process not realizing that good things take TIME
I created so much more stress but not dotting my i’s & crossing my t’s
Slow is smooth, smooth is FAST
2) Everyone should NOT like you
If everyone likes you, it means you are an amoeba & have no backbone
Being horribly bullied growing up I had such bad fear of no one liking me, so I tried to get everyone to like me
The amount of pain & mistakes this led me to are incalculable
3) You don’t get to choose family, but you can choose friends & partner
These relationships will be the cause of 90% of your joy or misery… be PICKY
The amount of people I let into my life who only cared about what they could get out of me is gross
But I ALLOWED it to happen
4) Clear communication & boundaries are kind
Most people don’t directly ask for what they want or need
This leads to resentment (can be personal or business relationships)
Be clear about what you want & what you don’t. It will keep good people in your life & expel the bad
5) Showing up consistently is 95% of the battle
If y’all only knew how much shit I’ve screwed up in my life you wouldn’t be so afraid of failing πŸ˜‚
There isn’t much special about me other than I always show up & do the work
Even when I’m sad. Even when I don’t feel like it
6) Stop trying to plow through uncomfortable situations
I used to just try to just get through hard shit as fast as possible
It led to me making more mistakes & creating more drama
Sit with the hard shit. Sit with the pain. It is trying to teach you something
7) The lessons will REPEAT themselves until they are learned
If you find yourself repeatedly facing the same problems… YOU are the problem
Examining yourself, taking feedback, & holding yourself accountable without shaming yourself is a fine line to walk. Still working on that
8) The more successful & well known you become, the lonelier it can be
You’ll have a lot of people who want to be around you, but not a many people wanting to be a true friend
That is, show up for you even when there’s nothing in it for them
Real ones are rare. Treat them well
9) Spend lots of time with people that love you
The ones that show they love you by always showing up no matter what
Spend lots of time on them. Be generous with your time with them
Never miss an opportunity to tell them you love them
Those people are what life is about

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