I became a millionaire at 26. Here's 13 lessons for anyone in their 20s.

Here are 13 lessons I would share with anyone in their 20s. I just turned 30 last week and wanted to pay it forward by sharing the best advice I could offer those still in their 20s. Making money is the LEAST interesting thing about life, but I also understand how many young people value this (just like I did!). This is why these lessons will cover how I made money and, more importantly, the crucial life lessons I learned as a result. The learnings may surprise you, so keep watching!

♡ What's in this video:

0:00 What to Expect
0:20 Lesson 1: Build Up Your Assets
5:33 Lesson 2: Get What You Want Sooner
8:08 Lesson 3: Everything Is a Projection
9:37 Lesson 4: Stop Idolizing
10:41 Lesson 5: Doubt Your Work, Not Yourself
12:03: Lesson 6: Do Things Excited
13:37 Lesson 7: Take Risks
15:07 Lesson 8: Go Deep vs. Wide
17:19 Lesson 9: Embrace Lost
18:19 Lesson 10: Understand Politics
19:45 Lesson 11: Values Change
21:41 Lesson 12: Don't Ditch Friends
24:02 Lesson 13:Ask Questions
25:49 Thank You!

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[VanessaLau]

Comment below one life advice you have! There's so many people that end up reading the comment section, so let's fill it with wisdom and all pay it forward no matter what age you are! Please also share this video with anyone who may benefit from these lessons! It would mean the world to me :)

[SummerWinterMom]

As a fellow YouTuber, entrepreneur, (and mama of twins!), one piece of life advice that I have learned is that you're never really "ready" for the big thing you want to do or start. So instead of waiting to be perfectly ready, just go for it! Amazing things can happen!

[joshn]

“Do things when you’re still excited about them. You don’t have to overthink and ruminate about everything that could go wrong or right. The longer we wait on our ideas, the less enthusiasm we have for the vision”

[Benjaminarmstrong]

If you wanna be successful, you most take responsibility for your emotions, not place the blame on others. In addition to make you feel more guilty about your faults, pointing the finger at others will only serve to increase your sense of personal accountability. There's always a risk in every investment, yet people still invest and succeed. You must look outward if you wanna be successful in life.

[burmakara]

the fact that nobody talks about the book called "the hidden truths of wealth" speaks volumes about how people are stuck in a trance

[nupursingh]

over observing people before you let them in your inner circle, will save you many moments of confusion conflict and disrespect

[PapiChulo-ts]

I started investing in stocks at 18, grew portfolio to $600k by 33. Recently, lost over 30% and want to mitigate risks. Also, plan to pay off my mortgage and want my portfolio to grow. What should I do for stable cashflow?

[tonysilke]

One lesson I've learnt from billionaires is to always put your money to work, and diversifying your investments. I'm planning to invest about $200k of my savings in stocks this year, and I hope I make profits.

[jjeverson]

1. Create a course that convinces people they can be rich
2. Pretend that you are
3. Have suckers buy the course
4. Become rich from those suckers

[marijagrinevica]

"Being lost is an uncomfortable stage in your life when your old self is gone and you haven't met your new self yet" 💯💯💯 so beautifully said💛 we should not feel ashamed of this "lost" state indeed!

[theresamish]

0:21 While you're still young, build your assets! You will have a more satisfying life in the future if you start saving, budgeting, investing, and achieving financial freedom early. If you're older it's not too late to get started. TY Vanessa for such inspiring content

[HannahHeavens-pext]

1)build up social capital
2)build up human capital: Upskill yourself and invest all the money into yourself, go deep don’t go wide
3)build up your confidence, reject projections, don’t put people on a pedestal
4)take risks because you have time to recover, take advantage of the risk tolerance you have now
5)lean into your passion
6)understand politics
7)your values will change
8)keep your friends
9)get to know their story

I ❤ listening to your voice

[BarryKeys-op]

I am at the beginning of my "investment journey", planning to put 35K into dividend stocks so that I will be making up to 30% per year in dividend returns. Any advice?

[TheXLAXLimpLungs]

I agree that when you become rich you'll realize most things don't matter. But the thing is a lot of people want to be rich not because they want a new car or they want to just buy $300 or $400, 000 house. It's because they want to be able to just afford food and if their car breaks down they can repair it and if they need to spend $2, 000 because something happens to their house or any inconvenience they can take care of without feeling like they're not going to make it to the next paycheck. Most people don't really want to be rich so they can buy whatever they want. They want to be rich so they don't have to worry when they have essentials. They need to take care of that. They don't have money saved up for

[gunarssonbilly.]

Great video i must say, talking about building your asset early, it takes consistency and a guide, just built my first house through trade and i can never be less proud of myself.

[Ivor-nvzo]

Whoever is reading this, I pray for you: a heart free of sorrow, a mind free of worries, a life filled with joy, an abundant source of financial wealth, a body free of disease disability and a day filled with God's blessings

[marguritekostecki]

Made my first million very recently and not at 26 but add 3 solid tips. 1. Have multiple streams of income, especially passive income... It's harder to grow income when it's coming from just a source. . 2. Invest wisely... Money sitting in the bank does not grow, money not invested well is a waste. 3. Work harder and smarter, you don't improve without putting in work...

*Edited* For people asking me what passive income source, It was mostly stocks and I was investing into the US stock market. Had to use an F.A there since I don't stay there though you could do that without using one

[KristinPMosher]

Success depends on the actions or steps you take to achieve it. Building wealth involves developing good habits like regularly putting money away in intervals for solid investments. Financial management is a crucial topic that most tend to shy away from, and ends up haunting them in the near future.., I pray that anyone who reads this will be successful in life!!

[shopmegumi]

“stop idolizing. you can have respect for someone without lowering your status and without giving them your power. stop putting people, opportunities, and material items on a pedestal. you can doubt your work, but shouldn’t doubt yourself (the value of who you are as a human being outside of your work).“
this video is so well-spoken and full of wisdom.👏🏽👏🏽

[mulattodavid]

Just discovered your channel with this video -- I was able to think about my situation and I'm curious to know best how people split their pay, how much of it goes into savings, spendings or investments, I earn around $90K per year but nothing to show for it yet.