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The 6 things I’d do Differently if I was Born Again

Chris Herd
4 min readOct 3, 2017

1 — Read more

I’ve learned more in the last 2 years than I did in 18 years of school because I rediscovered a love for reading and autodidactism

I consume a new book every week relating to any and every subject that captures my attention.

I use books to fuel the fire that is my imagination

Instead of relying on other people to define the curriculum that I should follow I allowed my inquisitive nature and curiosity to propel me forward.

I’ve learned about quantum mechanics, Theodore Roosevelt and the evolution of man in the last month while supplementing that with some of Russia’s most fabled works of fiction

2 — Fail More

We fail to recognize the opportunity we are afforded when we are young to make mistakes, learn, recover and evolve

We mistakenly assume that failure is fatal and let this paralyse us from taking risks.

We stop asking questions for fear of judgement or other people thinking we are…

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Chris Herd
Chris Herd

Written by Chris Herd

CEO / Founder / Coach @FirstbaseHQ Empowering people to work in their lives not live at work ✌️✌

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