What I Would Tell My 18 Year Old Self - #131

**Chris Williamson** (0:00)
Oh yes, hello friends. Welcome to a new year and a new decade, for that matter. It is the first Modern Wisdom after the Christmas break, and we've come back with what might be my favorite ever topic, what I would tell my 18 year old self. This one is almost difficult to hear. It's weird to say things and hear advice come out of your own mouth, which kind of scares you a little bit. But yeah, I really enjoyed this episode. Looking at the similarities between what myself, Jonny and Yusef have learned over the last 10 years, drawing the common lessons that we've made, and also the unique ones as well. We even gave ourselves the opportunity to call younger us and tell them something for 30 seconds, which again, I weirdly felt really pressured, even though it wasn't real. I felt under a lot of pressure. And Jonny's phone call was far better than mine and Yusef's, because he went last. I wouldn't, I don't think I'd actually want a phone call from me. I would want me 10 years ago to get a phone call from Jonny on balance. But yeah, what an absolutely epic way to start the new year of programming off with. I know that you want as much Jonny and Euphs, Euphs, Jonny and Euphs, as much Jonny and Euphs as you can get your hands on. And I promise I'm going to try and tie them down to the couch so that we can push as many good episodes out as we can across 2020 And finally, I'm going to guess that as you listen to this episode, there will be a number of people that come into your mind who you think that person really, really needs to hear this. If that's the case, do not be shy. My goals for this year with regards to the podcast are just the same as they were in 2019, which is to push the plays as high as possible. And the best way that that happens is by you sharing the episodes. So please do not forget to press copy link, put it in a WhatsApp chat, put it on Reddit. I don't even know how Reddit works. Just give it a share. And if you are new here, hit the subscribe button, then you will be notified every time we release a brand new episode, which is Monday and Thursday, because we're back in business after the Christmas break. 2020, let's go.
Okay, right then. Right, right. Listen up here, yeah? Podcast time. Ladies and gentlemen, welcome back. I'm joined by Jonny and Yusef from propainfitness.com.

**Jonny** (2:41)
Jonny and Yusef.

**Chris Williamson** (2:43)
Yusef from Jonny.

**Yusef** (2:44)
And Jonny.

**Chris Williamson** (2:45)
And Jonny from Yusef. Yusef's got rid of the mustache, he's back now with a beard.

**Yusef** (2:50)
It's a better look. So much better.

**Chris Williamson** (2:52)
Less pee-dooey.

**Jonny** (2:54)
Just you didn't mention that in the last one, does it?

**Yusef** (2:56)
Oh yeah, we'll have to play the podcast game of time.

**Chris Williamson** (2:59)
Yeah, anyway. Today we are talking about advice that we would give ourselves 10 years ago. Pretty good opportunity for us to just unload all of the shit that we've learned over the last 10 years, but we're gonna try and keep it to within an hour. So hopefully be nice and condensed. Maybe you can take some wisdom away that we've gleaned, hard earned wisdom over the last few years through blood and sweat and tears and feces.

**Jonny** (3:25)
Our loss is your gain.

**Chris Williamson** (3:27)
That's a really good tagline for a product of some kind.

**Jonny** (3:32)
Like a hair loss product or something. Let that be your loss is our gain.

**Yusef** (3:37)
Well, yeah, which is a bit insidious.

**Jonny** (3:38)
Cause if you lose your hair, then we're out of business. I suppose we'll actually know because in that instance, we're getting too much into it.

**Chris Williamson** (3:44)
Anyway, so let's do some framing. Jonny, what sort of a person were you? How old were you and what sort of a person were you 10 years ago?

**Jonny** (3:52)
I was, maths time. I was 19

**Yusef** (3:58)
Very blonde.

**Jonny** (3:59)
Yeah, dyed my hair blonde at the time.

**Chris Williamson** (4:01)
Was it highlights or was it fully dyed?

**Jonny** (4:03)
Full, head-o, head-o.

**Yusef** (4:04)
I think it's the only Facebook status I remember you posting as just as like a status. It was quoting your dad.

**Jonny** (4:11)
Oh, yeah. Said that, I mean, I'm not going to do it.

**Yusef** (4:16)
Say it.

**Jonny** (4:16)
No, no, because.

**Yusef** (4:18)