Unfortunately, time travel hasnt been invented.Yet.

But we do have the next best thing: whip-smart people with tons of business and life experience.

One of the first people I spoke with was Dr. Christian Busch, the bestselling author ofThe Serendipity Mindset.

We asked tech execs (and other smart folks) what advice they’d give to their younger selves

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Then, if anything good can come out of the situation.

Massive industry transformations take longer than you may think, he said.

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Colbert was keen to point out that this doesnt mean you’re free to rest on your laurels.

This is key in both business and life.

Dont confuse this advice to think long-term with inflexibility though.

dr Christian Busch

Concurrently having a long-term visionandbeing flexible may sound counterintuitive, but these arent hard-and-fast rules.

With this in mind, shed encourage people to not get disheartened by those who dont share your values.

In our talk, he wanted to make one thing crystal clear: Everyone goes through this.

Kit Colbert vmware

Admitting youre having troubles doesnt make you weak quite the opposite.

Building a business, family, friendships, or anything else for that matter, is tough.

And when you really care about something, emotions can hit you harder than ever.

Namrata Sandhu co-founder & CEO of Vaayu

Never be afraid of feeling or of admitting that things arent as good as youd like them to be.

Well, youre almost certainly bound to become one.

Check out the full list of speakershere.

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