View http://www.benmilne.com/2012-hard-lessons-learned/
I’m a bit late going through these year end/start articles, but I really liked what this one has to say. It’s really difficult to learn life lessons from reading the experiences of others, but I’ve found that doing so plants a seed that does well to prepare you for the future. There are tons of lessons that simply must be learned the hard way, but you might be able to minimize recovery time when you can half expect them to happen at some point.
I’ve learned a ton of hard lessons since starting Iron to Iron but those humbling experiences have brought me closer to those around me, and for that I’m indebted.