If you could go back 10 years and speak to yourself, what would you say?

[threaded]

Do you like the picture they took of us at the Christmas do?

I think we went to a different Xmas do, my dear.

Which explains a few things.

That fat guy I was talking too really wasn't Churchill then. Hmm.

[BolshieBastard]

It would be,

take that early retirement package offered by by then Civil Service employer (I was 'only' 41 at the time but they wanted to cut jobs);
go contracting immediately afterward instead of waiting for another year;
move in with the girl I had a long term fling with.

[Churchill]

I think we went to a different Xmas do, my dear.

Which explains a few things.

That fat guy I was talking too really wasn't Churchill then. Hmm.

Threaded, we were all looking forward to meeting you.

Should've known you didn't have the bollocks!

[Fred Bloggs]

I would say to myself "FFS, stop fu**ing about in that job, you're getting nowhere, your working way too many hours, the promises being made will never materialise, you'll have a mental breakdown and be off sick for ~18 months".

I don't suppose I'd have believed it but it would have been true. Sad really, I waited until it happened.

[zara_backdog]

Remember to take that pill and give up the permie job now!

[cailin maith]

Remember to take that pill and give up the permie job now!

[thunderlizard]

Stock up on Wispa bars.

[wantacontract]

Borrow, borrow, borrow...instead of saving...

BTL......

Siphon funds off to asia...then get the dodge out of UK....

or the sensible option would have to been to start contracting earlier, but knowing what I know now....being leveraged upto my eyeballs would have the been the right decision...

[DieScum]

The only thing I would change would be my investments.... but it's pointless speculating with hindsight. You just have to keep doing the right things and accept risk.

Oh I'd warn myself to be a bit careful with the booze and avoid a few undignified incidents.

[BrilloPad]

Oh I'd warn myself to be a bit careful with the booze and avoid a few undignified incidents.

That sounds interesting. Care to illucidate?