What's one skill you wish you learned when you were young?

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We're thrown into so many sports and hobbies when we're younger and we usually end up quitting quite a few of them. There is always that one sport that we regret quitting, or one hobby we wish we had tried. What is a skill you wish you had learned when you were younger?Record your answer at beontheair.com and join us on the air for our Thursday Big Show!
#1 monila's answer
Get skilled in language and finance while you're young
“What's a skill that you wish you learned when you were young? Well for sure I think it would be cool to know a different language. I only know English. I tried to learn other languages and it's very…”
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#2 devan r's answer
The skill of financial literacy, and getting money.
“A skill I wish I learned when I was younger. Mmm. I think that'd have to be financial literacy. I wish I would have had a credit card and been shown how to use one at a really young age and all the…”
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#3 lhollman's answer
A foreign language to understand my nail ladies.
“Hmm. What is one skill I wish I had learned when I was young? Oh, I know this straight off the bat. I'm gonna say I would like to have learned another language. In particular, I'm gonna say some sort…”
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#4 briyana.22's answer
Should've taken Lego and building seriously.
“I wish I learned how to build houses when I was younger. I wish I would have taken Lego play seriously - even Barbie houses. I wish that I would've gotten into architecture because this housing…”
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#5 Raman Sidhu's answer
I could have been Justin Bieber's stuntgirl.
“One thing I wish I learned when I was a kid is gymnastics because I love watching crime shows and any TV shows that require a lot of action, and I could have been a stuntwoman. Justin Bieber had a…”
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#6 Crystal 's answer
Wish I'd learned about financial stability.
“One thing I wish I would have learned when I was younger is about financial literacy. I wish that the school system actually did a better job educating the youth on financial stability and the use of…”
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#7 Smily A's answer
Should've started playing guitar earlier.
“I wish I would have played the guitar better. Like, if I would have been young, I would've spent more time playing, and I would be able to approach the music in a different sense - in a way I've…”
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#8 Mady S's answer
It'd be cool if I learned Spanish at 5.
“One skill I wish that I had learned while I was young was a foreign language. I can, you know, somewhat speak Spanish now, but I really wish I would have learned it when I was, like, five just…”
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