7 YoE as a software engineer and 2 years as a team lead to freshers. Frankly, I have made mistakes, or rather sub-optimal choices earlier in my career due to lack of information or guidance. I have often felt if I had someone at that particular points in time, my journey would have completely different. I am at a good place, but could have been at a much better one. If such questions also come to your head and you are junior to me, you can always capture something from our conversations.