Your 20s are an essential time in your life. You are no longer a teen and it’s expected you start making key decisions that will affect your present and your future.
Here are 9 essential life tips that will help you in this stage of your life
1. YOUR HEART WILL GET BROKEN
While some might meet their soul mate in their first relationship, most will have to go through some certain amount of heartbreaks before they finally meet the one. Don’t feel it’s the end of the world when you get heartbroken; take it as part of life and move on.
2. DON’T COMPETE WITH YOUR FRIENDS
The test of friendship has to be during the 20s. Some will become more successful than their friends. An advice I will give every 20s out there is don’t compare yourself to your friends; it’s not a competition.
3. SELF LOVE IS IMPORTANT
Loving yourself isn’t selfishness. In a world full of bullies and people eager to criticize, you need to learn to love who you really are. Love your height, your body, and everything about you. Don’t let no one tell you that you ain’t beautiful. Never underestimate the importance of having enough sleep and exercising.
4. SEEK OPPORTUNITIES TO NETWORK
Seek opportunities to network as having a good network will open more doors of opportunities for you. See everyone in your network as important. Never underestimate anyone.
5. FILTER EVERY ADVICE
I encourage people to listen when someone is trying to give you an advice. Just because you should listen to the advice doesn’t mean you should take it. You are going to get lots of advice at this stage of your life but you should understand that it’s your life and you alone know what’s best for you.
6. DON’T MAKE SOCIAL MEDIA YOUR HOME
It’s tempting sometimes to make social media your home but I will advice you resist that temptation. Social media is an important part of our lives as it helps us keep up with friends and happenings around us but you shouldn’t get so obsessed with it and spend all of your time on it.
7. YOU NEVER STOP LEARNING
Just because you are done with the university doesn’t mean you stop learning. As long as you are alive, you should see it as an opportunity to learn something new. There’s a lot to learn outside the walls of a classroom.
8. FAMILY IS IMPORTANT
Never get too busy chasing money and forget your family. Try to make time for your family no matter how busy you are.
9. YOUR UNIVERSITY DEGREE WILL NOT DEFINE YOUR CAREER
I think only a few people actually end up having a career in whatever degree they studied in the university. Just because you studied mechanical engineering is no guarantee you will end up having a career as a mechanical engineer.
Jake