{"id":13392,"date":"2015-02-03T21:57:18","date_gmt":"2015-02-03T20:57:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.elcrema.com\/?p=13392"},"modified":"2019-02-07T00:37:41","modified_gmt":"2019-02-06T23:37:41","slug":"20-things-i-wish-i-had-known-when-i-was-20","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.elcrema.com\/20-things-i-wish-i-had-known-when-i-was-20\/","title":{"rendered":"20 THINGS I WISH I HAD KNOWN WHEN I WAS 20"},"content":{"rendered":"

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As we grow older, there are certain lessons life teaches us and we also tend to realise some mistakes we made when we were much younger.<\/p>\n

Media personality Liz Awoliyi today shared 20 things she wished she had known when she was 20 and it\u2019s a must read for everyone.<\/p>\n

Below are 20 things she wished she knew when she was 20<\/p>\n

1. Trust your instincts, honestly it never lies. The truth is in there somewhere deep down, don\u2019t make excuses for situations or the way people treat you. If people show you who they are, believe them.<\/p>\n

2. Be Kind. Everybody has battles and demons they are fighting.<\/p>\n

3. Worry less about what other people think of you\u2026. People will form an opinion regardless. Just focus on carrying yourself well and being the best you.<\/p>\n

4. Be patient with yourself. Don\u2019t be too busy trying to rush life that you end up making crucial mistakes. Slow and steady wins the race. Life is a marathon and not a sprint.<\/p>\n

5. Your ego is your worst enemy. Honestly life is so much smoother if you can let go of pride.<\/p>\n

6. Choose your words and your battles carefully. Not everything is worth fighting over.<\/p>\n

7. Take Risks. Nothing worth having comes easy.<\/p>\n

8. No man is an island; don\u2019t feel too big to ask for help and advice. \u201cWe\u201d, is better than \u201cMe\u201d. Nobody gets to the top alone.<\/p>\n

9. Nobody owes you anything. Nothing is guaranteed to be handed to you. Play hard. Work hard.<\/p>\n

10. Don\u2019t take things personal. Other people\u2019s attitude is a reflection of them and not you. If it\u2019s negative don\u2019t let it demoralize you. Don\u2019t sweat the small stuff.<\/p>\n

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11. Live Now \u2013 you can get away with more things when you\u2019re single, unattached, there really is less responsibilities.<\/p>\n

12. The way a man treats someone he wants to mess with, and the way he treats girlfriend (Potential wife) material are very different. The signs are there\u2026watch out for them and don\u2019t make excuses.<\/p>\n

13. If a man wants you, nothing can keep him away. If he doesn\u2019t want you, nothing can make him stay.<\/p>\n

14. Everything is by the grace of God. Be prayerful.<\/p>\n

15. There is no such thing as \u201cLuck\u201d \u2013 the harder you work; the more success comes your way.<\/p>\n

16. You are not FAT. My weight fluctuates immensely and I spent so many years of my 20\u2019s constantly battling my weight, feeling down. Even when I would be so slim, I couldn\u2019t see it! In your 30s you become a lot more comfortable in your own skin. That being said; watch your diet.<\/p>\n

17. Travel if you can. There will come a time when you wish you had.<\/p>\n

18. The good men and women are more attracted to your confidence and personality than they are to what you look like or what you can offer them \u2013 Those are the ones to focus more of your time and energy on.<\/p>\n

19. Someone will break your heart. You will cry and cry and cry. But you\u2019ll get over it! You will put your heart out there again, be more careful and prayerful this time, and you will love again.<\/p>\n

20. To truly love someone, you will know and accept they can\u2019t be perfect, and you will overlook a multitude of their sins knowing full well you\u2019re not perfect either.<\/p>\n

What lesson have life taught you that you wished you had known earlier?<\/p>\n

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