Life Lessons I wish I could have learned earlier in my life…..
We all go through a lot and we all feel, if these things we could have learned earlier in our life. But that’s how life is. We can’t learn everything by birth. Life has his it’s own way of teaching things. But what we can do is whatever we have learnt in our life we can share with others & people can benefit from our experiences and lessons we have learned.
Here are few important lessons you should learn early on :
1. Set Goals :
We all want to reach somewhere in life. But the mistake we all do in common is we set a goal that’s too big for us at that point & that goal will be almost unreachable for us. So instead of setting up big goals. I would suggest you to make small plans in order to reach that goal. Basically divide that in chunks and make short term goals which help you in achieving your long term goal. As I always believe, don’t just have a goal but also have a plan to achieve that goal.
2. You don’t always get what you want :
No matter how we all plan to reach our goal but it doesn’t goes as per plans. No matter how carefully you plan or how hard you work. Sometimes it just doesn’t work out.
You will feel like changing your plans in between. All I will suggest to you is don’t change the plans, if it’s not working out for you. Just change the direction. Sometimes we get involved so much in our things, that our mind starts working in one dimensional way. Just take a break, take advice from a senior or someone who is mature enough to guide you or who has been through that phase of life.
3. There is no shame in not knowing :
When you start something definitely you will get stuck at a lot of places & whenever you get stuck don’t feel ashamed. That’s completely fine. We all learn and we all grow when we start from scratch and that’s all hustle is all about. Always remember “ nobody is perfect and pretending to be perfect doesn’t make you perfect”. So relax when you don’t know something, just learn from people and their experiences.
4. Listen everyone, but follow what your heart says :
People will give you a lot of suggestions in life, but always listen everyone but do whatever is best for you. Always give equal importance to all kind of people. Because sometimes knowing what not to do is equally important as knowing what to do.
5. Don’t take anything for granted :
We have a tendency to not appreciate things we have unless and until it’s gone. So appreciate every small thing you have in your life: your friends, family, money, wealth etc etc…..
Nothing in your life is not guaranteed to be there tomorrow, including those you love.
This is a hard life lesson to learn, but it may be the most important of all: Life can change in an instant.
Make sure you appreciate what you have, while you still have it.
6. You can’t please everyone :
You don’t need everyone to agree with you or even like you. It’s human nature to want to belong, to be liked, respected and valued, but not at the expense of your integrity and happiness. Other people cannot give you the validation you seek. That has to come from inside.
So just be honest to your work and yourself and be the master in your art.
7. Money will never solve your real problems :
Money is just a tool or commodity to buy things but it can’t buy you happiness or it can’t solve your real problems. If you’re expecting the “stuff” you can buy to “make it better,” you will never be happy.
There are many people who are living an average life but are very successful but there are people who are millionaires but struggling to be there at the top.
So basically build yourself slowly. The real struggle begins once you reach the top and it takes a lot to be there.
“The Dream is Free. The Hustle is sold Separately.”
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