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Our 20s are extremely important, formative years of our lives. It is primarily the time where we transition into adulthood. All of the habits and things we achieve in this time period are sure to be the foundation for the years to come. Many people use this time as an excuse to act reckless with the idea that they can turn things around when they get older.
Our 20s are extremely important, formative years of our lives. It is primarily the time where we transition into adulthood. All of the habits and things we achieve in this time period are sure to be the foundation for the years to come. Many people use this time as an excuse to act reckless with the idea that they can turn things around when they get older.
Although there are such
things as second opportunities, you must understand that with the growing level
of global competition, your chances for a second opportunity greatly decrease.
Instead of wasting your 20s being drunk and partying, it will be more
beneficial for you to actually start getting your life together.
Being 20 and young is no
longer a valid excuse to do what you want. Life doesn’t get any easier and it
is crucial that you use this time to position yourself in order to give
yourself a competitive advantage in the future.
Our 30s can be very
successful, or a complete failure, all depending on what we learn and how much
effort we put in during our 20s. Here is a list of 20 accomplishments and
lessons that we ought to learn before we begin the fourth decade of our lives.
- 20. Let go of the past and look forward to the future.
By
the age of 29, there will be many things that you will accomplish and there
will be things that you failed at. You must learn to let go of your failures
and learn from them. You must not think about what you could have or should
have done, but rather what you will do next. The 30s are the new 20s, so get
your shit together and make something of the next decade!
- 19. Accept that you are an adult.
By
the time that you reach 27 years of age there should be no doubt in your mind
that you have reached adulthood. This is the time to accept that you are an
adult and that it is time to act like one. This does not necessarily mean to
tone down your crazy escapades, but it may. In your 20s you need to come to
terms with being your own master and taking responsibility for your decisions
and your life.
- 18. Learn to maintain and keep your environment organized.
Your
personal home environment very much reflects who you are as a person, who you
are inside. If your surroundings are hectic, you are likely to feel inner tension.
If your surroundings are neat and peaceful, your mind most likely experiences
the same peace. If you want to find and maintain peace, then you must manifest
your inner peace in your outer surroundings.
- 17.
Learn to maintain your body.
Exercise
is important. And so are all the grooming tasks that a person should learn to
maintain throughout the years. Looking tidy, organized and well trimmed becomes
more and more important the older you become. You may not feel the need to trim
those nose hairs now, but you will when you are 50. This goes for both men and
women.
- 16. Learn to dress well.
People
judge you on how you look and how you dress. Wearing the right clothing for
each occasion will make whatever you wish to accomplish a bit easier — in the
very least it will only work to your benefit and not against you as would
dressing poorly or inappropriately. Women need to learn how to wear dresses and
walk in heels (walk, not waddle) and men should get comfortable in a suit. No
matter who you are, there will be at the very least several times that you will
need to dress to impress.
- 15. Start to accumulate a fortune.
I
don’t know about all of you, but I plan on being a billionaire. If you are to
become a billionaire, you will have to become a millionaire first. Hit that
first million by 30 and your first billion by 40.
- 14. Learn to adapt.
We
must all embrace change — the sooner the better. Change occurs constantly and
unless we learn to change along with it, we will get left behind. Sticking to
the ways of the past finds you living a life unfit for reality, but rather fit
for a time that once was. The longer you wait to embrace change, the more
difficult it will be to change your ways and habits.
- 13. Outline your perfect partner.
Some
believe that it’s best to leave love to chance or fate. I, on the other hand,
believe that loving is a decision and not some completely random, unexplainable
concept. You may not be able to find a woman that matches your dream woman
100%, but you should have a good idea of what you do want in a partner and what
you don’t want — as well as how important each characteristic or lack of is to
you.
- 12. Reestablish your connection with your family.
Keeping
on good terms with your family is important — if possible, of course. I
understand that not everyone is allotted the luxury of good parents, but for
those of us that were ought to try to keep in touch as much as possible. Even
if you were never much of a family person, as I wasn’t, if you plan on having a
family of your own one day, you’ll want to be adding onto an already solid
family tree.
- 11. Surround yourself with people that you would like to keep around.
Having
close friends are important. Building a trusting relationship with someone
takes years, so it’s best to get crackin’. Do people make new friends in their
30s?
- 10. Find work that you love doing.
The
key is to do what you love and love what you do. If your work doesn’t give
meaning to your life, which honor may very well be reserved for your friends
and family, then it must at the very least not make your life more unpleasant.
The perfect job is out there for you. Figure out what that is while your age
still starts with the number 2. Once you hit 30, it will be more difficult to
get hired without any previous experience.
- 9. Get that body you always dreamed of.
Getting
into shape gets harder the older you get. I know you planned on starting your
diet tomorrow, but before you know it you’ll be turning 70 tomorrow. Have you
ever tried to get into shape for the first time at 70? Me neither, but it must
suck.
- 8. Learn to keep up to date with current events.
There
is a world outside you that goes beyond that which you see and do. There are
other people on this planet — people that you share a common bond with. Knowing
what the human race is doing — all the good and all the awful — is an important
part of understanding life. Knowing what is going on overseas may help you
better understand why you are experiencing what you yourself are experiencing.
If you haven’t learned to read a newspaper regularly — cough cough,
Elitedaily.com — then you should get used to doing so before you hit 30.
- 7. Learn to read regularly.
Learning
is not just something that you do while in school. Human beings should never
stop learning. We were blessed with intellect superior to all other animals and
we would be failing to live up to our abilities were we to allow our minds to
become stale and slow. We need to keep our minds fit and perform mental
exercises. One of the best ways is to read every day.
- 6. Clearly outline your life goals.
Your
20s are a time to figure out which direction you wish your life to go. What
goals do you wish to accomplish and what steps will you take to get there? This
the time to define what is most important to you and to promise yourself that
you will do all you can to attain all that you wish for.
- 5. Get out of debt.
Before
you can save money or create wealth, you first must get yourself out of debt.
Debt not only grows as the years go by, it also gets heavier on your mind. The
stress of having a debt hanging over your head will give you is too much
distraction from what is important.
- 4. Begin to put money in the bank and learn to leave it there.
There
are much more lucrative, albeit riskier ways of investing your money. Putting
your money into the bank, however, is a good practice to learn. It is always
good to have a bit of funds on hand for an emergency. You should be able to put
some savings away in your 20s.
- 3. Date the wrong person(s).
I
am a strong believer that in order to date the right person, you first have to
date the wrong person. Otherwise you will always question whether or not you
made the right decision by committing. Dating can be pricy, so you may just
want to skip the dinner and just sleep around a bit.
- 2. Get your own place.
Living
with mom and dad is free and living with roomies can be fun. But everyone ought
to live on their own for at least part of their life in order to better get to
know themselves. If you’re lucky, you will fall in love and get married one
day. Then the possibility of being alone becomes a distant memory — or a costly
divorce.
- 1. Support yourself.
Finally
leaving the nest and flying on your own can be difficult at first — so I
understand the reluctance. Nevertheless, there is no reason to be nearing your
30s and still living off mom and dad’s dime. If you can’t support yourself
financially, then you have not learned how to survive. You must become a
survivor.
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