Our 20’s are a huge period of change, growth, and learning. However, no amount of time in the classroom can prepare you for all the challenges that await you as you attempt to navigate life as a ‘real person’.
There are a lot of opportunities to get things right, as well as opportunities to get things wrong. The key is to avoid believing in false ideas about what your 20’s should be like and instead focus on becoming the best version of yourself.
7. Everyone has to like you.
While it’s always important to be polite and respectful of the people around you, not everyone has to like you. This feeling might be especially hard to lose if you move away for a job to a new city where you don’t know anyone, but it’s impossible to please everyone and a nightmare to try to. Just try to be yourself, and friends will come naturally.
6. Any mistake you make will impact your future.
We will all at some point make a mistake, and while some might feel like you’ve just destroyed your life, it’s important to learn from it. Just remember that one wrong choice won’t ruin your life, and that the only thing you can do is make sure to be better next time.
5. Performing well in college means you’ll be good at work.
Our entire schooling career instills a belief in us that what you do at one level will directly impact your next step. Do well in middle school to get into a good high school, and do well in high school to do well in college, and so on. However, just because you were a great student doesn’t mean you’re a shoe-in in the professional world. Sure being intelligent is important, but that won’t guarantee you’ll get the job you want right away or that you’r the best person for a position. And that’s ok because you’ll find you’re place eventually.
4. Getting a job rejection is the worst thing in the world.
Most twenty-somethings avoid rejection like the plague, but in reality a job rejection or being fired can be a good thing. Sure, it sucks when things don’t work out as you plan, but if you look at it from a different perspective you’ll see that this is an opportunity to learn from your mistakes, and an opportunity to do something even more fulfilling.
3. You will be healthy later.
There’s a reason why people say ‘old habits die hard’. You’re college diet of alcohol, junk food, soda, and no sleep is going to catch up with you, and the longer you wait to make some changes, the harder it will be to get back in shape. When we’re younger, those bad habits don’t effect us as much, however as we get older, our body can’t compensate for inadequate nutrition and inactivity.Habits take a long time to build so it’s important to establish a healthy lifestyle and healthy habits now.
2. You need to discover your dream career before doing it.
So many people think that you need to know exactly what you want to do and then get that job, however, career paths don’t work that way. Instead, focus on gaining experience and developing your skills, so that when the job of your dreams comes your way you’re prepared for it.
1. You need to have life figured out.
We put so much pressure on ourselves to have everything figured out, but the truth is most people never really have everything figured out, and that’s a good thing otherwise life would be boring. It’s important to remember that everyone works in different paces, so don’t freak out if your best friend already has the job of their dreams. Your 20’s is a time to make mistakes, grow, and experience everything that life has to offer.
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7 Things We Believe in Our 20’s That Aren’t True is a post from: LifeDaily