Hi Beautiful People, hope you enjoyed your weekend and your fully prepared for a new week, well to start your week i thought i should share this with you, 20 MISTAKES YOU DON'T HAVE TO MAKE IN YOUR 20'S......this is not to bring regrets to the hearts and minds of those above 20 but to encourage and help us create changes that we will be grateful for in the future......please drop your thoughts and contribution in the comment box...i'd love to read from you.
Your 20s compose undoubtedly the
most pivotal time in your life. While there are plenty of temptations and
distractions, the decisions you make here are truly what dictate your future,
as the weak fail and only the strong survive.
Do you have what it takes to become
a monumental success? Or will you live out a life of mediocrity? The choice is
up to you. While many think they have all the answers and the keys to success,
we have seen those people make the same pitfalls too many times before.
This is the time for you to hustle,
scrap and fight for the life that you want for yourself. You manifest your own
destiny during these crucial years.
Every move you make is a test.
20. Working for money, not for building your dreams
Never do anything just because it’s
convenient for you. Look to challenge yourself and build your own dream instead
of building someone else’s. Even if it doesn’t exactly make sense now, create
something with great value so you can cash out big.
Always look to the future and never
for immediate compensation. What are you going to do with those weekly wages
anyways? Stop being so entitled and pretending like you deserve cash, prizes
and vacations just yet. You will soon realize once you’ve made it that making
money doesn’t make you happy. It’s the journey.
19. Thinking that this is the right time to fall in love
While all of your friends might be
doing it, don’t fall into the trap of a relationship. Sure it seems like the
right thing to do, but your 20s are entirely too crucial for your personal
growth for you to be focusing on fulfilling the wishes of another individual.
Not only does it make you complacent
with where you are in life, but it makes you boring. When your business is at
stake and your future is resting on your shoulders, the last thing you need is
to be bogged down by an insecure lover rushing you home.
Get out there, meet new people, test
the limits and have fun. It will take you to the places you’ve only dreamed of
going.
18. Trying to act like the man rather than learning how to become one
Instead of going overboard on the
Gucci monogram and bottles in the club, as if you just signed to Rocnation,
spend that time focusing on your career.
Every second counts and if more time
is spent pretending to be the person you want to be instead of becoming that
man, then you’ll sink in quick sand without even knowing it.
A real man is willing to make
sacrifices. If you aren’t down to put in the work, then please don’t act like
you are. You can enjoy the success when you actually attain it.
17. Making friends instead of earning trust
The in-crowd may be tempting, but
you’ll probably fall victim to surrounding yourself with social climbers. We
know you feel entitled to celebrate, but please relax. It’s never attractive
when you act as though this is the last time you’ll ever see this in life.
Make connections with people based
on trial and error, not presuppositions and drunk ranting about what they can
do for your business.
If you ever want people to take you
seriously, then you have to take them seriously. Just because you think you
trust someone doesn’t always mean you can. Heed any red flags in the past
before jumping into any kind of venture with them.
16. Not caring because you only live once — that’s for fools
We all are guilty of irrational
decision-making in our 20s. Fast people and fast times with money in your
pocket always lead to over-extending yourself.
A life of partying, heavy drugs and
pretty much having that YOLO attitude will leave you flat on your ass. Get
focused and lock into what you’re supposed to be doing. If you don’t know what
that is, then you better figure it out ASAP.
15. Making all your wants, needs
Expensive women and cheap thrills
coupled with the expensive sneakers should not be on the list of your needs.
Setting the foundation for your business and team is far more important than
updating your wardrobe and chasing sex.
Distinguish between what you want
and what you actually need. Make sure your priorities are in tact or you will
lose your track.
14. Forgetting that family comes first
Those who supported you before
anything deserve to be taken care of when you reach your success. If you aren’t
doing this for the ones you love, then you’re not doing it right. Family comes
first, no matter what happens. If you work for whom you love instead of just
yourself, you will get far.
13. Blaming anyone else but yourself for anything in life
Hold yourself accountable for
everything. At the end of the day, all you have in the world is yourself — so
go hard. Don’t look to anyone for answers and instead of making problems,
create solutions.
Whether it was that job you wanted,
the funding you needed or the love you think you can’t live without, there is
no one that can be held accountable in this universe except for you.
12. Getting comfortable like you actually deserve down time
Unless you’re chilling with
Victoria’s Secret models in Monaco this weekend, you shouldn’t even be thinking
about taking a break anytime soon. You need a vacation?
What have you accomplished? Mark
Cuban spent seven years building out his first business before he even took a
break. Don’t get lazy now.
11. Sticking with jobs that didn’t teach you anything
A bad job is like an unhealthy
relationship. Truthfully, the only reason you’re there is because it is the
safest and easiest thing you know.
Any job or relationship that allows
for you to get comfortable should be avoided at all costs. The last scenario
you could ever want is becoming like the rest of those miserable 40-somethings
faced with weekends of minivans and soccer practice.
10. Following the crowd instead of forging against it
You can be aware of the trends, but
never follow them. If all your time is spent trying to adjust to your
surroundings, you’ll get lost in the crowd all the more easily.
Success and greatness are
constructed by trendsetters themselves, not those who latched on to what’s
currently trending. We hope that you don’t have any aspirations to look like
your favorite rapper. Temptation to be influenced by those who you aspire to be
like is easy, but no one finds his or her calling while following in the
footsteps of another.
9. Failing to energize those around you
Although you may sometimes think
there is a lack of talent in your networks — this is never the case. It is your
sole responsibility to inspire, encourage and drive those around you to
succeed.
Failing to do so only confirms that
you fall victim to that which you accuse others of. Change and greatness can be
sparked everywhere, but bring it upon yourself to trigger it.
8. Thinking you need to stop learning and growing
You have more zeros at the end of
your bank statement and stamps in your passport than you had ever imagined.
Don’t consider this your victory lap, but rather as a taste of greatness. Do
you live to enjoy the moments you dreamed of or a lifetime of unimaginable
success?
The common misconception that once
things are in your favor, you no longer have to put in the 3:00AM work hours is
a dangerous problem. The fewer nights that you’re willing to put in the work,
the fewer opportunities you will have to celebrate your achievements in the
future.
7. Thinking that anyone will ever pay you back
Your 20s will be accompanied with a
slew of poor investments by both you and those around you. Whether rich or
poor, there will always be someone in your circle that will need a helping
hand. If you ever think you’re going to see that money again, you’re sorely
mistaken.
If there were a plan of action and
re-investment, then the truth is that you will not see $1 back. Times are
tough, especially in your 20s and finding a route back to financial freedom is
often seen only when winning the lotto or signing your first deal with Ca$h
Money Records.
Of course miracles do happen, but
the probabilities that you’ve essentially given the money away are far too
high.
6. Investing in relationships with the wrong values
Your love life is an investment —
and the smarter the deals you execute, the savvier of an investor you become.
Instead of navigating through an ambiguous investment in which you shower your
lover with cash and prizes for existing, make sure he or she will demonstrate
positive returns. Your love life should have a solid ROI.
5. Holding on to friends that waste your time and add no value to your life
You’ll be sucked down into the abyss
right with them if you don’t cut the fat of the group. Family and friends could
have been great to you as a child, but if they no longer hold the value and
inspiration that is needed for you to thrive in life, then cut them loose.
The only individuals you should be
surrounding yourself with are those that challenge your ideas and motivate you
to find the next solution to your problems. No, not the pessimistic assh*les
who shoot down your ideas with their negativity, but rather the ones who
genuinely want to see you succeed no matter what you do in life.
4. Forgetting about the piggy bank and spending every dollar you have
If our check is for $9, then we’re
most likely spending $30. Between credit cards, school loans and every other
avenue for attaining a quick dollar, our need for immediate gratification is
worse than ever.
The truth is it’s about making more
money, not saving it. But at the same time, if you have no means for expanding
your revenue channels, then you must be able to save a few dollars here and
there. No one likes to have to walk to work because he blew every dollar at
LAVO.
3. Not wrapping it before tapping it
If you don’t want to have a child
then you better limit your excuses. As vulgar as it may sound, sometimes there
are only a few options in life, so you must avoid all potential margins of
error.
The road to success is not paved
with having responsibilities of children and your future wife to be. This is a
somewhat lonely journey that you must take by yourself and those you love will
be able to celebrate with you after.
2. Dating unstable people with mommy and daddy issues
We need to control the invincibility
we all feel when it comes to both men and women. Whether she’s a stripper or
he’s a frat bro, we feel the need to be the knight in shining armor for our
lovers.
As chivalrous as this may seem, we
hate to break it to you, but you will never be able to change anyone. By
setting yourself up for a losing battle, you’ve only ensured your misery for
the next few months. She’s clingy for a reason, don’t be her Dr. Phil. And if
he doesn’t have ambition now, he never will.
1. Forgetting that karma is a huge b*tch
Whether it’s burning bridges with
people you loved, stealing your friend’s girlfriend or plotting against an
ex-partner, we must always remember that karma is the biggest b*tch we’ve ever
met.
There is nothing more true than the
fact that whatever goes around comes around, and you are not immune to the
cosmic forces that be. We’re not asking you to go on your Mother Teresa
pilgrimage, but don’t be surprised when reality catches back up with you and
brings you to your knees. Be a good person. You’ll get further in life.
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