Commit yourself to making lots of mistakes. – Mistakes teach you important lessons. The biggest mistake you can make is doing nothing because you’re too scared to make a mistake.
Find hard work you love doing. – If I could offer my 18-year-old self some real career advice, I’d tell myself not to base my career choice on other people’s ideas, goals and recommendations.
Invest time, energy and money in yourself every day. – When you invest in yourself, you can never lose, and over time you will change the trajectory of your life.
Explore new ideas and opportunities often. – Your natural human fears of failure and embarrassment will sometimes stop you from trying new things.
When sharpening your career skills, focus more on less. – Think in terms of Karate: A black belt seems far more impressive than a brown belt.
People are not mind readers. Tell them what you’re thinking. – People will never know how you feel unless you tell them.
Make swift decisions and take immediate action. – Either you’re going to take action and seize new opportunities, or someone else will first. You can’t change anything or make any sort of progress by sitting back and thinking about it.
Accept and embrace change. – However good or bad a situation is now, it will change.
Don’t worry too much about what other people think about you. – For the most part, what other people think and say about you doesn’t matter.
Always be honest with yourself and others. – Living a life of honesty creates peace of mind, and peace of mind is priceless. Period.
Talk to lots of people in college and early on in your career. – Bosses. Colleagues. Professors. Classmates. Social club members. Other students outside of your major or social circle. Teaching assistants. Career advisors. College deans. Friends of friends. Everyone!
Sit alone in silence for at least ten minutes every day. – Use this time to think, plan, reflect, and dream.
Ask lots of questions. – The greatest ‘adventure’ is the ability to inquire, to ask questions.
Exploit the resources you do have access to. – The average person is usually astonished when they see a physically handicap person show intense signs of emotional happiness.
Live below your means. – Live a comfortable life, not a wasteful one. Do not spend to impress others.
Be respectful of others and make them feel good. – In life and business, it’s not so much what you say that counts, it’ how you make people feel. So respect your elders, minors, and everyone in between.
Excel at what you do. – There’s no point in doing something if you aren’t going to do it right.
Be who you were born to be. – You must follow your heart, and be who you were born to be.
But above all, laugh when you can, apologize when you should, and let go of what you can’t change. Life is short, yet amazing. Enjoy the ride.
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