Are you doing the right things in life that would make you feel fulfilled and happy in your later days, or are you just living life the way it pleases you whilst ignoring the consequences such lifestyle might eventually create......READ THE FULL ARTICLE>>>
Making some mistakes in life is not something to overly worry about, cause everyone makes mistakes and we learn from these mistakes.
But at the same time, there are still certain mistakes you should avoid at all costs as they can bring about lifelong regret.
Your old age should be a time when you should relax and take a break from this busy life, it is not a time for you to start regretting all of the bad choices you might have made in your life.
Do you want your older days to remind you of all your achievements and fulfilments in life, or do you want them to be filled with regrets?
If you want to feel less regrets at your old age, then below are some mistakes you should avoid making whilst you are still young.
1. Don’t let you character chase away the right people for you.
Your character would have a significant impact on the way people are going to associate with you.
Your character would either make you more likable, or it would make people avoid you.
One bad habit I have noticed in a lot of young people today is having a false sense of entitlement, whereby they expect other people to meet a certain expectation before they can befriend them.
Whilst it is entitlement for some, others are arrogance and pride. When you deal with such people, you would notice that despite them being on the same level as you, they still operate with pride arrogance.
Failing to improve on yourself especially when you have a bad character can really affect your relationship with a lot of people.
No one grows in life alone, some people would definitely help out on the journey, and the older you get you would begin to crave companionship.
As you grow older, you would desire to meet a person you would spend the rest of your life with, and your character would play a big role in either quickly attracting such people to you, or it would help chase them away.
So work on yourself and do not let your character chase away the right people for you.
2. Don’t overly depend on other people.
A lot of young people these days make this mistake, instead of them to strive towards achieving independency and creating their own part, they rather choice to solely depend on others.
If you want to be respected and recognized amongst your peers, you should be an independent and self sufficient individual.
You shouldn’t be the type that people avoid because you are always in need of a favour, instead be the one that people look up to for assistance.
When people mark you as a person that always begs or ask for assistance all the time, they would not only lose respect for you, they might also begin to avoid you.
So no matter how young you are start working towards achieving independency, and when you do so you would earn more respect and be recognized by others.
3. Don’t rush into marriage.
They say “love is blind”, yes it might be blind but it might not be enough to sustain a relationship for a lifetime.
There is a reason why there is courtship before marriage, this is because marriage is not something casual like a relationship.
Marriage is a lifetime commitment, hence the reason why you should be very careful when choosing the person you would spend the rest of your life with, because choosing the wrong person can affect you for life.
These days you would see two young and unprepared people jump into marriage, only to end up divorcing later on. It is better you didn’t get married, than for you to get married only to end up divorcing your partner.
Before getting married, ask yourself the person you want to get married to are they compatible, understanding, easy going, caring, supportive, loyal etc.
These are qualities you should look for in a potential partner asides love.
So be careful who you choose to get married to, instead of rushing things first get to know them before making up your mind to spend the rest of your life with them.
4. Don’t live your life to impress others.
Are you living a life that defines you, or are you living your life to impress. Certain people these days don’t live for themselves, rather they live a life of chasing other people’s validation.
Such set of people are the types that always keep up with the latest fashion trends, the latest gadgets and any latest thing that would make them look cool. They do this as they want to feel accepted by others.
I am not saying that keeping up with what’s trending or having the latest gadgets are bad, instead what i mean is that you shouldn’t base your happiness on these things.
Life is short, so do you want to spend this short time chasing people’s validation, or do you want to build a legacy for yourself.
Sometimes when you live life to impress, it might affect your personal relationships and personal development.
So I advice you that instead of chasing people’s validation, instead choice to live life for yourself.
Self reflect on yourself, discover your talents and those things you are good at and then work on them instead.
Instead of chasing people’s validation, live for yourself and do things that would earn you respect from peers, and that would bring a good reputation to your name.
