I was 25 when it finally dawned on me that my life was going to be what I made it. I stopped believing the elders around me who all had an opinion as to who I was, how I should behave, what I should do, who I should be friends with, what job I should take etc etc, and I realized that if I didn?t make things happen how I wanted it to happen, then I was the one who would miss out.
The scary thing was, if something went wrong, I was now responsible. And trust me, I made some poor decisions!
But I tell you what, I have learned more about myself, about the world, and I have lived more in the last six years than what I did the entire 25 years before that.
And even the poor decisions didn?t kill me. I have lived, and learned, and every day I learn something new about myself and about how I fit in the world.
It turns out I like me, despite what I had been lead to be believe.
So if I could impart any words of wisdom from the short 31 years of my life, it would be this: ?be brave and take charge?.
Choose the sort of person you want to be.
Continually question your beliefs.
Learn your limits, don?t assume them.
Take responsibility for correcting your mistakes, don?t just live with them.
If you don?t like it, change it.
If you have a bad day, choose to make tomorrow better.
If you don?t know, find someone who does and ask.
Be gracious and humble.
Don?t waste life on the petty stuff.
Don't stop asking why.
Learn to listen.
The scary thing was, if something went wrong, I was now responsible. And trust me, I made some poor decisions!
But I tell you what, I have learned more about myself, about the world, and I have lived more in the last six years than what I did the entire 25 years before that.
And even the poor decisions didn?t kill me. I have lived, and learned, and every day I learn something new about myself and about how I fit in the world.
It turns out I like me, despite what I had been lead to be believe.
So if I could impart any words of wisdom from the short 31 years of my life, it would be this: ?be brave and take charge?.
Choose the sort of person you want to be.
Continually question your beliefs.
Learn your limits, don?t assume them.
Take responsibility for correcting your mistakes, don?t just live with them.
If you don?t like it, change it.
If you have a bad day, choose to make tomorrow better.
If you don?t know, find someone who does and ask.
Be gracious and humble.
Don?t waste life on the petty stuff.
Don't stop asking why.
Learn to listen.