Life is supposed to be fun, so laugh - A Lot! Take your school, your homework, and your career choices seriously, but always take yourself lightly! People like being with people who smile and make them laugh. Remember that the safest target for your humor will always be you. When you laugh at yourself before others do, you win!
Life can be difficult and sometimes unfair. College is more difficult than high school; life is more difficult than college. Every increase in the degree of difficulty lets you experience the satisfaction of mastering that next level. Stretch your mental and relationship muscles and they will work better. Maturity and true optimism comes from overcoming increasingly tough obstacles. While you may not believe it right now, you have what it takes to overcome life's difficulties. The hard part is proving it to yourself.
Your attitude is the biggest choice you will make. You are going to make mistakes. However, instead of beating yourself up, ask yourself, "What can I learn from this?” Then stop looking in the rearview mirror and start looking ahead and use the lesson to make your life better.
Develop a sense of gratitude. Be thankful for what life gives you every day. The next time you feel like hosting your own “pity party”, write down your blessings instead of your problems.
Be nice to all the people you meet along the way. It's not only what you know that will get you ahead, but also how you treat others you live and work with. Not everyone you meet will be nice in return. In the end, however, nice people do get ahead.
No one I know is good at all these lessons, least of all me. I’m still working on them, but they are worth learning and remembering. So whatever stage of life you are commencing, make memories, make a difference and enjoy the journey.
