Whenyoufinallydogetagirlfriend,takeiteasy.Alongthesamelineasnottryingtogrowuptooquickly,don'tfallintothetrapofthinkingthatthisisthebestgirlyou'lleverget.Thesecondbiggestturnoffforagirlisan18yearoldguywho'salreadythinkingaboutmarriage.
Relaxalittleandenjoythemoment.Besides,you'regoingtohaveseveralgirlfriendsbeforeyoufind「theone.」Howareyougoingtobeabletoknowwhatyouwantifyoudon'thaveanythingtocompareitto?
Asyougetolder,you'llnaturallybecomemoreattractivetowomen.IhadnoideathiswastruewhenIwasyourage.IthoughtthatIwasasattractiveasI'deverbe.Nottrue.
Itgetseasier,Ipromise.
Don'tGetaCreditCard
IfIdidn'tgetacreditcardwhenIwasyourage,Iwouldhavesavedmyself10yearsoffinancialstruggle.
Iknowitseemslikeyouhavetobeagrownupandhavenicethings,butyou'vegottothinklong-term.Ifyoucanjusthavethepatiencetoholdoffafewyearsonthenicestuff,you'llbeabletoaffordmoreofitthanyoucanimagine.
Buyingsomethingtodayoncreditbecauseyoucan'twaitwillimpactyourfinancialsituationforyearstocome.
Simplyhavethemindtosaveupforwhatyouwanttobuy.Ifyoubuywithcash,you'llalwaysownwhatyouhave,andbefreetodowhatyouwant.
Whenpeoplebuildupdebtandmonthlypayments,theybecomeslavestotheirjob.Theyhavetoworktopayforallthejunkthattheyputontheircreditcards.
PutMoneyAwayEveryMonth
Takethisadviceandyou'llneverregretit.Openasavingsaccountandsetupanautomaticwithdrawalfromyourcheckingaccounteachmonth.Don'ttouchthemoney,NOMATTERWHAT！
Evenifyoucanonlyafford$10amonth,youmuststicktothisplanbecauseit'syourtickettofreedom.Infiveortenyears(wheneveryoudecidetogrowup),you'llusethismoneytoinvestinsomethingthatmakespassiveincome,likerealestate.
TravelandLearnaLanguage
Don'tjusttakelanguageclassesandbackpackaroundEuropeatafuriouspace;immerseyourselfinaculture.Pickaplaceandstaythereforseveralmonths.
Thebesttimetodothisistheyearafteryougraduatefromcollege.You'llbeoldenoughtoappreciatetheexperience,butyoungenoughthatyouwon'thaveanyresponsibility.
Ifyoutookmyadviceabouttakingyourtimetogrowup,youwon'tyetbeattachedtoamortgagepayment,ajob,oragirl.Moveallyourstuffintoacornerofyourparent'sbasementandliveabroad.
It'sactuallyalotmoreaffordablethatyoumightthinkespeciallyifyoudon'thaveanyexpensesathome.Getajobinyourchosencountryifyouneedto.
Don'tallowyourselftohangoutwithotherEnglish-speakingpeople.That'stooeasy.Forceyourselftolearnthelanguage.Itwillbefrustratingatfirst,butthelife-longbenefitwillbegreaterthanyoucanimagine.
KeepaJournal
GetaMoleskinNotebookandcarryitinyourbackpocketwhereveryougo.Don'tbeaperfectionistwithit;justjotwhatevercomestoyourmindinit.
Havingajournalwillhelptosolidifyyourthoughts.Theactofwritinghelpstoclosethecircleofideasfromyourheadtoyourhandandbacktoyourhead.
Plus,you'llhavearecordofyourthoughtsforgenerationstocome.
GettoKnowPeople
Asyoutravelandtrynewthings,makeitapointtomeetpeople.AsIsaidbefore,themostvaluablethingsinlifearesharedexperienceswithotherpeople.
Thereissomuchyoucanlearnfrompeople.Openyourmindandtakeindifferentperspectives.Putyourselfintheirshoesandtrytounderstandwhytheythinkthewaytheydo.
Yoursuccessinlifewilldependonyournetworkofpeople.It'simpossibletoachievesuccessinavacuum.Youneverknowwhatopportunitieswillpresentthemwhenyoumeetnewpeople.
There'sNoRushtoHaveitAllFiguredOut
WhenIwasyourage,Ifeltpressuretohavemylife'spurposefiguredout.Ithinkalotofyoungpeoplethinkthere'ssomethingwrongwiththemiftheyhaven't「foundthemselves」byage22.
Mostpeopledon'tfigurethingsoutuntilmuchlaterinlife(ifatall).That'swhatyourtwentiesarefor:exploringdifferentpaths,makingmistakes,fallingonyourface,andbuildingyourcharacter.
Takeyourtimefiguringitallout.Youdon'twanttorushsuchagranddecisionasyourlife'spurpose.
SavortheMoment
Experiencethetextures,sights,sounds,andfeelingsofeachmoment.Timemovesfasterthanyouthink.Youryouthisspecialandyou'llwanttorememberitfortherestofyourlife.
StartBusinesseswithoutBorrowingMoney
Whenyoudecidetostartabusiness,don'tgointodebtoverit.Mostbusinessesfail,andit'sbettertobeleftwithnothingthantonothaveanythingandstillowesomeoneelsemoney.
Pickabusinessthatdoesn'tcostmuchtostartandgrowslowly,reinvestingyourearnings.
Chooseabusinessthat'saspassiveaspossible.Bulkvendingisagoodonetostartwithwhileyou'reyoung.
Stayawayfromservices.ImadethemistakewhenIwasyourageofstartingaT-shirtdesignservice.Theproblemwithservicesisthatyouhavetore-createyourworkifyouwanttogetpaidagain.Findsomethingthatpaysyouoverandoverforworkdoneonce.
PickSomethingandStickWithIt