Turning 30

I’m turning 30 tomorrow. What in the world… a whole decade flew by. Here are 29 things I believe is important to learn while you’re in your 20s. Hope this inspires or gives some guidance to the next generation of 20-somethings. Live it up.

  1. Explore all your interests.

    Find out what you’re good at, what you like, and what you don’t like.

  2. Learn about different cultures.

    Listen to other people’s stories. Care about them.

  3. Take a lot of pictures.

    You’ll only regret the ones you didn’t take.

  4. Get uncomfortable, take up challenges.

    Move out. Run 5ks. Do things you normally wouldn’t do.

  5. Love hard.

    Love. Hard.

  6. Time will heal.

    Everything is temporary. Don’t allow your feelings to get the best of you.

  7. Eat good, learn about nutrition.

    Study the veggies, nuts, fruits, and meat. Learn what’s good for your body and what isn’t.

  8. Get a plant, plants, or plant.

    Plants can teach you so much! Patience is one of them…

  9. Love yourself, for yourself, by yourself.

    Love your skin, hair, nails, eyes, and all… Study your body. Be on your own for awhile. It’s okay to be selfish sometimes.

  10. Read all the books.

    Spend time at book stores. Start collecting books.

  11. Find a mentor.

    Seek for someone who has what you want out of life. Study them, learn from them.

  12. Leave places better than you found it. 

    Clean up or keep it clean. Especially when you eat out. Pick up after yourself, pick up after others if necessary. Sometimes you have to show others the way.

  13. Build your image.

    Ask yourself how you’d like to see yourself as? Know that you attract what you are.

  14. Build your credit.

    Understand why credit is important and work on it.

  15. Be bold, take risks, and be fearless.

    Travel. Do the auditions. Go on casting calls. Move. Move again. Start a business. Invest.

  16. Speak up.

    Don’t always be “nice”. Stand up for what you believe in.

  17. Learn how money works.

    Passive income, residual income, leverage income, linear income, salaries, wages, commissions… figure out how you want to make your money. Study the CASHFLOW Quadrant.

  18. Make a sh*t load of mistakes and learn from them.

    Fail your way to success.

  19. Still love the fakes because they’ll make you appreciate the real. 

    Yup.

  20. Get a pet. 

    Having a pet teaches you so much. Discipline, respect, unconditional love, compassion, trust, responsibilities, patience, budgeting… and more.

  21. Skydive.

    Just do it.

  22. Work in customer service and be great at it.

    The experience is really important, you’ll take it everywhere you go.

  23. Talk to your parents more.

    Love you mom and dad.

  24. Know your value while becoming more valuable.

    !!!!!

  25. Personal development, work hard on yourself more than you do on anything else.

    Jim Rohn, John C. Maxell, Napoleon Hill, Eckhart Tolle, Tony Robbins, David Schwartz, Jack Canfield, Les Brown, Dale Carnegie, Darren Hardy, Louise Hay, and Zig Ziglar just to name a few… Get to know them.

  26. Work f*cking hard.

    Don’t be afraid to work hard to see how great you really can become.

  27. Be present.

    Wherever you are be 100% there. 

  28. Practice gratitude daily.

    There is so much to be grateful for.

  29. Breathe. 

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