25 Life Lessons

We are learning throughout our entire lives. My mantra is, “The day we stop learning is the day we stop living.”

I wrote these 25 life lessons when I turned 25..(weird, huh).

Today, I am 27 and they still ring true to me, so I decided to share them with you.

**This is raw and unedited because I want it to have the same power as when I wrote it over 2 years ago**

Here they are:

1. Focus on your strengths and accomplishments. Build on them, not your weaknesses and failures.

• Are you someone who beats yourself up for even the smallest failures? Or someone who feels like you can’t do anything right? Maybe you even feel that you have absolutely nothing going for you. If these things or anything similar resonates with you, it’s time to lift yourself up.
• You deserve to be cheered on. Once you cut the people that bring you down out of your life, you will be amazed at who shows up. There are people out there who will be in your corner. Do whatever it takes to find them.
• YOU ARE ENOUGH. You always have been and will be enough.

2. Everyone is going to have an opinion.

• Stick to yours and what you feel is right. The peanut gallery does not know all.

3. Your intuition isn’t wrong. Trust it.

• If a situation/ person doesn’t feel right for you, it probably isn’t.

4. Not everyone is going to love you.

• Some may not even like you. Want to know a secret? You won’t like everyone either. And that is absolutely okay.

5. Your heart will break.

• Sometimes this happens more than once. Time will always heal the wounds.

6. There is a person out there just for YOU. Don’t rush.

• When the time is right, your paths will cross. If you think you found the one and it doesn’t work out, keep loving. It simply wasn’t meant to be. You will find love when your heart is ready and most times that love is where you least expect it. You are a priority. Find someone who treats you like one. If you can’t, no biggie. Simply treat yourself as such. Never settle.

7. Surround yourself with people who want to see you win.

• You are going to come across people who want nothing more than to see you fail. Leave these people where you found them. You are so much better off with a few good people in your life rather than a large number of bad ones. Quality over quantity… ALWAYS.

8. Above all… Speak your truth.

• If you don’t stay true and honest, you will lose yourself. Stay real, even when it feels impossible.

9. Find the people that you admire.

• Find the movers and the shakers.
• Find the ones that you strive to be like.
• Gravitate toward them. They will push you be the best version of yourself.

10. Keep pushing yourself.

• The people in your life are great assets and they want to help. However, only you can make yourself grow. You won’t get better by standing in the same place.
• Don’t be afraid to step outside of your comfort zone and move.

11. Follow your dreams. Don’t worry about the haters and skeptics.

12. People are going to let you down. Keep building your life. Don’t let it make you bitter.

13. Stay true to you.

• Never change because it is “the thing to do.”

14. Don’t forget to have fun.

• Life has become fast paced and filled with work.
• Remember, that it is okay to slow down and relax.
• Life is short. It flies by too quickly. Enjoy the ride.

15. Stay passionate.

• If they think you are crazy, good. Show them that nothing can come between you and your passion.

16. Be honest. Enough said.

17. Be respectful.

• We are all fighting our own battles in life. No one’s battle is easier than another. Be mindful of that.

18. Stay loyal to those who have your back.

• They are the people you need most in life. They need you too…be there.

19. In order to build trust, we need to be real and authentic.

• No one will trust you if you aren’t real.
• If you gain someone’s trust and break it, don’t expect to get it back.

20. No one is perfect.

• Admit your weakness. That shows true maturity. You are only human after all.

21. Be careful with your words.

• They have the power to destroy someone or something.
• A spoken word can never be unspoken, remember that.

22. Take that chance.

• If you never take a chance at a person or opportunity, you could be missing out on something great.
• Don’t be afraid to try something new or scary. What’s the worst that could happen? You don’t like it. It doesn’t work out. That’s all…
• Your comfort zone will always be there if you need to take a step back.

23. Do not take any day for granted.

• However, you want to say it… “Carpe Diem”
• “Seize the Day.”
• “Live each day to the fullest.”
• “YOLO”…
• You never know when it will be your last pair of underwear, so live it up!

24. At the end of your day, it doesn’t matter how many followers you have, how many likes your profile picture got, or even how much money is in your bank account. What matters most is how many lives you have had an impact on. Even the smallest impact.

25. Are you proud of who you are? Are you proud of where you are?

• If the answer is yes, who cares what anyone else thinks. You do you. You make yourself happy. The only opinion that matters is the opinion you have of yourself.
• If the answer is no, it’s time to do a little soul searching. It’s time to find out what you really want and who you really want to be. Once you know what fuels your soul, go after it. Be extremely passionate and don’t stop until you are proud.

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