There is no better time to make it in life than now! You are
young and energetic.
According to Bill Gates – “Young people are better than old
people at driving innovation, because they are not locked in by the limits of
the past. I was 19 when I founded Microsoft. Steve Jobs was 21 when he started
Apple. Mark Zuckerberg was 19 when he created Facebook”.
Your youth is a unique period marked by zeal, energy and
many opportunities, but it is a passing phase. If you think otherwise, visit
your grandparents or an elderly neighbor to find out how their lives are
different now as compared to when they were still in their teens, 20s or 30s.
Here is a quick list of productive opportunities that you
can utilize to set you on the right track towards having a more productive
youth:
1 Boost Your Knowledge
The essence of Knowledge cannot be
overemphasized. Knowledge in this era is
easily accessed via various media such as the internet inform of web pages,
newsletters, blog posts and social media. People who will lead the next
generation are people who know more. Before you talk about information there
must be knowledge, so it all start from reading that single new line of texts.
With knowledge comes the responsibility of
taking action. So strive to put into practice what you learn and spread the
knowledge so that others can benefit. You can do this through writing and
sharing your study notes, giving talks and lectures, teaching and mentoring
others; and also through recordings – audio, video and PowerPoint
presentations.
Be Confident
You need this more at this point. Believe
yourself to an unreasonable extent, Yes!. After all what matters is what you
think of yourself. Say good words to yourself and never adjust the goal to meet
with your capacity. I always tell folks that you have the capacity to be what
you wanna be and in cases where the capacity does not actually exist, then there
is a potential. If you are aware of this, then you would continue to do great
things at this time of your life so you can be proud of yourself in a decade
from now.
Network
Meeting a girl every now and then is so
important right now. However, the intent should be clear and strictly for
enlarging your friendship coast and nothing more. At this point, you don’t need
the playboy or throwing money around thin, rather what you need is converting
strangers to friends with useful benefits. Get on a circle or gang or group,
hang out, read a book together, attend events and accomplish pet projects together.
Don’t Compromise Your Health
This needs the least emphasis. Health is wealth
they say. All that have been written up there would have no meaning with a poor
health. Now, I will tell you categorically to stop doing drugs, reduce alcohol
intake and never stop going for check-ups periodically. It is easy to get
carried away with youth frenzy – party, clubbing, sexual fantasies etc but
remember your health tomorrow is dependent on what you do with your body today.
Be Disciplined
In actualizing your goals in life,
discipline is what determines if you will actually give a success story or a
sorry story at the end. Stick to what ever plans, schedules and regulations you
have promulgated for yourself in order to achieve any task. Remember you will lose
some friends, friends will complain, some will say “life is not that hard”, be
prepared for all that. However, Never give up and then you start to hear stuffs
like – “wow how did you do it?”, “Congratulations”, “Great”, at each milestone
of this journey to fulfillment.
I wish
you all the best and hope this will re-energize you as well as cause you to
start a new file.
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