All the same, there is so much possibility for strides to be made and lessons to be learned.
1. you better find a new way to measure (and reward yourself for) success.
It’s a privilege if the first 22 years of your life were spent worrying about grades.
You had the opportunity to assess your weaknesses and celebrate your strengths on a daily basis.
Unless you’re Beyonce and get an A+ on the daily).
Home is where your friends are, even if you don’t share the same zip code.
No, this isn’t some fortune cookie rip-off or instant travel Jedi trick that we post-graduates get.
If you’re starting off alone in a new town, it’s tough.
This is the same for moving back to your hometown pals.
Thank your parents often.
Whoever’s truly been in your corner, thank them.
Saying “thank you” was the big lesson in kindergarten.
You’d be surprised at how often we forget it.
You are going to be told “No” a lot.
But so is making an epic comeback story for yourself.
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5.
You could fail at pursuing something you don’t enjoy.
Being afraid of failure is like being afraid of spidersit’s going to show up at some point.
Give yourself permission to let it happen.
Taking time for yourself is crucial.
And no, scheduling “me time” in your planner doesn’t make you a geek.
(It makes you a nerd.
And nerds rule the world.)
Understand your financial situation.
Know how much money you are taking in and putting out each year, month, week.
Know exactly where it’s going (and coming from).
Know where you keep all of your important paperwork (i.e.
pay stubs, proof of employment, bank statements, etc.).
Read up on retirement plans and stock options if they seem like a foreign language to you.
Understand how much and how often you should save.
(We’re millennials.
Financial security is sexy and exotic to us.)
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8.
Write down or find a way to document the things that make you happy.
But seriouslypay attention to the moments where you feel happy.
Maybe you get that byline.
Maybe you kill it at an open mic.
Maybe you find yourself writing a movie script for the first time.
Maybe you always have the perfect Instagram caption.
Doing something always feels better than not doing anything.
A jog around the block beats not getting on your feet at all.
A quarter page is better than a blank page.
Little by little is the way big dreams ever get accomplished.
Bring an extra layer.
Print out copies of your resume just in case.
You won’t be annoyed that you did.
Know what is going on in the world.
Thanks to smartphones, the entire world is currently connected in the palm of millenials' hands.
Be it for ten minutes or two hours, read up on current events every day.
Scrolling through Facebook and Twitter is a start, but understand how to separate the news from the commentary.
Knowledge is poweror at least effective filler conversation when you run into people from high school.
Establish a schedule that works for you.
Establish what the time commitments for those are and then run wild and free.
Does working out at 5 A.M. tickle your fancy?
How about meeting up with friends for a 10 P.M. nightcap?
Ask how weekends were.
Social media is a fun, self-branding tool.
It’s cool that everyone has amazing qualities and things seemingly magically happening to them.
Remember that you do too.
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15.
Sometimes there will be no explanation.
People might let you down with no explanation, and you might do the same to someone else someday.
you’re gonna wanna decide who or what is worth being taken as-is.
