Things I Wish Someone Had Told Me When I Was Eighteen

Do What You Love
Find hard work you love doing. If I could offer my eighteen-year-old self some real career advice, I’d tell myself not to base my career choice on other people’s ideas, goals, and recommendations. I’d tell myself not to pick a major because it’s popular, or statistically creates graduates who make the most money. I’d tell myself that the right career choice is based on one key point: Finding hard work you love doing. As long as you remain true to yourself, and follow your own interests and values, you can find success through passion. Perhaps more importantly, you won’t wake up several years later working in a career field you despise, wondering How the heck am I going to do this for the next 30 years? So if you catch yourself working hard and loving every minute of it, don’t stop. You’re on to something big. Because hard work ain’t hard when you concentrate on your passions.

Invest In Yourself
When you invest in yourself, you can never lose, and over time, you will change the trajectory of your life.

Mind Readers
People are not mind readers. Tell them what you’re thinking.

Be Honest
Always be honest with yourself and others.

From: Things I Wish Someone Had Told Me When I Was Eighteen