True friendship is when you walk into their house and your WiFi connects automatically. – Unknown<\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n Worrying is a big waste of time. Being troubled over something gives you unnecessary headaches about things that will not even be important to you in a couple of years. Plus, there\u2019s always something to worry about: your grades, your future, the economy, global warming. The list never ends.<\/p>\n I always worried about failure<\/a>. Only later I realized that there\u2019s something far worse than failing: not trying at all.<\/p>\n If something troubles you then by all means: get up and do something about it. Worrying alone never solved anything. Use that precious time of yours for solving the problem, not for worrying about it. The advice I would give my 18-year-old self about worrying is this: do your best and everything will just be fine.<\/p>\n If you want to test your memory, try to recall what you were worrying about one year ago today. – E. Joseph Cossman<\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n Spending money that you don\u2019t have is not such a good idea. Do it the old-fashioned way. If you want something, save until you can afford it. If you can\u2019t afford it, don\u2019t buy it. This simple rule can help you to stay out of a lot of trouble.<\/p>\n Buying things on credit is not super cool. Instead, you end up paying interest on top of the price. Let me repeat this. You pay more than everybody else.<\/p>\n Getting into debt can turn into a real nightmare. One day you wake up from it and you realize two things. First, that your paycheck is now largely spent on paying back the debt. Secondly, that you could have bought some pretty expensive things from the accumulated interest that you have paid all over the years.<\/p>\n When you get in debt you become a slave. – Andrew Jackson<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n The younger you marry, the more likely it is that you will get divorced (statistics are taken from National Center for Health<\/a>). As a consequence, the highest rate of divorce can be found amongst those who marry under the age of 20. The divorce rate starts to decrease for couples who are 20 to 24 years old when they marry. Divorce is even less likely for those who marry at the age of 25 or thereafter.<\/p>\n If you are young and want to avoid a stupid mistake, then wait for marriage until you are really sure. See how the relationship develops over the years.<\/p>\n They say marriages are made in Heaven. But so is thunder and lightning. – Clint Eastwood<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n The feeling of holding the very first paycheck in your hands is just incredible. Finally, you can afford to buy all those fancy things that you always wanted. But make not the mistake of living from paycheck-to-paycheck.<\/p>\n As a young person, you have not many financial responsibilities. There is no family that you have to take care of. No mortgage to pay off. Use this time to lay the proper financial foundation for the rest of your life. Saving parts of your paycheck helps you to build a safety net for times of uncertainty. But it will also allow you to invest a certain amount of your money with a nice return.<\/p>\n Trust me. The letter to my 16-year-old self has this one important sentence in it: \u201cspending two of your paychecks on a Nokia 3310 looks like an incredibly stupid thing to do, 10 years later. We use mobiles with touchscreens now.\u201d<\/p>\n Beware of little expenses; a small leak will sink a great ship. – Benjamin Franklin<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n Most people blame anyone else but themselves for the events in their life. That\u2019s the easy route to take, you\u2019ll always find someone to blame. Where does this lead? Victimhood\u2014you become a victim, instead of taking action. Stop doing that, you\u2019re not the victim. Man-up and take responsibility.<\/p>\n Mistakes happen so that you can learn from them. If you play the blame game you will learn nothing. Instead, the same mistakes happen to you all over again. That is until you start to seek the reason for what happens in yourself.<\/p>\n We are taught you must blame your father, your sisters, your brothers, the school, the teachers – but never blame yourself. It’s never your fault. But it’s always your fault, because if you wanted to change you’re the one who has got to change. – Katharine Hepburn<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n Sure, you need money. That\u2019s a given, but money should not become your ultimate motivation. The people that profoundly changed the world all had a vision in mind, not the money they could make from it. Pursue your dream and see if you can create something of great value both to yourself and others.<\/p>\n Choose a job you love, and you will never have to work a day in your life. – Confucius<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n Also, you will have to ask yourself if a satisfying job is more important to you than a higher-paying job that turns out to be soul-crushing. Only you can answer this question.<\/p>\n Should you even manage to find a profession that you are really interested in you are a lucky person. Being really passionate about what you do is a prerequisite for success. And always remember, no one ever wishes they had worked more when they die. But many people regret not having spent enough time with their kids and family.<\/p>\n As an 18-year-old you are near of reaching your physical peak. Your body will tolerate all kinds of stresses with great ease. Something you really don\u2019t want to do is abuse this feature of your body. Instead, use this phase to lay the proper foundation for a healthy life. This is the best time to develop strength by exercising regularly. It is much more difficult to do this at a later time. Consequently, losing weight will become a lot more difficult when you are older.<\/p>\n Physical fitness is not only one of the most important keys to a healthy body, it is the basis of dynamic and creative intellectual activity. – John F. Kennedy<\/strong><\/p>\n Moderation is the big keyword here. Managing to avoid excesses is something that your body will thank you for in later life. Nobody asks you to live like a saint, but if you are able to stay away from smoking and drugs you can avoid a lot of problems. Also, eat and drink with moderation. You have only one chance. Once you have ruined your health it\u2019s incredibly difficult to restore the damages. Sadly, most people only realize this when it is too late. Don\u2019t be one of them.<\/p>\n Everything in excess is opposed to nature. – Hippocrates<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n When you\u2019re young you want to take on the world. You dream big and have high hopes for the future. However, not all wishes come to fruition. Be prepared for this. Too high expectations can lead to pretty big disappointments.<\/p>\n Sometimes we take everything for granted, without realizing the prosperity in our lives. Try to appreciate what you already have<\/a>. If you are not happy now then no Porsche or big mansion will change that (in the long run).<\/p>\n This mindset is a great foundation that cannot be shaken too easily, even if you are not able to reach a given desire. It helps you to shift your focus away from desperately trying to pursue all that which you don\u2019t have. This pursuit is a rat race that leads you nowhere.<\/p>\n It’s the little details that are vital. Little things make big things happen. – John Wooden<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n2. Don\u2019t worry so much<\/h3>\n
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11. You always reap what you sow<\/h3>\n
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