Do you have what it takes to become a monumental success? Or will you live out a life of mediocrity?
The choice is up to you. while many think they have all the answers and the keys to success. we have seen too many times before those people make the same pitfalls.
This is the time for you to hustle,scrap and fight for the life you want for yourself. You manifest your destiny during this crucial years.
Everymove you make is a test..These are 20 mistakes you dont want to make in your 20's.
19. WORKING FOR MONEY, NOT BUILDING YOUR DREAMS.
Never do anything just becauseits convenient for you. Look to challenge yourself and biuld your own dreams instead of building someone else's. Even if it doesnt make sense now, creat something with great value so you can cash out big. Always look to the future and not for immediate compensation. What are you going to do with weekly wages anyways? Stop being so entitled and pretending like you deserve cash, prizes and vacations just yet. You will soon realize once you made it that making money doesnt make you happy. Its a journey.
18. THINKING ITS THE RIGHT TIME TO FALL IN LOVE.
While all your friends might be doing it, dont fall into this trap of getting into a relationship. Sure it seems like the right thing to do, but your twenties are entirely too crucial for your personal growth and not fulfilling the wishes of another individual. Not only does it make you complacent with where you are in life, but it makes you boring. When your business is agt stake and your future is resting on your shoulders, the last thing you need is to be bogged do\wn by an insecure lover rushing you home. Get out there, meet new people, test the limits and have fun. it will take you to the places you dreamed of going.
17. TRYING TO ACT LIKE THE MAN RATHER THAN LEARNING HOW TO BECOME ONE.
Instead of going overboard on gucci monogram and bottles in the club as if you just signed to Rocnation, spend the time focusing on your career. Every second counts and if more time is spent pretending to be the persin you want to be instead of becoming that man, then you will sink in a quick sand without even knowing it. A real man is willing to make sacrifices. If you arent down to put in the work, then please dont act like you are. You can enjoy the success when you actually attain it.
16. GETTING COMFORTABLE LIKE YOU ACTUALLY DESERVE DOWN TIME.
Unless you are fornicating with Victoria secret models in Monaco this weekend, you shouldn't even be thinking about taking a break anytime soon. You need a vacation, what have you accomplished? Mark Cuban spent seven years building out his first business befire he even took a break. Dont get lazy now. NO DULLING !!
15. MAKING FRIENDS INSTEAD OF EARNING TRUST.
The in-crowd may be tempting, but you will probably fall victim to surrounding yourself with social climbers and and bottle wh*res. We know you feel entitled to celebrate, but please relax. Its never attractive to act like its the last you will ever see this in life. Make connections with people based on trial and error, not presuppositions and drunks ranting about what they can do for your business. If you ever want people to take you seriously, then you have to take them seriously.
Just because you think you trust someone doesnt always mean you can. Heed any red flags in the past before jumping into any kind of venture with them.
14. NOT CARING BECAUSE YOU ONLY LIVE ONCE (YOLO).
We are all guilty of irrational decisions in our 20's. Fast people and fast times with money in your pocket always leads to over extending yourself. A life of partying, heavy drugs and pretty much having that "YOLO" attitude will leave you flat on your bottom. Get focused and lock into what you are supposed to be doing. If you dont know what that is, then figure that ASAP.
13. MAKING ALL YOU WANT NEEDS.
Expensive women and cheap thrills coupled with the expensive sneakers should not be on your list of needs. Setting the foundstion for your business is more important than updating your wardrobe and chasing sex.
Distinguish between what you want and what you actually need. Make sure your priorities are intact or you will lose track.
12. FORGETTING THAT FAMILY COMES FIRST.
Those who supported you before anything deserves to be taken care of when you reach your success. If you arent doing this for the ones you love, then you arent doing it right. Family comes first no matter what happens.
11. BLAMING ANYONE ELSE BUT YOURSELF.
Hold yourself accountable for everything. at the endof the day, all you have in the world is yourself-so go hard.Dont look to anyone for answers and imstead of making problems, create solutions. Whether it was that job you wanted, the funding you need for your business or the love you think you cant live without, there is no one to be held accountable in the universe except for you.
10. STICKING WITH THE JOB THAT TAUGHT US NOT.
A bad job is like a bitchy girlfriend that gives bad head. Truthfully, the only reason why you are there is because its the safest and easiest thing you kmow. Any job or relationship that allows for you to get comfortable should be avoided at all cost. the last scenario you ever want is becoming like the restof those miserable , 40-somethings faced with weekends and soccer practice.
9. FOLLOWING THE CROWD INSTEAD OF FORGING AGIANST IT.
You can be aware of the trends, but never follow it. Ifall your time is spent trying to adjust to your surroundings, you'll get lost in the crowd all the more easily. Success and greatness are constructed by trendsetters themselves not those latched on whats currently trending. I hope you dont have any aspirations of to look like your favorite rapper. Temptation to be influenced by those who youn aspire to be like is easy, but no one finds their calling following the footsteps of another.
8. FAILING TO ENERGIZE THOSE AROUND YOU.
Although you may sometimes think there is a lack of talent in yournetworks- this is never the case. it is your sole responsibility to inspire, encourage and drive those around you to success failing to do so confirms that you fall victim to that which you accuse others of.
Change and greatness can be sparked everywhere, but bring it upon yourself to trigger it.
7. THINK YOU NEED TO STOP LEARNING AND GROWING.
You habe more zeros at the end of your bank statement, stamps in your passport and women in your bed than you ever imagined, dont consider this as your victory lap, but rather as a test of greatness. Do you liveto enjoy the moments you dreamed of or a lifetime of unimaginable success? The common misconception that once things are in your favour, you no longer have to put in the 3:00am work hours is a dangerous problem. The fewer nights you are willing to put in the work, the fewer opportunities you will have to celebrate your achievements in the future.
6.THINKING YOU WOULD BE PAID BACK.
Your 20's will be accompanied with a slew of poor investements by yourself and those around. Whether rich or poor, there will always be someone in your circle that will need a helping hand. If you ever think you are going to get the money back, you are solely mistaken. If there where a plan of action or re-investment, then the truth is that you will not see #1 back. Times are tough, especially in your 20's and finding a route back to your financial freedom is often seen when winning a lotto or signing your first deal with Cash Money Records. Of course, miracles do happen, but the probabilities that you have esentially given money away are far too high.
5. SPENDING MONEY ON WOMEN WHO AREN'T ESCORTS.
You sex life is an investment- and the smarter the deals you execute, the savvier you become. Free sex is the most expensive sex in the world. Instead of navigating through an ambgious investement in which you shower your woman with and prizes for mediocre sex provided, deal with a professional. But in your 20's, the best form of sex to have apart from that from an excort is abstinence.
4. HOLDING ON TO FRIENDS AND THOSE WHO DONT ADD VALUE TO YOUR LIFE.
You will be sucked down into the abyss with them if you don't cut the fat of the group.
Family and friends could have been great to you as a child, but if they no longer hold the value and inspiration that is needed for you to thrive in life, then cut them loose. the only individuals you should surround yourself with are those who challange your ideas and motivate you to find the next solutions to your problems. No! not the pessimistic a*ss who shoot down your ideas with their negativity, but the ones who genuinely wants you to succeed no matter what.
3. FORGETTING ABOUT THE PIGGY BANK AND SPENDING EVERY NAIRA YOU GET.
If you blow away the money as soon as it comes just for immediate gratifications, then you are in for a wild ride down poverty. The truth is its about making more money, not saving it. But at the same time, if you hsve no means for expanding your revenue channels, then you must be ready to save a few dough here and there.
2. DATING UNSTABLE WOMEN WITH MOMMY AND DADDY ISSUES.
You need to control the invincibility you feel when it comes to women. Whether she is a stripper or a sorority girl, we feel the ned to be the knight in shinning amour for women.
As chivalrous as this may seem, we hate to brake it to you, but you will never be able to change anyone. By setting yourself up for a losing battle, you have only ensured your misery for the next few months. She is clinghing by for a reason. Dont be her Dr. Phil.
1. FORGETTING THE B*TCH CALLED KARMA.
Whether its burning bridges with people you loved, stealing your friends girlfriend or plotting against an ex-partner, we must always remember that karma is the biggest b*tch we've ever met. There is nothing more true than the fact that what goes around comes around, and you are not immuned to the cosmic forces that be. Am not asking you to go on a mother Teresa pilgrimage, but dont be suprised when reality catches up with you and brings you to your knees. Be a good person, you will get further in life.
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