56 Things Someone Wished They Knew Sooner - Repost

: Enlighter. Posted Nov. 4 2010

I wish I'd known:

1. That failure was an option. 
2. There's a difference between friends and drinking buddies. 
3. Honesty, in all situations, is always, always, always the best policy. 
4. How to grow a pair and be more assertive. 
5. How to feel comfortably weird about being a little weird. 
6. How much my mum and dad really loved me, and all the warnings I got came from a place of love.
7. That my thoughts don't have to dictate my life.
8. That home really is where the heart is.
9. That intelligence is not something you're born with, it's something that can be worked on.
10. That being positive can really change your thoughts which can indeed change your life.
11. How to be myself more and not tried to imitate Tom Cruise' (Top Gun) confidence (Although singing, 'You've lost that Loving Feeling' to girls sometimes did work )
12. That the jacket of life could be altered to suit me.
13. How to say No!
14. That the phrase 'just try it' should apply to everything we do in life.
15. That not being perfect is okay, and, in fact, striving for perfection is an impossible task.
16. That not being 'well off' didn't mean I didn't have a rich life.
17. That losing myself in a book wasn't a substitute for living.
18. That my thoughts actually control how I feel, and how I feel affects the way I see the world.
19. That sex is a physical act and that love is something different altogether.
20. That having two strong sisters was a blessing.
21. That formal education was only one option in life and not the only, or best, option.
22. That starting a business didn't require as much planning or money as I'd thought.
23. Never to settle for second best, whether it be in relationships, product choice, or employment.
24. That loving yourself was a pre-requisite to truly loving others.
25. How to plan my finances better.
26. That everything I ever stressed out about would not matter one year later.
27. That TV numbs the mind.
28. That my mistakes would define me as the person I am today.
29. That perfection is never going to happen.
30. Never to actively participate in gossip, it's the black death of the soul.
31. That nobody can be changed, no matter how hard you try to change them. People change because the pain of changing is less than the pain of not changing.
32. How to express my love more.
33. That my regrets in life stopped me from moving on. When it's done, forget it and move on.
34. That helping others was the real path to helping every area of my own life, business, and personal.
35. That change is inevitable, and rather than fighting it, I should have befriended it.
36. Not to waste my time and mental energy on people who didn't matter in my life.
37. That life is a balance and I dictate the ratios.
38. That it's okay not to know everything.
39. To live in the moment, and not in the future or the past.
40. That trusting myself would allow great things to happen.
41. That not all people are bad, but not all people are good either.
42. That what's right for me is not necessarily right for others.
43. That although responsibility can seem scary, when embraced it gives understanding acceptance and choice.
44. That one of lifes skills is to be able to spot genuine people.
45. That things have to come to an end to be able to experience new, exciting things in the future.
46. That learning doesn't finish when you leave school.
47. How to trust my instincts more.
48. That the world is as big as you allow it to be.
49. That I had choices, and my route may need to change but perseverance always got me through.
50. That the world does not owe you any favours, you have to step up to the plate and be counted.
51. That happiness is not defined by financial wealth.
52. The importance of working out what was right for me.
53. That all actions, always have a consequence.
54. That my needs and desires would change over time.
55. That doing what I wanted to do was not necessarily me being selfish.
56. That where you are born does not dictate where you will end up in life.

They say that Youth is Wasted on the Young. I disagree. What would be the point of being young and learning and growing if you already knew the answers. You wouldn't learn or grow at all. Life is a journey. Release your inhibitions.