"Nothing that is worth knowing, can be taught."~Oscar Wilde
What would I tell myself when I was 13, 14, 15 and beyond? Here's a few things I thought of.
*Talk to your grandparents more, you'll want to know more about your life later, and it'll be an important goal for you to attain, and out of everything this will be your biggest regret.
*Don't dye your hair, you'll wish at the age of 22 you never had touched it, but realize it may be too impossible to go back.
*Try, if you can to not worry yourself with boys. Especially in high school, you may not realize it now, but these are not the boys you'll even think of twice later on.
*Be thankful to your parents for teaching you manners
*Hug your brother when he starts to fight with you, he'll be one of your best friends when you are in your twenties, and those hugs may give him just what he needed right then. He loves you, more than you know.
*Take drama, you belong there.
*Don't quit chorus, you have a great voice
*Tell your mom more, how much you appreciate her--she needs to hear it.
*Ask questions, it's better to have a door slammed in your face, then to never have it opened at all.
*Keep secrets when they aren't your secrets to tell
*Drive slower
*Don't be so serious, because later, when you are older you are one of the funnest people to have around,
you are the life of the party.
*Pay attention
*Don't apologize so much!
*Continue to be true to yourself, and to who you are, it's one of your most likable traits, and people love you for it.
*Be true in your speaking, you're smart, don't let anyone tell you different.
*Treasure your vacations with your parents, they are rare later
*These are not the best years of your life
*Remember when you won Prom Queen? That speech you gave was the best speech ever, the only thing I'd change is embracing Sarah tighter when she came up to you and hugged you, she loves you.
*Get to know your teachers
*Be happy with your decision that you didn't smoke a cigar at graduation, you weren't missing anything.
*Get a tutor in math, it'll haunt you FOREVER!!
*Don't move out so soon, it won't be worth it, once you grow up, that's it....you're a grown up forever.
These are the things I'd tell a young self, but, now as an adult, I've started practicing being remarkable, and hopefully in ten years look back with wonderment at my life.
If you want to make a change in your life today, I dare you to do a couple of things and see how it makes you feel.
+Start smiling and making eye contact with everyone you meet. See how many smiles you get back.
+ Dedicate yourself to being the best at ____________ that you can possibly be. Be consistent, people will notice.
+ Find ways to help people without personal gain. Why? Once you start doing this, you will know, and if you don't, then you won't.
This was and is a personal goal of mine. To start giving without expecting anything in return, and as a human being, that's hard. But I've noticed a huge change in my attitude when I give without expecting anything, and I love the way it makes me feel. Being remarkable are being in wonderment are keys to success to personal happiness and growth. If you do these 3 things everyday, even for just a week you'll notice a change in you and in those around you.
