{"id":1745,"date":"2019-12-09T17:42:47","date_gmt":"2019-12-09T10:42:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.lixionary.com\/?p=1745"},"modified":"2019-12-09T17:42:47","modified_gmt":"2019-12-09T10:42:47","slug":"10-life-lessons-youd-better-learn-early-on-in-life","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lixionary.com\/index.php\/2019\/12\/09\/10-life-lessons-youd-better-learn-early-on-in-life\/","title":{"rendered":"10 Life Lessons You\u2019d Better Learn Early on in Life"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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There are so many lessons I wish I had learned while I was young enough to appreciate and apply them. The thing with wisdom, and often with life lessons in general, is that they\u2019re learned in retrospect, long after we needed them. The good news is that other people can benefit from our experiences and the lessons we\u2019ve learned.
Here\u2019re 10 important life lessons you should learn early on:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

1. Money Will Never Solve Your Real Problems<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Money is a tool; a commodity that buys you necessities and some nice \u201cwants,\u201d but it is not the panacea to your problems.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

There are a great many people who are living on very little, yet have wonderfully full and happy lives\u2026 and there are sadly a great many people are living on quite a lot, yet have terribly miserable lives.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Money can buy a nice home, a great car, fabulous shoes, even a bit of security and some creature comforts, but it cannot fix a broken relationship, or cure loneliness, and the \u201chappiness\u201d it brings is only fleeting and not the kind that really and truly matters. Happiness is not for sale. If you\u2019re expecting the \u201cstuff\u201d you can buy to \u201cmake it better,\u201d you will never be happy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

2. Pace Yourself<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Often when we\u2019re young, just beginning our adult journey we feel as though we have to do everything at once. We need to decide everything, plan out our lives, experience everything, get to the top, find true love, figure out our life\u2019s purpose, and do it all at the same time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Slow down\u2014don\u2019t rush into things. Let your life unfold. Wait a bit to see where it takes you, and take time to weigh your options. Enjoy every bite of food, take time to look around you, let the other person finish their side of the conversation. Allow yourself time to think, to mull a bit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Taking action is critical. Working towards your goals and making plans for the future is commendable and often very useful, but rushing full-speed ahead towards anything is a one-way ticket to burnout and a good way to miss your life as it passes you by.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

3. You Can\u2019t Please Everyone<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

I don\u2019t know the secret to success, but the secret to failure is trying to please everyone\u201d \u2013 Bill Cosby.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

You don\u2019t need everyone to agree with you or even like you. It\u2019s human nature to want to belong, to be liked, respected and valued, but not at the expense of your integrity and happiness. Other people cannot give you the validation you seek. That has to come from inside.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Speak up, stick to your guns, assert yourself when you need to, demand respect, stay true to your values.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

4. Your Health Is Your Most Valuable Asset<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Health is an invaluable treasure\u2014always appreciate, nurture, and protect it. Good health is often wasted on the young before they have a chance to appreciate it for what it\u2019s worth.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We tend to take our good health for granted, because it\u2019s just there. We don\u2019t have to worry about it, so we don\u2019t really pay attention to it\u2026 until we have to.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Heart disease, bone density, stroke, many cancers\u2014the list of many largely preventable diseases is long, so take care of your health now, or you\u2019ll regret it later on.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

5. You Don\u2019t Always Get What You Want<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cLife is what happens while you\u2019re busy making other plans.\u201d \u2013 John Lennon<\/p>\n\n\n\n

No matter how carefully you plan and how hard you work, sometimes things just don\u2019t work out the way you want them to\u2026 and that\u2019s okay.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We have all of these expectations; predetermined visions of what our \u201cideal\u201d life will look like, but all too often, that\u2019s not the reality of the life we end up with. Sometimes our dreams fail and sometimes we just change our minds mid-course. Sometimes we have to flop to find the right course and sometimes we just have to try a few things before we find the right direction.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

6. It\u2019s Not All About You<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

You are not the epicenter of the universe. It\u2019s very difficult to view the world from a perspective outside of your own, since we are always so focused on what\u2019s happening in our own lives. What do I have to do today? What will this mean for me, for my career, for my life? What do I want?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It\u2019s normal to be intensely aware of everything that\u2019s going on in your own life, but you need to pay as much attention to what\u2019s happening around you, and how things affect other people in the world as you do to your own life. It helps to keep things in perspective.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

7. There\u2019s No Shame in Not Knowing<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

No one has it all figured out. Nobody has all the answers. There\u2019s no shame in saying \u201cI don\u2019t know.\u201d Pretending to be perfect doesn\u2019t make you perfect. It just makes you neurotic to keep up the pretense of manufactured perfection.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We have this idea that there is some kind of stigma or shame in admitting our limitations or uncertainly, but we can\u2019t possibly know everything. We all make mistakes and mess up occasionally. We learn as we go, that\u2019s life.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Besides\u2014nobody likes a know-it-all. A little vulnerability makes you human and oh so much more relatable.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

8. Love Is More Than a Feeling; It\u2019s a Choice<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

That burst of initial exhilaration, pulse quickening love and passion does not last long. But that doesn\u2019t mean long-lasting love is not possible.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Love is not just a feeling; it\u2019s a choice that you make every day. We have to choose to let annoyances pass, to forgive, to be kind, to respect, to support, to be faithful.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Relationships take work. Sometimes it\u2019s easy and sometimes it\u2019s incredibly hard. It is up to us to choose how we want to act, think and speak in a relationship.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

9. Perspective Is a Beautiful Thing<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Typically, when we\u2019re worried or upset, it\u2019s because we\u2019ve lost perspective. Everything that is happening in our lives seems so big, so important, so do or die, but in the grand picture, this single hiccup often means next to nothing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The fight we\u2019re having, the job we didn\u2019t get, the real or imagined slight, the unexpected need to shift course, the thing we wanted, but didn\u2019t get. Most of it won\u2019t matter 20, 30, 40 years from now. It\u2019s hard to see long term when all you know is short term, but unless it\u2019s life-threatening, let it go, and move on.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

10. Don\u2019t Take Anything for Granted<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

We often don\u2019t appreciate what we have until it\u2019s gone: that includes your health, your family and friends, your job, the money you have or think you will have tomorrow.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

When you\u2019re young, it seems that your parents will always be there, but they won\u2019t. You think you have plenty of time to get back in touch with your old friends or spend time with new ones, but you don\u2019t. You have the money to spend, or you think you\u2019ll have it next month, but you might not.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Nothing in your life is not guaranteed to be there tomorrow, including those you love.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This is a hard life lesson to learn, but it may be the most important of all: Life can change in an instant. Make sure you appreciate what you have, while you still have it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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