Imagine that you were in the past and met yourself as an 18-year-old. What would you say to yourself from the height of the past years? Men approached our survey rationally and gave only practical advice: about health, finances, career. And not a word about love.
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Failure on the love front at your age is nonsense! And do not forget about contraception!
«People’s opinions» does not exist. Instead of dealing with the image, engage in building social relationships with specific living people.
Do not confuse hobbies and earnings. Yes, I am aware that it is now fashionable to say “you should do what you like”, but this is just a fashion.
The next five years will be more important not what you do, but how you do it. Be the best at what you’re good at.
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Remember that there are no rules and standards! Only you decide for yourself what is right and what is not. Make mistakes and draw conclusions (there is no other way to get experience). Do not listen to those who know “how it should be”, if you follow their lead, you will definitely get up halfway, and you will still have to decide everything yourself, only already in the middle of the quagmire into which the “experts” have led.
Do not waste time on those who do not love you, do not respect, who are not interesting to you. Not a minute! Even if these people enjoy great prestige among others. Your time is an irreplaceable resource. You will only be twenty once in your life.
Go in for sports. A beautiful figure and good health are the result of many years of good habits and discipline. No other way. Take my word for it, your body is not made of iron and will not always be so strong and strong.
If you think you need to make money selling lingerie first and then make movies, you’ll be selling lingerie for the rest of your life.
Set aside at least 10% of your income every month. To do this, open a separate account. You will know when to spend it. And never take a loan for personal needs (a business loan is a different story).
Remember that your loved ones are the only people who need you. Take care of them and spend as much time with them as possible. For the same reason, the question of whether to start a family is stupid. In life, no one needs you, except for your family.
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Do not think that the world owes you something. The world is arranged by chance, not too fair and do not understand how. So make your own. Come up with rules in it, observe them strictly, fight entropy and chaos.
Run, journal, do whatever. It doesn’t matter «how it looks», it doesn’t matter what anyone thinks, it doesn’t matter «how it should be». What is important is where you were able to defend yourself.
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Trust yourself and do not listen to the advice of your elders (unless you want to repeat their path).
Do what you want — right now. If you dream of making a movie, start making a movie, and if you think that you first need to make money selling lingerie, and then make a movie, then you will be selling lingerie all your life.
Travel and live in different cities — in Russia, abroad. You will grow up, and it will be too late to do it.
Learn a foreign language, and preferably several languages - this (except for the exact sciences) is one of the few hard skills that will be difficult to master in maturity.
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Giving advice to young people is a thankless task. In youth, life is not seen at all the same as after 40. Therefore, specific tips are needed, according to the situation. There are only two general tips.
Naʻo oe.
Live as you wish.
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Ia agalelei i isi.
Take care and love your body.
Learn English, it will help in the future to cost more.
Stop thinking about thirty (and older people in general) as if they will not tolerate familiarity. They are exactly the same. It’s just that some jokes are too old for us, so we don’t laugh at them.
Don’t fight with your parents, they are the only people who will help you when life gets tough.
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The goal of work is not to earn as much as possible by doing as little as possible, but to gain as much useful experience as possible, so that later you can sell yourself more expensively.
Stop depending on the opinions of others.
Always save 10% of your earnings.
Malaga
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Aua le ulaula.
Health. It is very easy to drink it in youth, and then it is long and expensive to restore it. Find a sport to your liking and do it without fanaticism, at forty your body will thank you.
Connections. Make friends with classmates and keep in touch. Who knows, maybe this «nerd» in 20 years will become a major official, and these acquaintances will be useful to you.
Parents. Don’t fight with them, they are the only people who will help you when life gets tough. And will definitely press.
Family. Remember, your biggest problems will be with your wife. Therefore, before you marry, think about whether you are ready.
Business. Don’t be afraid of change. Always be professional. Take action, but don’t focus on the result.