THINGS YOU WISH YOU KNEW AS A TEEN IN YOUR 20’S

 

GROWING UP EACH GENERATION WAS RAISED DIFFERENTLY. FROM THEIR MORALS, TO THE WAY THAT WE DRESS, THE MUSIC WE LISTEN TO AND THE WAY THAT WE MOVE. ONE THING WE NEVER REALLY CONCERN OURSELVES WITH KNOWING IS HOW TO PREPARE FOR OUR FUTURE. ALTHOUGH YES WE BELIEVE THAT OUR PARENTS SHOULD HAVE EDUCATED US ON THAT, BUT WHAT IF THEY WEREN'T EDUCATED IN THAT FIELD. SO  WE TAKE THE RESPONSIBILITY AND EDUCATE OURSELVES.

 

THINGS THAT I WISH I WAS AWARE OF AS TEEN TO THE AGE I AM NOW IS:

·     CREDIT IS VERY IMPORTANT

SAVINGS, SAVINGS, SAVINGS. REALIZING THAT ALTHOUGH YOU MAY NOPT USE THAT CREDIT WHILE IN HIGH SCHOOL, BUT WHEN YOU GET INTO THE REAL WORLD; YOU RECOGNIZE THAT THAT CREDIT SCORE HOLDS MORE WEIGHT ON YOU THEN YOU KNOW!

·     EMPLOYMENT – IT IS IMPORTANT TO KNOW THAT WORKING FOR ANY PLACE IS GOOD. YOU LEARN TIME MANAGEMENT, HOW TO BE DEPENDABLE AS WELL AS YOU BUILD LONG LASTING RELATIONSHIPS WITH YOUR CO-WORKERS AND BOSSES THAT COULD POTENTIALLY BE A POSITIVE ASSET FOR YOUR FUTURE JOBS. YOUR JOB IS NOT MEANT TO BE FUN; YOU ARE THERE TO PROVE YOURSELF. YOU ARE PROVING TO THEM WHY YOU WERE A BETTER CHOICE FOR THE COMPANY THEN ANYONE ELSE.

·     LONG LASTING FRIENDSHIPS: NOT TOO MANY PEOPLE REALLY TAKE THIS SERIOUS, BUT I BELIEVE THAT IT IS IMPERATIVE THAT YOU BUILD AND KEEP POSITIVE RELATIONSHIPS WITH THOSE WHOM YOU HOLD CLOSE. CREATING THESE RELATIONSHIPS CAN ALSO PREPARE YOU FOR THE REAL WORLD. ESPECIALLY WHEN IT COMES TO BUILDING BUSINESS RELATIONSHIPS. FOCUS ON THOSE WHOM STAY CONSISTENT WITH YOU. YOU WANT TO BE ABLE TO TRUST AND RELY ON THOSE YOU CALL “FRIENDS.”

·     AND LASTLY SAVINGS:

EVERY TIME THAT YOU GET PAID, PUT 10% OF YOUR CHECK IN A SAVING ACCOUNT. IT NOT ONLY TEACHES YOU HOW TO SAVE BUT IT  ALSO CREATES A RAINY DAY FUND. EVERYONE NEEDS AN RAINY DAY FUND BELIEVE IT OR NOT! SAVING CAN GO A LONG WAY AND IT TEACHES YOU MONEY MANAGEMENT. DON’T BE THE PERSON THAT LETS MONEY GOES THROUGH THEIR HANDS LIKE WATER! IM TELLING YOU IT’S IMPORTANT!!!

 

 

MANY OF THESE THINGS THAT I WROTE MIGHT SEEM DUMB OR OUR OF THE REALM TO PREPARE FOR BUT WHEN YOUR IN YOUR MID TWENTIES LEARNING ABOUT THESE FEW IMPORTANT DETAILS THAT YOU SHOULD HAVE KNOWN IT’S A RUDE AWAKENING. WORK SMARTER NOT HARDER AND BE THE KIND OF PERSON THAT IS WILLING TO LEARN NEW THING! KNOWLEDGE IS POWER, SO USE IT!