1. What you think matters. What others think doesn’t matter.

2. You’ve got to accept your circumstances and learn to work with them instead of against them. It’s tough, very tough, but worth it. Opportunity is everywhere every day, it’s up to us to make use of it.

3. People will judge you no matter what. It’s okay to be judged, it’s part of life. There is no harm as long as one is content with their own life.
It’s also okay to lose people along the way. Not everyone is meant to stay. Even you.

4. Money matters but past a certain point it becomes useless. Living racing after money is not worth it.
It’s not lonely or bad to spend time on your own. It’s lonely out there if you’re chasing after people never understanding needing space for yourself.

5. There is always going to be someone better than you and that is not a bad thing. We all have our gifts and talents that we give to the world. It’s best to accept it and move on.

6. Some things will not work out. That’s just the flow of things. There is no straight path, everyone has got their own battles to live through. So, enjoy the ride instead of resisting it.

7. Bitterness, jealousy, envy and emotions of that sort are a waste of time.

8. What will get you far is discipline. Wit is cool too. That’s it. In the end it’s about who really wanted to get somewhere and who didn’t.

9. When life gets tough, remember: tough times never last, tough people do.

10. Life isn’t a competition in of itself but it is full of competition. There is no one living who is not competing for something. Some competitions are rough, some are easy to withstand. So, learn to be okay with competing, it’s part of nature.

11. Don’t buy into too many illusions. They will tell you your best days are your 20s, you get married by 28, have children by 28, have a house by 28, set career by 28, live happily ever after by 28. You’re expected to run through your 20s checking off a plethora of milestones even though these steps on their own aren’t fulfilling.

Some of them are traps. So, live your life the way it ends up uniquely folding out for you.

Have a nice day.