20 Things I've Learned in 20 Years (Copy)

  1. The only person that can make you happy is you. Don’t rely on others to make you happy. 

  2. Always check up on your friends, even the ones that seem fine, you never know what someone is battling in their mind. 

  3. Always find a way to give back. 

  4. It’s okay to stay in on the weekends. 

  5. You can’t force someone to like or love you.

  6. Monitor how much time you spend on your phone. 

  7. If you want something, you’re going to have to go work for it. Nothing worth having comes easy. 

  8. People don’t meet by accident. Everyone you meet has some purpose in your life, big or small. A stranger or a friend. 

  9. The only person you should be trying to impress is yourself. 

  10. The way you talk to yourself really matters. Watch your inner dialogue.

  11. Always say please and thank you, to everyone

  12. In order to be respected, you have to respect yourself first.

  13. If it’s not going to matter 5 years from now, don’t sweat it. 

  14. Do something now that your future self will thank you for.

  15. Learn to be independent.

  16. You go through tough times for a reason.  

  17. How others think of you or treat you shouldn’t change the way you feel about yourself, if it does, then that is because you are allowing it.

  18. You’re only young once, enjoy every moment and put your phone down. 

  19. Don’t forget to call your grandmother.

  20. Everything happens for a reason.