Advice for the any-aged

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For a long time, MyLot, I have been trying to get out in words what is in my head. Initially I thought on calling this post - "Things I wish I would have known when I was younger". And then, realizing that wasn't an accurate title, I thought on calling it "Advice for the young". But it really is advice for the any-aged, and watching the video that I'm going to link to - re-inspired me to write this post today, because this Navy Seal says a lot of the points I wanted to mention, only in a much better , more well worded fashion and while wearing Navy whites! (Ignore me - I'm a sucker for uniforms.) 1) When you are young - most often, you don't realize what hard work it is simply to be alive. Keeping a house, shopping for wants and necessities, paying bills, buying groceries, keeping stock of your pantry, car maintenance, taking care of your body (exercise, grooming), cooking and cleaning, laundry and yard care. This is saying nothing of work, of family or extra-curricular fun activities which hopefully you will have time for. In some cases, some less than ethical parents maybe slack - leaving their child to try and deal with some of these "real life" problems. Or maybe some parents with anger problems feel the need to remind the children of all the effort that they (the children) take - but I think that most parents try to protect children from these realities and as well it should be. Children's job is to learn, and who can learn while being taxed with problems that are for adults? However - speaking from personal experience, many adults have little tips dealing with organizational skills. These tips may seem like nagging but in fact the few extra moments it takes to put your receipts in order - may well save you hours of frustration if and when you will be on the phone disputing an already paid bill or other such situation. 2) Little things add up to be big things. The habits you set when you are younger, follow you and multiply when you are an adult. Alright, so that sounds like cheesy advice from the self-help section. But it's true. Habits you set when you were young (eating when you're stressed, not exercising, attitudes about work, money management etc...) all of these things multiply as you age. Example. As a child, I loved food. I ate when stressed which was often. So I was a little chunky as a kid. As an adult I realized that I was spending an enormous amount on food and eating out. Not only that - I gaining weight hand over fist. I'm overweight now, instead of "a little bit chunky". I still have the tendency for food when stressed. 3) Take chances when you are young. It is easier to recover from mistakes when one is a younger person and if you have success you will be encouraged to continue on and dream bigger. (The Navy Seal makes this point when he says "If you want to change to world, start by making your bed.") 4) Stand up to the bullies in your life. Stand up right away when someone is unfair to you. Show no signs of fear. People will treat you how you allow them to. Better to teach them how to treat you early on rather than having a real fight on your hands, later. (The NAvy Seal talks about this when he tells you to stand up to your sharks.) I hope this advice has proven useful and helpful no matter what age you are. Awesome video, not even kidding, go watch it now :