Top 10 Tips for Living Your Best Life

In today’s fast-paced world, advice can guide us towards a more fulfilling life. Sometimes, the simplest suggestions hold the most power. This post offers actionable advice. I could sit here and talk about embracing change and prioritising your well-being, but we only need to Google 'everyday advice' and that would be all over our screens. No, this advice is what I would have wanted to hear as an adolescent, a child even. The stuff that never got said to me.

1. You do not need to mould yourself into what you think you should be, for anyone. Those who judge you are struggling with their insecurity. It is their problem, so do not let their opinion change yours.

   
   

2. Opinions are only thoughts and thoughts are fleeting- they come and go. They are not facts and have no meaning. It is we who attach the meaning who take thoughts and mould them into beliefs. This means we also have the power and choice to let thoughts go.

   
   

3. Society sucks and social norms are bull shit! You have a choice. What you believe and value is up to you, not your parents, your teachers or your friends, but you. If they judge you for it, it shows the type of person they are- not a very nice one. Societal norms are essentially opinions that have been morphed into what we see as fact. Remember that!

   
   

4. You need to learn what is within and out of your circle of control. You can control your attitude and your effort. You cannot control thoughts, emotions or other people.

   
   

5. Grades and jobs are not what life is. It is a part of the human experience, but it does not have to define you. There is more to life than your job being your purpose. Figure out what you believe and value and as you blossom, grow or change, let these change with you.

   
   

6. You are allowed to cry, get annoyed and be afraid. Everything is not always 'ok' and what you feel is valid. You do not have to hide your emotion because it may upset another person. Release it in a way that is healthy for you. Other people have to manage themselves, that is their responsibility.

   
   

7. If something is not dangerous there is no need to fear it. Trust it instead.

   
   

8. It is not ok for someone to hurt you in any form- physically, mentally or emotionally. Neither is it ok for you to see somebody else be hurt. Stand up for what you think is right or find help.

   
   

9. In most cases, people will try to hurt you with words, but words are not dangerous. You can determine that. You have control over whether to attach to them or not. Use your effort to let them go.

   
   

10. Be honest with those you love. If they truly love you, they will help, not hinder. They will not leave you.