1. Start writing down your goals

If you force yourself to sit down and think about where you want your life to go, helps you articulate your hopes and vision, and also helps you keep track of your progress. By writing down your short-term and long-term plans, you will get the sense of which direction you should go in.

2. Start letting go of your ego

Ego can blind us and stop us on the road to progress. The earlier you learn how to shut down your ego, the better. You need to be able to learn to admit you were wrong, and to accept other people’s opinions.

3. Start showing loved ones you care

Life is short, so don’t miss out on showing your loved ones how much you care about them. Let them know how much you love them every day with small gestures to show them how grateful you are that they are part of your life.

4. Start conducting weekly reviews

Taking a look at every week at terms of what went well and what went wrong is a great practice. It will help you see what you need to change to avoid mistakes in the future.

5. Start getting involved in meaningful causes

Your 20s are the time when you have the most energy and enthusiasm, so use this time to do something good and improve the world around you.

6. Start following current events

If you follow what’s going around you, you will have more chances to find what interests you and what you are passionate about, and you will have plenty of topics to talk about when you meet new people.

7. Start appreciating failure

If you try out a lot of new things, and fail, it actually a good thing – you will learn many valuable lessons. You will know what works best for you and how to make changes if something is not going according to your plan.

8. Start expressing gratitude

Learn to be grateful for all you have in your life now, and that’s how you will learn to appreciate all the good things latter in life and not take everything for granted.

9. Start holding yourself accountable for your actions

It is always easier to place the blame for your actions on somebody else, but that is not going to solve your problems. Start taking responsibility when something goes wrong.

10. Stop sticking around in a bad relationship

Love is a powerful thing, but if there is no love in a relationship, don’t think twice – let it go. Don’t let the fear of being alone prevent you from finding the real love.

11. Stop being satisfied with yourself

Not being satisfied with yourself doesn’t mean you shouldn’t be confident, but rather not to stop dreaming and reaching for bigger goals and constantly improve yourself.

12. Stop putting off all your life plans

Spend more time with your loved ones so that you don’t regret sacrificing important moments later in your life for the sake of business success.

13. Stop making excuses

If you want to see some change in your life you cannot sit around and make excuses as for why things are going bad. You will be more successful stop coming up with excuses for everything and hold yourself back.

14. Stop trying to live someone else’s life

You will never be able to satisfy everyone, so learn to follow your instinct and stick to your values. If you listen to what other people say you should do, you give them control over your life. Your life is your own, so don’t let anyone make the decisions for you.

15. Stop feeling bad about the past

You can’t relive the past, so there’s no point in thinking what could have been if you had made different choices. Focus on what lies ahead and think of past experiences as lessons that will help you in the future.

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