Things You Should Do In Your 20s To Be Successful | Advice For Your 20s

Things You Should Do In Yur 20s To Be Successful

Your 20s are a time of figuring out your blueprint for life. With many of us taking much longer than our parents or grandparents to finish our education and settle into a career (thanks, crappy economy), it can feel that these days, your 20s is one decade-long stint in the waiting room of life.

Your 20s are your selfish years and it’s a decade where you immerse yourself in everything around you and the world out there. Ensure you are selfish with your time, look after yourself, pay attention to your mental health and love the people who are important to you.

To help you find your path, here is a basic roadmap of things you can do now to help you achieve your ultimate success in the decades to come.

1. Discover your passions

Discover Your Passion

Your 20s are a time to discover who you are and what you care about. This is when you should be embracing big, audacious ideas and dreams, and using your passions to energize you forward.

What motivates you? What areas do you feel driven to pursue? This is the decade of your life when you should sink your teeth into projects and work that you care about. Find your purpose and pursue your dreams. You may discover that your ambitions and goals change course over time. But you have to start somewhere. Start big.

2. Respect time

Time is Precious

We all know this quote by Benjamin Franklin - "TIME IS MONEY". You should understand this in your 20s, So that you can live a successful and happy life in your future. Don't waste your time in playing games, doing nonsense activities rather use your time efficiently and do something productive everyday.

Every successful men has 24hrs. in a day, the difference is they use their time wisely and productively. So my friend, From today make sure you use your every minute of the day wisely and try to be as productive as you can throughout the day.

3. Learn to manage your money

Manage your money

Your 20s are filled with making big life choices. Will you go to college? What career path will you pursue? But there’s one crucial life choice often overlooked by young adults, and that’s money management. How you handle your money and the decisions you make regarding your finances will affect you now and for decades to come.

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For example, a low credit score can keep you from goals such as buying property and attaining business loans. And debt and financial problems can lead to debilitating stress and prevent you from taking opportunities.

Learn to set a budget and control your spending. Set financial goals for yourself, such as how much you’ll put into savings and retirement funds. Doing all this will help you build credit and financial stability, which are foundational to your future success.

4. Network

Build Network

Strategic networking is a key driver behind increased salaries and career advancement, yet many of us spend our 20s networking haphazardly. Now is the time to begin building strong, mutually beneficial relationships with others who can help you, and whom you can help in turn. No one becomes successful on his or her own. Our friends, colleagues, mentors and acquaintances play important roles in helping us find opportunities.

Approach networking with a plan of action. Ask yourself who you should be meeting. Who are the people that can help you reach your career goals? And what talents and skills do you have to offer them that sets you apart from others?

5. Start taking care of your body

Take care of body

It's much easier to get in the habit before you've done much damage to yourself physically or developed long-standing bad habits. "By my late 20s, I had ignored and jeopardized my health through a lot of partying and burying my head in the sand," confesses advertising creative director Christian Cipriani. "I turned, but it was very hard. I'd picked up a lot of speed over the years, so it was much more like redirecting a ship than a motorcycle."

The solution? "Take care of your body," suggests researcher Bill Welsh. "Minimally, 30 to 45 minutes of aerobics five to six times a week and some weight training alternate days. Your body will thank you forever." This isn't just about health; it's also about enjoyment. "You're at your athletic peak," writes Eckhardt. "It's great to bicycle 420 miles across a state, climbing 30,000 feet worth of mountains, and feel good doing it. Enjoy it."

6. Push outside your comfort zone

Work hard, Dream big

Comfort kills productivity because without the sense of unease that comes from having deadlines and expectations, we tend to phone it in and do the minimum required to get by. We lose the drive and ambition to do more and learn new things. We also fall into the “work trap,” where we feign “busy” as a way to stay in our comfort zones and avoid doing new things. Pushing your personal boundaries can help you hit your stride sooner, get more done, and find smarter ways to work.

Once you start stepping out of your comfort zone, it gets easier over time. This same NYT article explains that as you step out of your comfort zone, you’ll become accustomed to that state of optimal anxiety. “Productive discomfort,” as they call it, becomes more normal to you, and you’re willing to push farther before your performance falls off.

7.Examine what you want out of life

Examine yourself

In your 20s it’s easy to get wrapped up in work, sleep, eat, weekend, work, sleep, eat, weekend and often we forget what we really want out of life. People often forget to actually sit down and contemplate what it is they really want but this is the point in your life where you really do have a chance to shape the future. Make sure you spend time alone because it is the only true way to get to know yourself. 

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