18 things you must do when you are still young

Age is a state of mind, it increases and never decreases; being young is the best thing ever that can happen to a human and is relative. There are some old people who look and feel like they are still young and there are some young people who look and feel like they are already getting old.

Life is short and we humans must enjoy it while we are still young to the fullest and wisely.

There are very few people in this world who won’t wish for more time when they are lying on their deathbeds while there are some that will pray for more life because they have not done anything yet.

There are many life experiences that are best done early in our early life. The reason is that the more time you can spend doing these things, the more you will appreciate and enjoy your life.

18 Things You Must Do When You’re Still Young:

1. Appreciate your parents. As children, we adore our parents. As teens, we ignore our parents and at adulthood we don't acknowledge them, knowing very well that they are the one that rise us to who we are.
2. Listen to your parents. Take the time to listen to their stories. They have more wisdom than you believe.
3. Make yourself a priority. If you don’t take care of yourself, nobody else will. You have to be number one in all the things you do because all things in your life stem from your happiness.
4. Be confident in who you are. Every person is unique and special in their own way. When you understand this in your early stage, you can grow and build your confidence.
   
5. Remember that you do not know it all. It’s a given that teenagers believe they know it all, but as an adult it’s important to recognize how little you know. Make learning something new part of your daily routine. Started at an early age, you will be amazed at how much you can learn in a lifetime.
6. Develop good habits: The outcome of your life will be based on the decisions you make. Making good decisions comes from having good habits. Educate yourself on how to start adopting positive ones and removing the negative ones.
7. Learn to be grateful. being appreciative of what you have can make the difference between a life of wanting and a life of contentment.
8. Focus on the present. Worrying about the future from your present is not all that matters, You can’t change the past, but you can control what you do right now.
9. Surround yourself with positive people. Do you know that you are the average of five people you spend time with and it’s completely true. If you want to be a success, hang around with successful people.
10. Stop caring about what people think of you. Learn early in life that it doesn’t matter what people think of you. Fear of criticism is one of the most destructive fears known to humanity. It can debilitate you to the point paralysis.
11. Remember that people are good at heart. Recognize that people are inherently good and you will embrace relationships in a far greater capacity.
12. Travel. you need to travel the within the states, country and if you have the money, you can travel the world to see new things, and meet new people and learn new languages.
13. Overcome your biggest fears: you need to over come some of the fears that is setting you backward and try to challenge them head on and early on.
14. Experiment. Try new things because life is full of so many experiences. When you fail often and also Learn from your mistakes, you can count it as an experiences.
15. Stay close with the important people in your life. Most of you will lose contact with childhood friends, college buddies, and past coworkers. But chances are that you’ve made some great friends along the way. If you’ve found that you’ve lost touch with someone who was important to you, reach out to them and try to reconnect. People who you consider important are few and far between, so do your best to keep them in your life.
16. Give unconditionally. Understanding the sheer power of giving unconditionally can shape the course of your life. Give to the needy and people that seek for help.
17. Working too much. Working yourself half to death throughout your 20s and 30s may seem like a great idea for rising up the corporate ladder, but remember that those are your golden years. Make time for the things you are most passionate about while you are healthy enough to do so.
18. Start a business. Don’t spend your life only knowing what it’s like to be an employee. Start your own venture, whether it be mowing lawns or running Internet security, or any kind of business that can yield profit, try your hand in business. Lessons in entrepreneurship cannot be learned in a classroom.

While it’s never too late to work on your personal growth, getting some of these things done early in your life can truly make the difference between a life lived on your terms or a life lived on someone else’s