Things About Life I Wish I Had Known A Long Time Ago 😎

One of my biggest inspirational prominent scholars of all time is Socrates. Socrates was considered as one of the founders of Western philosophy, was once named the wisest man on earth by the Oracle of Delphi. When Socrates heard that the oracle had made such a comment, he believed that the statement was wrong.

Socrates said: “I know one thing: that I know nothing.”

Now you might ask yourself, how can the smartest man on earth know nothing? I heard this paradoxical wisdom for the first time from my school teacher when I was 14 or 15. It made such an impact on me that I used Socrates’s quote as my learning strategy.
“I know nothing” to me, means that you might be an educated person, but still, you know nothing. You can learn from everything and everyone.
One thing that I like better than learning from my mistakes is to learn from other people’s mistakes. Over the years, I’ve been blessed to have great mentors, teachers, family, friends, that taught me about life.

What you will find below is a list of the most important things I learned from other people and mostly books.  Some of the lessons took me a long time to learn—but if I had to learn these things all by myself, it would take me a lot longer.

We might learn things quickly, but we often forget things at the same rate—and sometimes we need to remind ourselves of the things we’ve learned.

Here are some of the lessons i’ve learnt over the years😊

1. Struggle Is Good

Never say “I can’t take it anymore.” Say “Bring it on!” Fight and Hustle hard for anything that you desire, make sure you go out of your way until you get what you want.

2. Don’t Complain

Complaining is the biggest waste of time there is. Either do something about it, and if you can’t, shut up about it.🤐 as a matter of fact never complain about anything at all.

3. Spend Time With People You Love

That’s your family and best friends. If you don’t have a family, create one. Most people in life are only visitors. Family is for life. Make sure you build an unbreakable link between the ones you love.

4. Don’t Start A Relationship If You’re Not In Love⚠️

It may happen that, you kind of like someone and think: “You might as well think ill give it a shot.” Not a good idea. You’re either in love, or you are not. Don’t fool yourself. It’s not fair to you and the other person.🙅🏽‍♂️🙅🏽

5. Exercise Daily🏋🏼‍♀️🏋🏼

I’ve always had a passion for exercise. A healthy body is where you have to start everything in life. If you can’t build a healthy and strong body, what CAN you build in life?

6. Keep A Journal/Diary📒

No, keeping a journal is not for children. It helps you to become a better thinker and writer. “I don’t want to be a writer” you might think. Well, how many emails and texts do you send a day? Everybody is a writer.

7. Be Grateful🙏🏽

Say ‘thank you’ to everyone and everything. “Thank you for this beautiful day.” “Thank you for your email.” “Thank you for being there for me.”

8. Don’t Care About What People Think🤔

We all die in the end, do you really think it matters what people think of you? Live your life to the fullest man. In fact the universal principle is YOLO (you only live once)😜

9. Take More Risks😎

Don’t be such a wimp or sissy, man up and make a move.

10. Pick An Industry, Not A Job

If you want to become good at something, you need to spend years and years doing that. You can’t do that if you hop from industry to industry. Pick an industry you love and start at the bottom. You will find the perfect role for you eventually.

11. Lead The Way

When you find yourself in a situation where everyone looks at each other, it’s time for you to lead. You‘re a leader when you decide to become one. There’s no initiation or a title. Just a decision. No one was born a leader, situations and circumstances make people become strong leader.

12. Money Isn’t Important

It really isn’t. But you have to train yourself not to care about money. Don’t become too dependent on the stuff you own — otherwise, the stuff will own you. Dont be Materialistic

13. Be Nice😊

I don’t mean you should be a pushover. You can be someone that doesn’t take shit and be nice about it. Just don’t insult people, think you’re better than them, or act like an idiot. Everyone is fighting a battle of their own that you nothing about and the one thing you can do is Be NICE.

14. Learn Every Day

You’ve got to train your brain to stay alert. You don’t have to read a book a day to learn every day. Learn from your mistakes. Learn from the people around you — be open to what they can teach you.

15. Rest Before You Are Tired🛌

Even if you love your job, and every day seems like a holiday, you need to take time to rest. You’re a human and not an android, never forget that.

16. Don’t Judge

Just because people make different choices than you, they are not stupid. Also, you don’t know everything about people, so don’t judge them — help them. Be Curious but never Judgemental.

17. Think About Others

Just be mindful, that’s all. We all have families, different problems, studies, work and our own issues. Don’t always make everything about yourself.

18. Give Without Expecting Something In Return

Don’t keep score. You will become a bitter person if you do that. Give solely for the joy of giving. If you get something in return, great, if you don’t, great.

19. There’s No End Game

We, as a species, just are. Don’t try to figure it all out. Enjoy your journey.

20. Enjoy Small Things

I like clichés because they are true. Especially this one. You know why? Everyone says they know it, but no one lives up to it. They just chase big things. Go to the movies, play with your kids, siblings or spouse, just enjoy the moment while it lasts

21. Don’t Take Yourself So Serious🤓

Yeah, yeah, you’re an individual, and people have to take you seriously, I get it. But at the end of the day, we’re all a bunch of ants trying to chase the same things. Lighten up.

22. Don’t Blame People

What’s the point? Do you want to punish them? You don’t do that to people. Also don’t blame yourself — you’re only human.

23. Create Something

Not to leave a legacy, you won’t be here to see it anyway, but to be of use. Make music, write a book, build a table, anything. You’ll feel good about yourself, plus you give something back to people to use or enjoy.

24. Never Look Back Too Long

Reflecting on the past is only good for one thing: Learning. But apart from learning you are wasting precious time.

25. Take Action

Don’t just sit there, do something. Without action, there is no outcome. As newtons third law of motion states: “With every action theres an equal and opposite reaction” Dont just sit there and expect outcomes. Get up and work, study e.t.c There is no luck in life, you either work for it or dream about it.

You might know a lot. But like Socrates, you and I know nothing at all. So we have to keep learning. Life is generally 10% of what happens to us and 90% of how we react to it.😇 You should never regret anything in life, if its good then its wonderful🤗, if its Bad then its an experience😎Be calm, Be humble.Atrix©️