Before you leave school and dive head first into your long awaited dream job, you must learn a few things: about yourself, about others and what you must do to in order to succeed. Life is a tough road, whether you’re a freshman in high school, recent college graduate or soon-to-be yummy mummy. We must all learn from it in order to grow into the bright young women that we are.
Set goals and find yourself: We’ll all come to that point when the dreaded question of “What am I going to do with the rest of my life?” needs to be answered. College does come to an end after four years so start planning! Even if you don’t have a set career that you know you’re headed into, put yourself out there! Make lists, try new things and become a more well-rounded version of yourself. Hone your craft every day to keep yourself sharp and constantly focused. Explore the options available to you and push yourself to find a way to incorporate the things you will use in your future career. Now is the time to learn to branch out and discover who you are meant to be. There’s no time like the present to redefine your life.
Build a support system: When you’re surrounded by other young women who, like you, are driven and determined to reach their goals you’ll feel more empowered. Providing each other with tips on how to deal with day to day challenges and someone to celebrate mutual success with makes the hard work that much more rewarding. They will understand your frustrations and stand by you when everything finally works out the way it should. Women need to start understanding that being there for each other, through the good and the bad, is more productive than any competition. We can all end up on top if we put a stop to drama and start spreading positivity.
Scriptoeris note; Girls compete with each other, women empower each other.
Learn to trust yourself: When you’re young it seems as if every step you take is only a step backwards. One mistake and your world comes crashing down before you. Take a deep breath. Understand that yes, things won’t always go as planned but you are doing the best you can. You’re putting your all into the task at hand and that’s all that matters right now. You’re learning and therefore you’re allowed to make mistakes. It is all a part of the process. Do what you think is right and go from there. The decision is yours to make because you’ll be living with consequences. So ignore those pesky exterior voices advising you on how to experience life and follow your gut! You are an intelligent, independent young woman and now is the time to start taking control of that persona!
Accept Help: Life is an exhausting endeavor, especially for dedicated, career driven women. Sometimes the best thing we can do for ourselves is to take advantage of a helping hand. Although we try, we can’t do it all on our own. People like to know they’re needed and were somehow resourceful on our journey to success. Give others the chance to contribute what they can to your future before assuming they would be of very little assistance. You may be surprised at how much good accepting help could do.
Know who you are: never undervalue your worth. We are all sometimes insecure and doubtful about our potential but dumbing ourselves down for anyone, particularly guys is a waste of who we are. Why do we have this tendency to pander to these insecure men rather than hold out for men who will appreciate us? We should be displaying our intelligence , confidence and strength- not hold back. Embrace yourself , your imperfections and your quirks, these are the elements which make you you.