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My Top 10 Life Lessons from 20 Trips Around the Sun

This article is written by a student writer from the Her Campus at Queen's U chapter.

With October behind me, the only thing spookier than Halloween was turning 20! While 19 came with many perks and much excitement, something just seemed daunting about the prospects of hitting the big 2-0. Over halfway through my undergrad degree and not the slightest clue what I’d like to eat for breakfast, let alone do with my life. So I began to reflect on these past 20 years and after some much-needed journal time, I realized just how much I’ve learned and how far I’ve come. Below are my top 10 life lessons to live your greatest and most rewarding life!

 

Be flexible with yourself and your goals

 

Take care of your health early

Get to know yourself and learn to enjoy your own company

5 close friends are better than fifty mediocre ones

Don’t sacrifice the people who matter for chasing the ones who don’t

Make time to be with the people you care about most

 

Appreciate who you were, love who you are, and work towards who you’d like to be    

Focus less on what you don’t have and be grateful for all the things you do

Learn to say yes and welcome more adventures into your life

Let go of grudges – being angry is a waste of time and energy   

Cheers to the next 20 years. Good luck and all the best!

Jaelen List

Queen's U '21

Third-year Commerce major at Queen's University
HC Queen's U contributor