MISTAKES HAPPEN, WISDOM REMAINS

What are mistakes in your life that you wouldn’t want others ever making?

  “Lesson to learn from: Mistakes to Avoid “

I have made enough mistakes in life. Some of them have helped me become what I am today. However, there are some mistakes that I don’t want people to make ever.

Not knowing what I wanted : I left engineering because I wasn’t enjoying the process, and my life was sad. I thought of taking a degree in journalism and mass communication from YMCA Comprehensive Chartered University. That was one of the best decisions I took in my life. However, I wasted a lot of time. I gave up on amazing opportunities because I didn’t know what I wanted from life. My degree gave me tons of choices, and I got lost in the midst of overflowing career opportunities. It took me a while to realize the importance of knowing you want to do in life. Getting a job may seem like the next big step. It is indeed an important milestone. However, you can not just lend into any job. You should enter a college with a purpose. What do you want from life? Getting a job is not that difficult, but finding a job that you love is.

Wasting time on wrong people : I did waste some precious years of my life on people I literally worshiped. It still wrecks my heart. I realize now how naive I had been in letting unworthy people be a part of my life. What saddens me today is not the wrong choices I made. It is the amount of time I wasted on people who don’t even exist in my life anymore. My time is most important to me today. I make sure to choose my company wisely. This is not only to save myself from pain but also to save my valuable time.

Never listening to my mom : My mom is the most influential person in my life. No decision, however big or small, is taken without her consent. But there was a time when my teenage ego wouldn’t listen to anyone, not even my mom. She forewarned me about my so-called best friends and other dumb decisions I made. Unfortunately, I never took her seriously back then. It kills me now, not to listen to her prudent advice. Today, I don’t even bat my lash without her approval. Your mom is all you need. She loves you and will do anything to keep you happy. Listen to her. moms are always right.

     Mistakes are lessons, not life sentences.