What career and life advice would you give your 20-year-old self?

Should've tried to find my first job in Cape Town and moved there directly after studying. Now my wife and I are comfortably settled (career and home) in a city I don't really want to be in and moving means finding two new jobs and an affordable place to stay. May 2017 be our year for that
 
economode said:
Flying under the radar is not going to help. You can't keep a great man down, no matter what.

Go with the flow. It is going to be a torrent.
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I would advise myself, if I should become a member of mybb, to post a comment within the first 6 moths of joining
 
Given that my 20-year-old self is just nearly 5 years behind me, I don't have that much time between to reflect on, so reading what everyone else has to say is really interesting and helpful.

What I can say is:
Don't sweat the small stuff - focus on being more productive and efficient during your studies.
Work on some personal projects in your free time to better develop your creative, career useful skills and to build up a portfolio.
Don't beat yourself up when you fail. It wastes time and makes you feel terrible.
 
Get of your butt, nothing is for free (#feesmustfall, #datamustfall, etc)
Study hard, nobody can take you education from you
Work hard, nobody can take you experience from you
Exercise daily, a fit body fuels a fit mind
Eat well and healthy, limit junk food and liquor to ones a month
Don't make dustbins out of your ears, stop listing to the political garbage, they are stuck in the past
Look after your family and your animals
 
try to save more to do more internet cafe trips to try more online income opportunities so that i'dbe making money with at least one by my current age of 30! :(
 
1. You did well thus far
2. Invest as much as possible in property (plot, flat, house)
3. When you hear of YouTube, Facebook or Google, BUY SHARES
4. Start your own business sooner.
 
1. Stop taking life so seriously
2. Get a girlfriend
3. Work smart
4. Focus
5. Invest
6. Have some fun

WaxLyrical said:
Invest in property with everything you have.

You won't have to work by the time you're 40.

Have kids in quick succession and leave it. Hard at first but you'll be free again at 30.

Get married as early as possible. You don't want nappies and kindergarten at 40. That's the age for golf.

Develop a work for yourself attitude instead of slaving for the bosses.
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This sounds like a trap :erm:
 
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Spend less time working and more time with the ones you love.

At 20 I met my wife - we had 20 amazing years together.
If only she got diagnosed earlier she may have had a chance and would still be here today.
 
Everything in life has phases and sometimes you need to end them to enter a new/better phase. (Jobs, friendships, relationships etc).
 
GTFO of the country, don't wait till you're 35. Oh the life I could've built for myself if I was here 15 years earlier. Oh well, spilled milk and all, time to get things done.
 
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Unfortunately I'm still very close to 20, so I can't give myself any good advice, but if I could, I'd tell 16 year old me to stop thinking I know everything, and to focus a little more on school. Math and science all look like a bunch of crap you will never use again when you are in school, but oh boy, what a nice suprise I got in the real world.
 
Genisys said:
Unfortunately I'm still very close to 20, so I can't give myself any good advice, but if I could, I'd tell 16 year old me to stop thinking I know everything, and to focus a little more on school. Math and science all look like a bunch of crap you will never use again when you are in school, but oh boy, what a nice suprise I got in the real world.
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Really?

Where?
 
Thor187 said:
Really?

Where?
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University. They don't worry if you think math is a joke. They simply tell you to take a hike. Don't meet the entry requirements? Tough luck, now bye bye.

My story has no relevance to this thread however, so there is no point in going into detail.
 
Genisys said:
University. They don't worry if you think math is a joke. They simply tell you to take a hike. Don't meet the entry requirements? Tough luck, now bye bye.

My story has no relevance to this thread however, so there is no point in going into detail.
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Meh, I wish school had real subjects.

How to pay tax.

How to buy a home

How to budget

How to save

How to make your money grow.

How to be a team player

How to work on and develop leadership skills for the work environment

How to spend your time, prioritizing things that are more important, I still think time management is a big issue for most people and it took me years to master.
 
Thor187 said:
Meh, I wish school had real subjects.

How to pay tax.

How to buy a home

How to budget

How to save

How to make your money grow.

How to be a team player

How to work on and develop leadership skills for the work environment

How to spend your time, prioritizing things that are more important, I still think time management is a big issue for most people and it took me years to master.
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+100,000,000

That was one of the first things I thought back in the day when I finished school and entered into the "real world"!
 
yeah not much I can tell myself, I think I turned out okay

maybe have less friends, but that's about it
 
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