1. No more complaining (okay, slightly less complaining).
Try to make the best out of situations. No matter how annoyed you are, just try not to translate that annoyance into words—it honestly makes the situation so much more unbearable than it needs to be.
2. No more procrastination.
I’m talking to you, person reading this blog who should be studying right now. I suppose, then, that I’m also talking to me…
3. Be more social
Take people up on invitations, invite people out, and maintain friendships and relationships so you can stop complaining about how alone you are (am I the only one guilty of this??).
4. Get enough sleep.
No more of that stumbling out of bed 40 minutes before class and rolling into lectures with bed-head, sweatpants, and your breakfast in your hand.
5. Make an effort with your appearance.
You look good, you feel good. Confidence is an investment, and can have a ripple affect on other areas of your life, including, school, friends, romantic relationships, and so on.
6. Make time for a social life.
A little party never killed nobody—although I suppose those who have had a different experience of partying cannot attest to that.
7. Stop worrying about your romantic life (or the lack thereof).
Stop trying to find the right person and start being the right person. Yes, I did read that on Tumblr.
8. Focus on your future.
You’re young now, and you have many opportunities available to you. Don’t get distracted by little things that don’t ultimately matter. Keep in mind the grand scheme of things.
9. Do not define yourself on other peoples’s terms.
You decide who you’re going to be in the world and the kind of place you’re going to occupy in society, and the only standards you need to hold yourself to are your own.
10. Take initiative.
There are opportunities out there, but it’s your responsibility to go out of your way to seek them.
11. Take responsibility for your actions.
If there’s one thing that pretty much never fails to bother me, it’s people who blame the world for their problems (within reason). Taking responsibility for your behaviours and actions can be one of the most empowering things that happen to you—it allows you to realize you have some control in what happens to you in life.
12. Get into shape.
Even if that shape is round.