High school taught me many things, about myself and about life in general. As I have graduated I have realized that I need to
1. Stop caring about Others' Opinions
Be
yourself. If people don't like you for who you are, that's their
problem. You don't need to change to make people like you or put on a
fake character. You need to be yourself and be happy with who you are.
The less you care about what everybody else thinks about you, the
happier you will be.
2. Work Hard
You
aren't going to just waltz in and be given a diploma. You need to work
hard. The harder you work the better it will end up for you in the long
run. The harder you work the more you will learn about how important
hard work is. When you learn the importance of hard work it will stick
with you and you will carry it with you throughout your whole life. In
job careers, family affairs, and friendships or other relationships.
3. Don't Be Afraid to Change Plans
My
whole life I had said I was going to be a vet and then when Junior year
came around I decided I didn't want to go to school for eight more
years, I wanted to have a family. That is when I decided on going in to
nursing. If you decide your original plan isn't what you want anymore,
don't be afraid to change it. You only have one life, so make the best
of it and go into something you want.
4. Don't be a Homebody
Get
out and do things! Join that club, or that sports team. Don't be afraid
to try something new and be a part of something new. The purpose of
high school is to make memories and the best way to do that is by
joining extracurricular activities involved with the school. You will
never know what amazing friendships or other memories you will create by
doing this. Go to that school dance, even if nobody asks you to it! Go
with a group of friends, just go! Memories are BY FAR, the MOST
important part of high school. This applies to life, go out and have
fun, but use your brain!
5. Don't Trust Everybody
There
are many people who are out there that want to help you, but sometimes
the people you thought you could trust are the ones you can't. Just be
careful of who you trust and never trust someone spot on.
6. Rely on your Family
They
are the only ones who will be there for you 100% of the time. If you
need something, go to them. Do NOT be afraid to ask them for the help
you need.
7. Be Kind
You
never know what battles people are fighting. Be a friend to everybody.
Let people come to you with their problems and help them! They might
just need a friend and you can be that for them. Be the person they can
trust.
8. Be Punctual
When
you are expected to be somewhere, get there. If it is important you
should be there at least 15 minutes early. I learned this from school
and sports practices. If you are late, it is going to affect other
people.
9. Let Loose
High
school is meant to be one of the funnest times in your life. You can't
have fun if you aren't having fun or are being too worried about what
everyone else thinks. Let Loose and have fun!
10. BE YOURSELF
I
can not emphasize this enough! Nobody does you better than you. You
need to be happy with yourself, so quit caring and be you! The only
person that can make you happy is you, and it depends A LOT on your
attitude and mindset. If you get up and think "Ok, I'm going to be me
and I am going to have a great day!", you are probably going to have a
great day. If you wake up with a negative attitude worrying about what
everyone else is going to think about you that day, your day is not
going to be very good. Be you and love yourself!
Love,
MaShayla
