episode 2. twenty six lessons I’ve learned in 26 years

1. Be kind to everyone everywhere. You don’t know who’s in the room, more importantly it’s for yourself 2. Create dating rules and stick to them (applies to friendships too) 3. Nothing good happens after hours. 4. Romanticize your life, no matter the circumstances 5. Life is 10% what happens to you and 90% how you react your perspective is everything 6. What you want someone to be, be that for yourself 7. Reality changes, anything is truly possible 8. You gotta put in the work - opportunities are handed to you just because 9. Potential is just that - potential. Could be wasted or could be powerful 10. Don’t fall for people’s potential 11. Ah but what if it does? 12. You are your worst critic, negative self talk is rooted in insecurities other people planted in you and it’s not real. 13. Identity your thinking brain and your feeling brain 14. Magic happens when you read a good book 15. Don’t be scared of things not lasting. Nothing is promised, after all 16. Do not be scared to be high maintenance. It’s your life and it’s your rules 17. the people around you define who you are. Choose those people wisely 18. I refuse to be in a place or with people where I’m not fully enjoying myself in 19. Who you are now would’ve not been possible with who you were. Forgive your past self and don’t be too harsh on them 20. Don’t say everything you think out loud 21. Take a second to process before you open your mouth 22. Give people the benefit of the doubt 23. Once the doubt has been clarified, decide how you wanna assess it. 24. Remind yourself that your perspective is not everyone’s. Everyone sees things differently 25. Learn to articulate your thoughts for better communication 26. Take care of your body - you only get one.