OK guys, I know this is probably not the most original of questions. But I'm kinda like a rookie here and this is my first post so go easy! LOL!
But yah, I would like to know that if you could meet your younger self, knowing what you know now, what would you tell him or her?
I didn't have the easiest of childhoods for many reasons. And growing up, I didn't always feel that I fit in with my peers. In fact alot of the time I tried to mold myself into what they wanted me to be. It's only as I grew older that I learned to embrace what was different about me and created a community of people who were alot like me and I'm better for it. I'm now in my forties, and I know I don't fit the typical forty-something stereotype which I'm pleased about because I'm doing things my way.
I just wish I had someone back then to tell me that while I'd still have problems as an adult (who doesn't?) I'd reach a point where I'd be happy in my own skin.
I would tell myself to put everything I had into career goals. I grew up in a large family without much money, living in council property, so I'm guessing that there would have been people who didn't hold much hope for me. I don't even know if I had much hope for myself! But I always knew I wanted better for myself. I didn't want to worry about money the way my parents did. But I've always been a hard worker and I had a job from the time I was in my midteens and still at school. And without wanting to sound boastful, I'm glad that the hard work has paid off. I'm reaching my fifties. never married or had kids, and I live a very fulfilling life.
So I suppose I would have told my younger self that there were definitely better times ahead so I shouldn't worry. And that hard work accomplishes everything so stay focused and keep working towards your goals.