In this article, I am going to discuss how to make the most of your life. This is a piece of expert advice from years of study and experience. Making the most of your life is living your life to the fullest; living it according to your design. It means being happy and confident of the person you are or you are becoming.
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Many people are not making the most of their lives. They are living unfulfilled. Mind you, you might have a high-paying job, yet you aren’t making most of your life. You can have all the degrees in the world, and yet you might not be fulfilled. You feel there is something that is missing.
It takes a whole lot of lifestyle to make the most of your life. In this article, I am going to tell you how you can make the most of your life in six surest ways.
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Know Your Likes And Dislikes And Let Others Know Too
The first step towards making the most of your life is to know yourself. Understand what your likes and dislikes are. Know what you can tolerate and what you can’t. Ensure you stand by what you believe in. Live your life according to your terms. Let everyone around you know what your likes and dislikes are. This will save you from unnecessary dramas and heartbreaks. Let them know that you hate certain behaviours and lifestyles. This will help you get the right friends and regulate your choices according to them.
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Live Healthily
You can’t underestimate living healthy. Don’t compromise on your health. Eat the right food and avoid harmful substances like drugs and excessive alcohol, as they are damagers to health. Furthermore, eat food rich in vitamins, oils, and proteins. You can Google healthy foods. Invest in good food. The benefits are plenteous. Also, having quality rest is good for your brain and muscles. When your body is having enough rest, you can think clearly and make the most of your life. But if you are down in health, you can’t pursue your dreams and live a life that you cherish. As the famous saying goes, “health is wealth.” Ensure that you are investing heavily in your health. Don’t in the name of hard work, overwork yourself to the detriment of your health. Know when to rest.
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Have The Right Friends Or Community
Another way of making the most of life is having the right friends. There are friends that can make or mar you. There are good and bad friends. Your criteria for friendship must be based on shared values and goals. Learn to study before engaging in any friendship with anyone. Furthermore, have friends that can propel you towards excellence and make you a better version of yourself. Beware of pretentious friends who are your rivals, toxic, and even dangerous to physical and mental health. Ensure that the friendship that exists between you and your friends is mutual and not parasitic. Also, you can always join the right community, where the right values exist.
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Build Your Mind With The Right Resources
If you want to make the most of your life, invest in mind-building resources, such as educative books, movies, documentaries, podcasts, and videos. Your mind should be your greatest asset. People who spend time reading mental-building books and engaging in other brain-developing exercises think differently. The impact of investing in the right mental-building resources is that your worldview changes and you begin to see things differently from the rest. A healthy mind is one’s greatest asset. Read and listen to what encourages and motivates your mind. Spend quality time on reading. Have a library.
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Make Your Passion Your Job
This is the biggest advice I would give anybody – make your job your passion and your passion your job. Do what you love and make money out of it. Turn your talents into a money-making venture. If you are a painter, get a studio, run publicity on what you do, both offline and online and make money from it. If you love creative writing, look for ways to make money out of it. You can ask companies to employ you to be their content writer, website, and social media manager, or better still, join a writers’ community and write a bestseller. There is a price on every gift. If you are passionate about fighting for the rights of the underprivileged, make an NGO out of your passion, get the passionate members, and get goodwill sponsors. You can as well, make a career out of your passion. If you are passionate about fighting HIV/AIDS, you can choose to become a medical doctor or a health worker. The most important thing is to do what you love.
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Damn The Consequences
Live every day at risk. Having it at the back of your mind that nobody is coming to save you – not your mum, not your dad, not your siblings, not your uncles, not your pastor, and not your mentor. You must stand up and pursue what you want and what you believe in. The only person stopping you is you. Always understand that you will experience setbacks, but you must stand up and continue, because you are the only one that matters in this race.
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This article was first published on 9th December 2021
nnaemeka-emmanuel
Nnaemeka is an academic scholar with a degree in History and International Studies from the University of Nigeria, Nsukka. He is also a creative writer, content creator, storyteller, and social analyst.
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