5 COMMON “MISTAKES” THAT YOU MIGHT BE DOING IN YOUR 20S

Living as a matured adult in your 20’s is a really big highlight in your life, a similar stage just like the day you are born, decision making and self worth is molded and refined.

It will be the main foundation in your 30’s to 40’s, a very critical years really. It is a stage of life where you build the root of your career, intimate relationship with your better half, essential information in the society like paying taxes, paying your mortgages or even observing your personal cash flow.

Life has many good things to offer, most of the harvesting period should be timely, seeds are placed in your younger years and the fruits will be enjoyed in your retirement years.

Here are the lists that can save you and be well aware of the common mistakes people do in their 20’s.

1.) Easy Go Lucky Life

It’s not bad doing what you love and living the life you wanted but it will always depend in your behavior and mentality. There should be a control and limit to which you are taking it to the utmost peak of negligence in being part of the society that control should come from you.

There should be a balance and a plan for your life and good in taking big decisions in your life. Sometimes we forget what is the most important and that negligence drives us in our pit of failure.

2.) Health Myths

As you walk in the local supermarket we are entice with different kind of foods, especially with those nice looking labels and packages. Young studs and gals like us, explore our taste buds in various foods ranging from different fast food chains, restaurants, vast choices of junk foods and street foods.

We really don’t pay attention of the nutrition facts labeled at the back of the packages, the ingredients and processing of the food. Instead of taking organic foods we prefer the quickest meals but unhealthy ones too.

Other than foods we should take care of our health, just like the big toys(car) it must be well maintained and be well taken care of. Going to the gym, regular exercise and some cardio would make your body very happy. Regular checkup to our doctor is also very important, to prevent any future diseases.

 3.) Financial Literacy taken for granted

It is a norm that we spend to our expenses, utilities, food, transportation, education, and shelter and ending up almost nothing to our savings. Equipping and investing our knowledge in financial education will benefit us in a whole new level. It’s an ideal perception to save first before spending, apply for bank savings, insurance and investments would reach us in financial freedom, applying the right attitude in handling our wealth.

Find a financial advisor. Find a friend or two who are practicing the right way to handle wealth, mastery of self discipline and goal setting will take you to financial freedom and worry free for the future.

4.) Relationship

What’s more important than our relationship to our loved ones? We tend to forget to build and make a good relationship to relatives and friends. Catching up small talks even if it is just personal talks, it binds us to their love and interest. It is them who will lend us help when we are in great need.

Invite him/her for a fresh brewed coffee you both usually hang out, or take a meal in the finest diner in town. Enjoy the moment and make good memories.

5.) Stop making a living

Have you ever experienced the lack of happiness?, that all of sudden you feel very sad and unsatisfied in your life? Maybe it’s because “You’re making a living instead of making a life.” Most of the professional nowadays pay attention to their job, making sure all the needs are being well taken care of, producing money to afford the life they wanted but the sad truth is they’re forgetting the most important thing.

You feel empty yet you’re producing more, you feel unsatisfied yet you eat in the finest restaurant in the country. It’s a toxic cycle which you are not well aware of.

If you’ve felt these things, then maybe it’s about to change your daily routine, be happy. Make that precious leave vacations and make everyday worth sitting and relaxing from day in and day out.

Contributor: Nicole De Guzman

4 EASY STEPS TO LOVE YOUR JOB

Remember the day when you received a call from the employer when you were still an applicant and started to wonder how would it be working with new people, accept the new circumstances in a new environment? I think you should, because that’s the best part in every employee’s career.

When was the last time you felt happy at work? I hope after reading this blog, you will remember the things that once made you happy and satisfied even from the beginning of your journey in a corporate world.

When you’re in doubt and hesitant whether to stay or not to your current job, here are the things you should remember and continue the passion you once had.

#1 Do real work first

Admit it, everyone of us has their own routine each and every day once they have arrived in the office: drinking coffee, smoking or talking to your colleagues. Other than that, checking of emails and social networking sites, first thing first! Upon your arrival in the office, clear your desk and start some of your pending tasks from yesterday’s priorities. At the end of your day, on your way home you will definitely feel accomplished.

#2 Envision Happiness

Those were the days that you’re still one of the motivated and jolly persons inside your office with one goal in common: to submit tons of reports at the end of the week to your supervisors and managers. Those noises created by you and your own colleagues while having fun, exchanging of jokes. Can you still be that person? Of course, YES! Nobody can interfere with your decision to be happy again without your permission. Avoid negativities and absorb the positivity!

#3 Identify Positive Aspects

Take some time to pamper yourself,  take a leave even just for one day to enjoy your existence in this world it won’t hurt that much. Turn off your phone and ask your best friend to join your “To-Do-List” for today and that’s to enjoy! Visit a spa and ask for a full body massage, eat at a restaurant that you never tried before and consider that today is your rest day. You’ll end up by being grateful that you have filed a leave form.

#4 Create more memories and gain new experiences

Do you agree that the more you learn new experiences at your work, the more chances that you will be happy? In fact, 70% of employees planning to quit without even trying to learn new things are regretful. It is in the nature of the corporate world that you are expected to do the job beyond expectations. Just remember, when you’re about to lose hope, talk to your peers and make them understand what bothers you the most and what are the factors that made you decide to leave. Who knows? They may have actually pieces of advice or suggestions that will further enhance your capability to stay and continue creating memories with them and learn new experiences such as: setting an appointment with a client, conduct a seminar or workshop and many other things that will caught your attention.

Sometimes we may feel very tired and exhausted and we’ve been thinking to quit our job but do we really have to leave the work we wanted and wait for luck to come right at our door? I don’t think so.  It’s in our hands to achieve our goals in life and continue to surpass every challenge we ought to face, it was never an answer to quit. Keep on fighting and believe that one day, you will recuperate the love you have lost towards your job.