8 Signs that your Life is Off-Track
This list is in no particular order, but it’s a few things
that you should be weary of as a woman and a young adult. If you find that any
of these signs relate to you, fix it. No one’s life is perfect, but you sure
can make it the best and easiest life that you can live.
1.
If you are in an abusive relationship
a.
If your partner physically or verbally attacks
you, is condescending, and tries to limit the places you go and the people you
interact with then it is time to let him go. Don’t let anyone break you.
b.
If they pressure you to do anything you’re not
comfortable with. This can be having sex, stealing, doing drugs or something as
simple as cutting class. If you don’t want to do it and he won’t let up, drop
him.
c.
Also, if you realize that they are not
ambitious. They have no plans for the future besides “running the block” or
staying at the same position as a cashier in Wendy’s. You should want to be
someone who is going to advance your life and encourage you to fulfill your
dreams.
2.
You don’t have any plans for after high school
a.
High School may feel like it’s forever, but it’s
not (or at least it shouldn’t be). Everyday you should be taking action towards
your next step in life. This can mean college, job, volunteering, internship, the
army or any number of things. Start to prepare yourself for the future you want
to have. If you decide on college think about financing it, if you’re thinking
about the job world start to think about what field you would like to work in, and so
on and so on. Always think about where you want to be in the next 5 years from now.
3.
Unsafe Sex
a.
Are you having sex, even if with only one partner,
unprotected? This can easily ruin your life.
4.
Keeping up with the Joneses
a.
Be a leader or at the very least yourself. Don’t
copy everyone else and save all of your money to buy the latest Jordans or the
new denim jacket with the leather sleeves (regardless of how cute it is). If
you’re doing it because everyone else has it and simultaneously breaking your
pockets, don’t do it. If it’s something that you truly want, even if everyone
said it was ugly and you saved for it, then go for it. This motto doesn’t only
extend to fashion.
b.
Be a leader in the classroom. If you know the
answer raise your hand and participate. It doesn’t matter what everyone else is
doing or going to say. Is their name on that report card? Nope. And people
respect you more once they see that you do what’s right because you want to. Following people gets you
absoloutely nowhere in the classroom.
c.
Be a leader in extracurricular activities. Sometimes
we want to go to the hotspots instead of figuring out what we like to do. How
many times are you going to visit the Gallery Mall and window shop? Pick up a
hobby. Do you like to dance, sing, play an instrument, practice spoken word, or
volunteer? The list is endless. Doing these kinds of things separates you from
the rest and puts you in front of the Joneses instead of tagging behind them.
It’s cool to have a talent that not everyone else has.
5.
Limiting Yourself
a.
In the same vein as following the Jones’, don’t
limit yourself. Get outside of your comfort zone and do something that you have
never have done before. This can be as small as listening to Jessie Ware
instead of 2 chainz or as big as helping out a homeless shelter. Never say you
can’t do something. When you look at your five year plan, you should be at a
different point in your life.
6.
Addicted to Drugs and or Alchohol
a.
One thing that can limit your advancement in
life is an addiction. When you feel like you cannot go on without something or
you need it on a daily basis, you’re hooked. The reason why this is so
problematic is because it distracts you from other things like friends, family,
school, and your future.
b.
Another reason why addiction is debilitating is
because you can get arrested for it. Why waste months to years of your life
behind bars for an out of body experience? Think about it. Is it really worth
it?
7.
Bad Posture
a.
This may seem silly, but posture does say
volumes about you. Your body language is your
true first impression with
someone. If your shoulders are hunched over, head down, and feet are being
dragged while you mumble something that might be pure genious, no one will even
give you a second look. You are beautiful and amzing. Stand up and be proud of
that. Be proud of who you are.
2.
Fighting
a.
Don’t let someone else rile you up so much that
you feel like you have to fight them. Besides the consequences such as
suspension from school, pain and soreness, screaming from mom, and possible
police involvement, you may actually damage your pretty faces and bodies. Fighting
simply said, is not cute.
Are there anythings that I missed ladies? How do you know
your life is on track?
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