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Hindsight is 20/20 Bits Of Advice From A Not-So-Recent Graduate. Take Lots of Photos Not just family but friends Try to be disciplined in organizing them Don’t be so focused on photographing or filming that you forget to participate.
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Hindsight is 20/20Bits Of Advice From A Not-So-Recent Graduate Take Lots of Photos • Not just family but friends • Try to be disciplined in organizing them • Don’t be so focused on photographing or filming that you forget to participate
Hindsight is 20/20Bits Of Advice From A Not-So-Recent Graduate Life Will Be Tough for Awhile, but It Gets Better • Its very stressful making transitions • Recognize stress and its causes • Paying your dues • Generating stories to tell your children/grandchildren
Hindsight is 20/20Bits Of Advice From A Not-So-Recent Graduate Humans are Social Animals • Try to put down roots • Even if you are only going to be in a place for a short while, try to connect with people • Everyone needs friends • The more extensive your social network the happier you will be
Hindsight is 20/20Bits Of Advice From A Not-So-Recent Graduate You Will Have Bad Days • All things pass • Keep a sense a humor • There is joy even in tragedy • Its okay to be sad • Its okay to cry • Its not okay to wallow in self-pity or victim-hood
Hindsight is 20/20Bits Of Advice From A Not-So-Recent Graduate Set Goals For Yourself • Set at least one ambitious goal • Have a five year plan • Slow and steady can win the race • You are not competing with anyone
Hindsight is 20/20Bits Of Advice From A Not-So-Recent Graduate Don’t Worry About Pleasing Everyone Else • This includes Mom and Dad • You don’t need anyone’s approval to be happy • Its your life, go on and live it
Hindsight is 20/20Bits Of Advice From A Not-So-Recent Graduate You Can Have It All – Just not All At One Time!
Hindsight is 20/20Bits Of Advice From A Not-So-Recent Graduate You Don’t Have to Have Everything Figured Out • Be flexible • Follow your bliss and do what you love • Be open to career discovery • You will change over time – accept it • Experiment and learn from failure • Don’t be afraid to start over on something new
Hindsight is 20/20Bits Of Advice From A Not-So-Recent Graduate Take Care of Yourself • Do as I say, not as I do • Exercise • Diet • Alcohol only in moderation • Checkups • See a Dentist regularly • Stress Management! Stress Kills • Hobbies • Personal time • Personal space
Hindsight is 20/20Bits Of Advice From A Not-So-Recent Graduate There Is a Difference Between What You Want and What You Need • Things will not make you happy, but they can make you unhappy • The best things in life are not things • A thankful heart is a happy heart • Watch Debt, especially credit cards • Have a savings account • Choose Recreation over Entertainment, its cheaper and better for you
Hindsight is 20/20Bits Of Advice From A Not-So-Recent Graduate Time Flies • Take time to enjoy the people you love • Take time to know the place where you live • Being busy speeds the pace of life • Focusing on what is important slows things down • Doing nothing can be fun