Day 16: 6 Years Ago, I Took A Gap Year To Figure Out My Life. Here Are 3 Lessons I Have Learnt.
Follow along my Ship 30 for 30 journey as I learn what it means to be a writer in this digital age.
The School Does Not Prepare You For Your Life
The school doesn’t teach us time management, energy management, mental health, primary physical health care, money management, social skills, and being in harmony in nature.
What the school does teach us is how our self-worth is tied to what grades we get and the paycheck we receive.
Pave Your Own Path In The World
According to society’s rule book, I am a failure.
I have no “real” job, no income, no boyfriend/husband, no house, no car, and no exotic vacations. And I am still dependent on my family.
But I am still happy because I gave myself a chance to pave my way.
In creating my own path, I decide on the views and landmarks. I get to determine the pace. I get to choose the work environment and the place for play.
Give Yourself Space To Discover Yourself
Did you know your values, beliefs, and mindsets are not our own?
As children, we are moulded according to our elders’ and school’s values, beliefs, and mindsets.
This realization made me undertake a mental renovation.
Understanding first who you are is the key to living a happy and fulfilling life and career.
Only after you unearth yourself will you know what you want from yourself and the world around you and how you can give back some of that love.
