What would you say to a teenager who is looking for advice and guidance in a big and scary world? Well, to begin with, you might need to take a moment to recover from the shock of learning that not all teenagers think they already know it all.
Then you might want to cast your mind back to your own teenage years. Remember the confusion? The agony of indecision? The burden of all those expectations and possibilities?
Those feelings don’t always go away as we grow up, which is why the advice and guidance in this piece, by the American journalist and blogger, Leo Babauta, is so pertinent to all.
As he tells his 15-year-old correspondent, the secret to getting ahead in life is to “learn to be good with discomfort and uncertainty”. That means embracing change, and learning to love it…no matter how long it’s been since you were in your teens! Read more here.
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