10 Life Hacks for Ladies and Gents in their 20’s

Life in the early twenties can be stressful and challenging for both young men and women because they enter a phase in life where childish or immature experimenting is done away with and now society looks up to them to take over as responsible members or citizens, so with these 10 life hacks one can easily accelerate the twenties life perfectly well

Planning is of great importance to the life of any individual and company, many young people around live life by the chance, they expect certain things in life to happen to them and not make them happen. This can be very dangerous because you do not get what you want, rather life directs itself for you and gives you what you don’t expect: disappointment, misery, and poverty. You should plan your life effectively and ensure by all means that you adhere to the plan you’ve set if success is the target for you.

“Time lost is never gained or recovered”, they say and it’s true. Once you lose a second, minute, an hour, a day! You can never have it back, it’s gone forever. Time is very essential for success and that is why you need to manage time effectively and always take note of how you’re spending your days. Search for activities that add value to your life and work dedicatedly on each of them. Many people spend time carelessly only to wake up at 60 too late to perform and achieve their dreams.

Money, money, and money everything is about money. Learn to budget the money you have and speed wisely according to plan, avoid impulse buying as it draws you back from progressing. Once you buy something out of the budget then you have ruined everything that was planned, remember you sat down and budgeted because you needed those things and if can’t resist impulse buying then save some funds for that.

These days life can take any turn and you should be ready to stand without shaking. Don’t focus all your energy and time on one job or form of earning or source of income. Learn to diversify, look for other ways of earning income other than your job and be fast. Everyone is born an entrepreneur, what makes one successful is how much effort one invests. Try running a small business like a green shop, coffee shop, car wash, mobile money vendor etc. For example, am a class teacher but I also do part-time blogging, web designing, welding and writing for my own blogs.

Many people don’t understand the difference between assets and liabilities is. Assets are simply things that put money in your pockets or bank account while Liabilities are things that get or draw money out of your pockets or bank account. Contrary to popular perception; expensive posh cars, smartphones, tablets, expensive clothes and dstv full bouquets are not assets but rather liabilities because they take money out of your pockets, depreciate and need more money to maintain. So my advice takes time and effort to invest in assets like apartment houses for rentals, farms etc.

REST, yes rest is important to one’s life, studies show that one needs at least 8 hours of sleep to perform at maximal efficiency during work and also take a nap during the day to relax the mind and body from the busy schedule of the day and daily life.

The way we dress sends a message to the person watching us. Learn to dress appropriately for the occasion,’ swaggy dress code is for teenagers. A smart, clean dress code is advisable as it sends a positive message to the people around you. Secondly mind the way you choose your vocabulary because people are always busy analyzing your word selection when you are talking and categorize you in their mind, always speak in a steady soft voice tone as its radiates confidence.

Yes everyone needs love no matter how busy you are with your life. Take time to really look for a suitable partner to stay with in life and fall in love with. Being alone also is not always great and advisable. Love makes us happy and studies show that happiness prolongs life span. Remember after the burden and hectic schedules of business one will need the comforting voice of the loved one to encourage them, advise you and add flavour to your life.

Exercises are activities that stretch our muscles for fitness, exercises are important, they enable us to burn some unwanted fats and keep fit all the time. Make it a habit to perform exercises regularly as it is great for your health.

“Show me your friends and how to get to know you better” is the saying, simply implying that people of similar traits either bad or good are just one and the same. Friends are people around us, they have the power to change the way we do things and react to them. Learn to choose friends wisely, avoid those who always don’t agree with what your say or criticize your ideas, those that don’t respect you, acknowledge your weakness or strength and mock you because they stop you from progressing and achieving your dreams. Real friends are those who stay in times of disasters, encourage you and accept your weaknesses.