TELL YOUTH TODAY (if they listen) LIFE RULES

We enter into the teens having no clue what is going on besides fun, having no point, going out & repeating it as much as we can while it makes no short- or long-term sense & goes nowhere yet we do it & want it, nevertheless. That road is predictable & well-traveled but take note: it doesn't stop or stay the same because as we grow up & out, plus in, what is to come or came, we age. Parents, school, other adults, peers at some point remind us to get educated, skilled, degreed or a good job. Why? Just for fun? NO! You are going to need it. 

WORTHY NOTE: Harder or smarter guaranteed will visit. What you do right now answers how that choice goes as well as what you DON'T DO too. 

HEY YOU

First off, what youth will want to listen? If they did, they would not be interested or understand let alone remember or do what was said. That is just about how youth responds. If we could get through to them, their lives would change for the better

MENTORING WORKS ONLY IF

You are ready for it. Same with having good or not so good parents as to whether to listen or not. Youth is so powerful & so much beckons toward it that it takes effort to thwart, slow it down, direct & command it, assuming we agree to it all

What to do with it all will come if you let it and you listen

LISTEN UP YOUNG PEOPLE

Ask a lot of questions. Doesn't matter if you remember all this just start it up & get good at it. Take nothing for granted or because you were told. Know why & you own it. Don't be surprised if people avoid you, criticize you or complain about your excessive inquisitiveness. Those that do, don't ask questions. They just go along

Make as many friends as you can, not to become famous or feed your ego & pride vanity banks, but instead, learn from them & they from you & who knows? Your paths will cross more than once someday & even become helping hands to each 

DO NOT FOLLOW THE HERD

Don't go along to get along, to be accepted or become popular agreeing to every & anyone's requests or conduct. Be selective & choose your growth, interest or amusement. That's how you stand-out & to be known for that is high value too

WORTHY NOTE: When you follow another, UR voice is muted, your portion stayed

BOUNDARIES

People get together, have a few drinks, things come up & they include you. Instead of joining up, establish a boundary for yourself, things that you will or won't do & do this ahead of time. Stay true to yourself because character is involved. Be the one that says NO, or excuse me, or don't do that or why are you doing that?

WORTHY NOTE: Dirty jokes, vulgarity, poor behavior will tempt. Stand & say NO!

IT HAS BEEN SAID

Youth is wasted on the young. What do they know about anything? Furthermore, the youth dynamic, what gives you your youth, has plans of it's own to get older whether you like it or not, so it is best to join & go along but select what you will do, on the way as you grow older & mature. All things are possible & doable. 

BEING YOUNG SETS UP YOUR WHOLE LIFE

Even if you don't like school, the military, working, studying, & being on a program, the time to do all that & more is in your youth. Your older self will thank you profusely over & over again that you set yourself up. NO REGRETS will visit you

ON THE WAY

It is not how much you love, but how much you are loved by others. Treat others fairly, with respect, manners & courtesy being open & honest. When speaking to others, give them full attention by listening & affirming so it means something

BRAGADOCIOUS

Watch for your ego puffing up & you thinking how much better you are than others. That is the wrong direction to take. Instead, share, with honesty how difficult things can get & how you are handling the best way you know how. People will root for you, respect you & seek you out to be around. Love on legs

DO THE THINGS YOU DON'T LIKE (secret)

Want to grow in leaps & bounds, inside & out? Do the things you don't like for that is where your growth is. Your own comfort zone will resist you & in doing so, betray you, yourself. Counter with: Oh yeah? we are doing this & then do it. You risk displeasure, impatience, discomfort & the unknown, but the growth, evolving & character building goes off the charts. Its subtle but active & will happen. Do it!

ITS HARD (means it's worth it)

Youth have built-in anti-pain dynamics while your mind & emotions are whining away, that can allow them to rise to any occasion succeed or fail & even begin again. Whether you do or not, or stay the given course remains to be seen. YOUTH: All things are yours; you rule & await your commands. Now, learn what to do with it, why & become better at it. One day, it will all serve you & pay-back, well too

 

Richard Alan Naggar          Ran Right Realty       Riverside, Ca

Real Estate Broker and AUTHOR of the popular Pearls for the Soul books on life, love, intimacy and purpose

Richie@RanRightRealty.com         Richie@Pearlsforthesoul.com

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