15 Lessons I Learned From Elders That Totally Changed The Way I See Life

I suggest you take a look at these suggestions

Gokhan Yalcuk (EN)
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Even though it is boring for us to get advice from the elders most of the time, it is very nice to get life advice from people who live life to the fullest and happily.

To remind yourself how precious our one and short life is, I suggest you take a look at these suggestions.

Below you’ll see titles from elders with notes from myself.

1. Life isn’t fair, but it’s still beautiful!

You will see many underserved people coming to very good positions around you.

Don’t see them and you focus on your own goals and work hard to reach them.

2. Life is so short, don’t waste your time hating someone.

Hatred of people we don’t like does a lot of damage to our bodies.

As I mentioned in my other articles, don’t spend too much time on such people and stay away from the environment.

3. No one should take themselves too seriously!

I will share with you one of my favourite words on this subject.

“Cemeteries are full of indispensable people.”

4. Pay your credit cards regularly every month.

Personal finance management is very important.

If you cannot manage your own budget, it is not possible to manage large projects and companies.

5. You don’t have to win every argument. Sometimes accept it and let it go.

I have prepared a detailed article on this subject. It’s worth checking out.

6. Crying on someone’s shoulder is better than crying alone.

Life is too short to be lived alone.

Get a life partner or a few close friends.

7. Start saving for retirement from your first paycheck.

Start saving for retirement from your first paycheck.

You will not understand how time passes.

Savings started at an early age will make you a millionaire in middle age.

8. When it comes to chocolate, there is no need to resist.

It is better to eat a small piece of chocolate than not to eat at all and suffer.

9. Make peace with your past so that it does not poison your future.

Forget about the mistakes you made in your past.

When you experience bad and negative feelings, give yourself 5 minutes to forget and think.

Then forget about the subject completely and focus on the goals in front of you.

10. It’s okay for your kids to see you cry.

Crying is one of the most natural human activities.

Don’t be afraid to cry anytime, anywhere.

11. Don’t compare your life with the lives of others.

You don’t know under what circumstances they got here.

12. If you want your relationship unknown, you shouldn’t be in that relationship.

Don’t do anything you can’t explain.

You will be very happy if you can apply this in both your business and private life.

13. It’s never too late to have a happy childhood.

Reliving your childhood is entirely up to you and no one can interfere!

If you feel like it, you can do the activities that children do and have things that they couldn’t do in the past.

14. You should go after what you are passionate about in life and not take ‘no’ as an answer along the way.

If you study successful business people, you can see that they are all pursuing their dreams without giving up. In the end, they all succeeded.

15. Light your beautiful candles, lay your beautiful sheets, use the dinnerware in your dowry. Don’t wait for special days, today is very special!

Don’t wait to use items. You won’t be able to take them with you when you die. The most needed day is today, we don’t know what will happen tomorrow. Don’t wait to use it.

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Gokhan Yalcuk (EN)
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