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12 Ways To Grow Up
3 min readAug 16, 2021
- Live On Your Own — This is simply the best way to gain Responsibility and understand what all needs to be done in life. If you can live in another country on your own that would be even more of a maturity experience.
- Look For The Bigger Picture — Learn to look outside of yourself. People that have matured know that there is more to any situation than just themselves. The intention, action and end result can only combine when you look at the entire picture.
- Do What Matters — Children do what they like to do, adults do what they must, mature people do what matters. Sometimes it is doing what you like that matters, other times it is doing what you must, but if you always focus on what matters to you in the moment you will not only keep an eye on the bigger picture but also take responsibility for yourself.
- Experience — Especially things outside your comfort zone help to shape you into a more mature individual. That being said, any and all experiences do help, but it’s the special, out of the ordinary ones that really push you.
- Challenge Yourself — This is the only way to truly grow, for everything else will just be a repeat. Try to give yourself at least one challenge a day and see where that can lead you.
- Invest In Yourself — Stop spending money on things or experiences and start spending money on becoming a…
