Hi young Raymond Mar. I'm your older Raymond Mar. I'm writing a letter to share three life lessons I learned in your future. What I'm telling you may not seem to give you a better life today. Believe me. Have faith. These lessons help you live a better life forever. I'm currently catching up what I missed in my 20s. I don't want you to live in your 30s and 40s catching up if you continue your present path.
The first lesson is never stop meeting new people. Make new friends. Expand your circle of friends. You never have too many friends. People come and go in our lives. Don't believe your high school friends are your friends for life. Unfortunately, all of your high school friends hinder your 20s life. They hold back your new life experiences. They move on to their own life paths. The new people and new friends you meet are better. You learn new life lessons. You experience new experiences. Some of your new friends are part of progressing your life. San Jose State University is a commuter school. Ignore the stigma. There are thousands of students in your situation who needs friends. Be proactive. Meet new people. Make new friends.
The second lesson is get a part time job. Work during school and during breaks. You're going to be a math tutor next semester. Don't apply. Get a part time job in retail. You're going to change majors. Working in retail satisfies the first lesson. You're going to meet new people by working with your co-workers. You're going to earn money to help you live a good life in your 20s. You learn to depend less on your parents for money. The customers teach you there are different people: good people, rude people, happy people, angry people, dumb people, etc. The world is not all peace and joy. Your world is not all peace and joy. You experience people have a conflict with you, and sometimes the conflict is beyond your control. You learn life lessons outside the classroom and lessons mom and dad failed to teach you. Your winter and summer breaks shouldn't be fun, fun, fun. Find a job to start beefing up your resume.
The third lesson is don't take life for granted. Your entire semesters at San Jose State and your jobs after graduation are taken for granted. You apply a half-ass effort to most of your classes with the attitude of the professor is not going to fail you. You do a good job completing assignments before the due date; otherwise, your attitude and your behavior are unprofessional. Your co-workers don't want to have a friendly conversation.
Stop believing you live a good life nothing negative happens to you. You're going to experience bad moments. You're going to have times in your life you need to stop. Time out and checkpoints are part of your life.
Be responsible for your actions. Earn your successes. Learn from your mistakes. Be a good person. Be professional. Work to be a champion. Trust your intuition. Grow up.
Sincerely,
Raymond Mar
P.S. Stay hungry. Stay foolish. I'm going to let you figure out what those two sentences mean. If you learn those two sentences, you're one step ahead of many 20 year olds.
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