The last semester of your college is an end of an era. It is the last couple of months that you have left to be a kid. It is an in-between of relying on your parents and the real world, and it is absolutely terrifying.
Being a second semester senior is bittersweet, you want to spend all of your time left messing around with your friends, but you also need to figure out what the next step you are going to take in your life is. Sometimes it seems like you are the only one who doesn't have a job or somewhat of a plan lined up for after graduation. Sometimes you can't wait to get out of there and see what the real world holds, and sometimes you don't feel like you are equipped enough to navigate the real world on your own. It is confusing and exhausting, and it is easy to feel like you aren't doing anything right.
So for those of you, like me, who are feeling a little lost right now here are 10 pieces of advice from both real life people and icons who have managed to survive the real world that every senior in college should hear right now.
1. "Follow your ambition and don't let anyone say that you can't do exactly what you want to do with your life."-Charlotte, age 72
2. "Remember it is a marathon, not a sprint. Don't compare your short term progress with your peers."-Carrie, age 50
3. "Listen more than you speak."-Anne, age 54
4. "Being humble doesn't mean thinking less of yourself, it means thinking of yourself less. Have a grateful heart."-Sue, age 53
5. "Don't be afraid to try new things--new city, new jobs, new adventures."--Jennifer, Age 60
6. "Tell your parents how much you love them and appreciate all the sacrifices they have made for you."-Rob, age 57
7. "Your life will be defined by the decisions you make.You own your life journey good and bad. Successful people learn to be resilient learning from their mistakes! They keep growing and evolving."-Kamy, age 56
8. "It is never too late to do exactly what you want to do with you life as long as you are willing to work hard for it."-Laura, age 49
9. "Find a good mentor and listen to them for advice."-Kathy, age 58
10. "finding someone you love to share your life with is the greatest gift life can give you."-Andrew, age 86
11. "Learn to take rejection as motivation to prove people wrong. Be unstoppable. refuse to give up no matter what. It's the best skill that you can ever learn."-Charlotte Eriksson
12. "In three words I can sum up everything that I have learned about life: It goes on."-Robert Frost
14. "Just because you fail once doesn't mean you are going to fail at everything."-Marilyn Monroe
15. "Everything you want is on the other side of fear."-Jack Canfield
16. "Only those who dare to fail greatly can ever achieve greatly."-JFK
It is easy to feel like you are the only one who doesn't have everything completely figured out, especially during one of the biggest transition periods in your life, but if you have a little faith and follow some of these wise people's advice, more often than not, you are going to make it out of the confusion alive.
