Three words to describe college: exhilarating, powerful, rewarding. Three words to describe real-life post-grad: scary, confusing, challenging.

You just spent four of the best years of your life, learning about yourself, your independence, meeting life-long friends, and making life-long memories. Now, you've graduated. Now is not the time to feel scared, stressed or nervous. Now is the time to be EXCITED!

You are about to embark on the greatest journey. You are about to begin creating your LIFE. Here are some words of advice for those post-grad guys and gals from someone who has, and currently still is, there.

1. Be open-minded.

We all have this idea of what our life will be like after college. Great jobs and apartments are a few of those dreamy thoughts but don’t overlook something that doesn’t seem so glamorous. The position may be located in small, cramped office, but that office could be filled with industry knowledge that you might not have the opportunity to learn somewhere else.

2. Have confidence in your skills.

This is hard because you feel like a rookie in the professional working world, but you have an expertise. You went to college, you earned a degree, you are allowed to have an opinion! Show up to work with confidence and excitement to tackle projects and the world will be yours.

3. Don’t become comfortable.

Just like in a relationship, you don’t want to become too comfortable in a job either, just going through the day-to-day motions. We are young and we don’t need to settle for something we don’t truly love. I’ve received so much advice about being young and if I’m not happy where I’m at, leave, move on and find something that makes you happy! Now isn’t the time in our lives to be complacent.

4. Take on these new challenges with excitement.

This may sound stupid or difficult, but if you truly look at these challenges you are facing with excitement, your outlook on this new chapter can be so much brighter. Instead of complaining when your boss gives you a new task that doesn’t quite match the job description, look at it like you are learning a new skill.

Learn anything and everything you can during this time in your life!

Remember you are not alone in this fight. Us post-grads have got to stick together and help each other through the woes of entering the adult real world. Now, let’s go conquer the world!