It’s crazy how we settle for something or someone when we know we deserve a hell of a lot better. We settle in some way, everyday of our lives and it’s bullshit because we all know that we deserve so much better. From a girl that seems to settle with everything and everyone, I’m done. We deserve to be happy in every aspect of our lives. We shouldn’t have to settle and from now on, I won’t settle for anything less than I deserve.

Let go of shitty friends that only want you when they need something. Being friends with someone is a two-way street. You reach out to them and they reach out to you. If this isn’t how your friendships work, then forget about them. There are far better people in this world that will give a damn about you and that will actually appreciate your friendship.

Quit that job that you dread going to every day. Go out and follow your dreams. Do something you love. Money is important, but it isn’t everything. Work somewhere that makes waking up in the morning something to look forward to. Don’t spend your entire life working at some high-end job solely because of the money. You’re going to look back in life when you're old and grey and wonder why you spent so much time doing something you hated when you could’ve been doing something that you loved.

Stop letting your significant other treat you like you’re a damn option. I know you feel like he or she is your entire world, but if they’re not putting forth the effort that you are, then it’s time to leave. You’ll be much happier when you realize you deserve a hell of a lot more than someone who half asses everything in your relationship.

Ignore what people tell you what to do or even better; ignore what people expect you to do. If you don’t want to go to college, then don’t. Don’t spend thousands of dollars if you don’t want to further your education. Go out, get a job, travel, take a break, do whatever it is that makes you happy. If you do want to go to college, then go to college. Study hard, but don’t forget to have fun. Go out and meet new people. Your old friendships are important, yes, but it is also so freaking important to meet new people. Some of them turn out to be your best friends.

Please, make it your goal to not settle. You deserve to be happy in every single aspect of your life, and if you’re not happy, then you need to stop what you’re doing and figure out what makes you happy. I know it sounds hard, but if you want to be happy, you’ll learn how to let yourself be the happy person you want to be.