Part of growing up is making your own decisions, and changing your mind will happen. I am here to inform you that it is okay. Here are a few ways that changing my mind has actually made my life better:
Changing My Outfit
This one might seem a bit silly, but it might be one of the most important ones. Changing your outfit five times is okay because that fifth outfit might be the one that gets you the job or the free drink when you go out. Getting ready is the most indecisive part of most people’s day, so changing your mind will more often than not be a positive.
Changing Relationship Status
This is your happiness, remember… If you feel like you deserve better, then let it go because honestly, if you feel that way, 90 percent of the time it is true. Let you be the one who is in charge of your happiness; do not let someone else decide for you. Changing the relationship status has always been a positive for me and worked out in my favor. So, if you truly know you are not comfortable, tell that significant other "bye!"
Choosing One or the Other
Although this might seem really cliché, picking one option over another will always be a reoccurring thing in your life. For me, when I was younger, it might have been picking one sport over another, or something less serious, like picking which flavor of ice cream you wanted most. As I grew up, though, it came to picking what college I wanted to go to and what would be best for my future. Every day, I choose at least one thing over another, and sometimes you think, "what if I did the option I did not choose?" Think to yourself how different you would be without making those mind changing decisions because I know I changed my mind on certain things, and heck, I am proud of myself so far, so let you be you.
Changing My Occupation
This one might not be as easy as it sounds, but know that it is okay to wake up one day and say, "I am going to apply for other jobs because what I am doing right now is not for me." Heck, one day I woke up in the summer after my freshman year of college and said, "you know what? I truly am not happy going to this job every day." I loved the people I worked with, but I knew I did not want to work there for the rest of my life. So, I applied for jobs that most suited me and got a call back on a couple of them. So the day I was hired by my new job, I went to my old job, quit, and packed to head off for my new job. I met some of the best people from all over the world, and enjoyed every minute of it. So, do not be afraid of the change because the change can help you find yourself in more ways than one.
Changing My Major
Every college student comes into school with the mindset of what they want to be. Not going to lie, that was me, but I changed my mind not just one time, but two times. When I first realized that what I signed up for was not what I wanted to do, I contemplated changing because I felt like everyone was going to judge me, but they did not. Everyone supported me and my switch because I knew I was not going to be happy doing what I originally went in for. So, I switched the first time and thought, "you know what? this is for me." Wrong. I observed someone who did the work that my new major required, and realized that it was not for me. So, then, it was time to think about who I truly was. So, I switched again, and I love it. I am so happy I did. Don’t be afraid to accept the feeling of change and conquer the mountain inside of you.
