The 10 Years Challenge For All The Undergraduates and Postgraduates
By: Ankit Das
Tags: Self Improvement, Generation Z, Millennials, Mindset, Personal Growth

Every one of us wants to be successful and we are all working on it, but sometimes, we feel like not doing it anymore. So, let’s put it in a way that can keep us motivated. Let’s challenge ourselves for the next 10 years so that when we will be in our 30s we can have a well-set track to follow further.

This is the time when we have the highest level of energy of our lifetime. So, we should use this energy for the right cause.

Following are 5 significant aspects of our lives that we must challenge ourselves to focus on improving.

Success

We all have something in our mind, which we feel will make us proud of ourselves. Go on to pursue that dream. I am not saying just throw off everything you’re doing and start working on it. But at least start. This is the right age slot where we can take the maximum amount of risk.

For example, if you want to start a business and it needs capital, you will need to work hard in that 9–5 job as well as other side hustles, accumulate that capital, and then start on a small scale and then further improvise.

Not working hard and not taking calculated risks is going to become your major regret if you don’t start early. If you don’t want to do that 9–5 job your whole career, then come on, find your passion, and then find ways to monetize it. The early you start, the better it results.

Achievements

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One of the most important things that we all must be doing is to note down our achievements. Not only it will give you a sense of accomplishment, but in the long run, these achievements will help you feel grateful for the decision you took.

You can’t connect the dots looking forward, you can only connect them looking backward. — Steve Jobs

So, we have to trust that the dots will somehow connect in our future. We have to trust in something — our gut, destiny, life, karma, whatever.

Investments

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If you really want to get wealthy in the long run, you won’t be spending your hard-earned income on unnecessary things. Would you?

If your answer is no, then you will need to find some ways to help your money not depreciate its value in the future. And that’s where investment plays its role in our life.

We all know that investing in ourselves is going to be the greatest investment we can make, but you won’t be investing every penny you earn on yourself in the name of the junk foods that you’ll eat on the streets.

You’ll need to invest the remaining money in the assets that you understand. Contrary to liabilities, assets are anything that puts money into your pocket. It can be investing in the stock market, real estate, gold, or govt bonds. In this way, your hard-earned income will find it’s way to increment itself.

For more on getting started with investments and savings, you may check out the following articles.

Fitness

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What are you going to work on if you are not healthy and feel tired all the time? Working out regularly is going to keep you motivated and energized in the long run.

One of the core rituals practiced by most of the successful people is exercising. It is a keystone habit, that’s why anyone willing to develop self-discipline regularly goes to the gym or does some form of exercise.

If you are not yet motivated to stay fit, you may refer to the following articles.

And not just exercising, the food you eat directly impacts your brain. And since your brain controls the rest of your body, whatever you put into your body will impact your mood, willpower, and overall motivation throughout the day.

Relationships

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One of the major aspects of everyone’s life. This phase will need improvement not just in your 20s, but in all the stages of your life.

Do you remember that your mother or father use to tell you that they have seen the world more than you? A major part of the word ‘world’ in that statement refers to relationships.

Good relationships can build huge empires and bad relationships can destroy them just like the castle of cards. So, pay keen attention to the people with whom you are building relationships.

A lot of people will come and go in your life, but only a few will remain. And you need to make sure that you maintain a healthy relationship with those who stay because they are the ones to whom you’re going to seek help in difficult situations.

Everyone needs help at certain moments of their life. There’s an African proverb that supports this statement too,

If you want to go fast, go alone. If you want to go far, go together.

For more on building impactful relationships, you may check out the following article, which has five important takeaways from the book “How To Win Friends And Influence People” that will help you to get better.