If I had to counsel my 20 year old self on ONE thing, I’d say THIS
By: Priyanka Baranwal
Tags: Motivational, Earning Money, Financial Freedom, Self Improvement

If I had to counsel my 20 year old self on ONE thing, I’d say THIS Priyanka Baranwal Dec 13, 2021·4 min read

It is one of the most asked questions —

If you were to give one advice to your younger self, what would it be?

The question has always made sense. It indicates that you have grown and have become wiser in terms of dealing with life and circumstances which further means that you now have an uncanny sense of judgment in some areas of life. So —

If I were to give one advice to my younger self, what would it be?

I would counsel my younger self on ways to be financially independent.

From my experience, I have observed that girls and women are far more talented than they give themselves credit for.

— I can’t go out and earn!

— I don’t have any skills!

— All I am good for is taking care of household, kids and husband!

— I have never done a job! How can I got out now and start earning?

— I wish I had some proper education. It would help me get a job.

— I wish I hadn’t taken a break in the career. Restarting is fucking freaking me out!

— Only confident women can be financially independent. I am not confident.

These are mere examples of what goes on in women’s heads on the daily basis. Before you condemn me laying out a chart of how women are progressing in 21st century, let me tell you that there is still a major lot where women do not feel adequate enough to go out and become financially independent.

I look around and witness many female friends/acquaintances/relatives questioning themselves over and over again. Most of the time they feel that they have absolutely nothing, zero skills that can earn them money.

This mindset in and itself—

a. is self-deprecating

b. chips away on self-confidence

c. is highly inadequate

And why talk about other women when I myself had been in this shoes for a long time. Believe it or not but I too was once questioning myself on gaining financial independence.

Now, I can confidently say that it is possible.

Yes, you heard me right, my beauties! Gaining financial independence, regardless of what or how you think about/treat yourselves, is absolutely freaking possible.

You simply need to evaluate yourself instead of looking up to other women who are turning tides and sailing ships, and feel inadequate. You too have hundreds of skills, which if given due time and thought, can help you earn money and declare financial independence. Those women didn’t start earning right after coming out of the womb. They too evaluated the best qualities in themselves to reach where they are now. Look at those women as an inspiration.

Here are a few examples of skills/talents that can help you earn money or get a job —

Classes on— Sewing/Knitting/Cooking/Etiquette/Beauty/Parlor/Salon/Bakery

2. Knowledge of basic computer software such as MS Office, photoshop, video editing etc.

3. Tuition at home or a teaching job in schools

4. Online tutor

5. Content Writing such as blogging, poetry, articles, books and novels, ghost writing etc. You actually get paid to write!

6. Editing and proofreading

7.Tiffin service at home

8. Virtual assistant

9. Interior designing

10. Make-up/Hair artist

11. Event planner

There are more ideas that can help you earn financial independence. You only need to make a list of things you are good at.

If you still find yourself lacking somewhere then you can always educate yourself in a particular field which will certainly help you earn money after a year or so.

After all, what’s two more years in comparison to the next forty, right? INVEST time, money and energy in upskilling yourself so that if not today but tomorrow you CAN get a job and start earning.

Earning money is easy. The only thing difficult is to be confident about it.

So, this is the most important advice I’d give to my younger self.

What would YOU counsel on your younger self?