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Cecilia
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What do you wish you had done as soon as you turned 18? And throughout college?
Something you wish you had started doing from a young age. Before going to college.
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David K
Marketing
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Hi Cecilia,
I would have liked to establish more habits for my personal life. Planning time each day for a little exercise, to read for fun, or to take some time to relax and mentally recharge. I also wish I ate a little healthier in the cafeteria, because later you need to start buying nutritious food once you no longer have a meal plan, and eating healthier earlier will continue to give you energy and other health benefits throughout life.
College can be a busy time, but it really shapes who we are in the future, and life only gets busier after you graduate. Developing positive habits early can make it easier for you to continue them long into the future.
I would have liked to establish more habits for my personal life. Planning time each day for a little exercise, to read for fun, or to take some time to relax and mentally recharge. I also wish I ate a little healthier in the cafeteria, because later you need to start buying nutritious food once you no longer have a meal plan, and eating healthier earlier will continue to give you energy and other health benefits throughout life.
College can be a busy time, but it really shapes who we are in the future, and life only gets busier after you graduate. Developing positive habits early can make it easier for you to continue them long into the future.
Darren Cher
Commercial Marketing
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1. Purchase blue chip stocks
2. Put my money in an endowment fund
3. Work overseas in the service industry
#1 and #2 allows you to build wealth for as little with potentially big returns when you eventually need the money. At 18 years old, you don't really need money for commitments and is when you actually have the largest percentage of cash you do not need to spend on necessities.
#3 exposes you to the world, where everything is different, perspectives, people, environment, how you think about yourself, your mindset and actions to solving problems, it also offers you the opportunity to meet people and build relationships with people who in the later part of your may be beneficial to you or you to them.
Once you get holder, you will get held down by commitment, family, job and basically life. Opportunities and barries to do the above 3 will only get harder.
2. Put my money in an endowment fund
3. Work overseas in the service industry
#1 and #2 allows you to build wealth for as little with potentially big returns when you eventually need the money. At 18 years old, you don't really need money for commitments and is when you actually have the largest percentage of cash you do not need to spend on necessities.
#3 exposes you to the world, where everything is different, perspectives, people, environment, how you think about yourself, your mindset and actions to solving problems, it also offers you the opportunity to meet people and build relationships with people who in the later part of your may be beneficial to you or you to them.
Once you get holder, you will get held down by commitment, family, job and basically life. Opportunities and barries to do the above 3 will only get harder.