1. Stop blaming other people
-This is huge. And we mean HUGE!
-Emotionally mature people own up to their behavior and actions.
2. Pay your bills on time
If you ever want to buy a car, a house, or do a lot of other things, you will need to have a high credit score. And that comes from paying your bills… on time, every time.
3. Do your best at all times
-Yes, it’s easy to be lazy and selfish. But that’s what children do. Parents have to teach them to think about other people’s feelings, not just their own.
-So if u want to knw how be an adult, you should do your best in your relationships, your job, and well, in pretty much every area of your life.
4. Take personal responsibility
-This goes hand-in-hand with blaming. You, and you alone, are responsible for every aspect of your life. Sure, you can’t control other people’s behavior, but you can control your own.
-So, you need to be self-reflective and think about how your actions played a part in any given scenario in life.
5. Treat others with respect
The Golden Rule: Treating others the way you want to be treated.
6. Control your anger
Mature adults don’t let their emotions get the best of them. Learn to walk away from situations before you open your mouth and regret it. Take a breather and get perspective.
7. Have a life plan
-If ure just goin where the wind blows, then you don’t know how to be an adult.
-Mature people know what they want out of life, where they’re going, and how to get there. So, sit down with yourself and figure out what you really want out of life.
8. Take care of yourself – mentally and physically
Most adults in the world are overweight and over-stressed.
-In order to be a happy, healthy, productive member of society, you owe it to yourself and the world to take care of yourself.
-Eat right. Exercise. Take a mental health vacation.
9. Don’t procrastinate
10. Don’t leave people hanging
Have you ghosted on someone?
Are you always late and leave people waiting on you constantly? Not a nice thing to do.
Real adults don’t leave other people hanging. They know other people’s time is valuable, and so they act accordingly out of respect for them. Always, always be on time.
11. Don’t gossip
12. Make a financial plan and budget
You don’t want to have a crappy credit score and live outside of your means, because then you’ll never get caught up. So, have a plan.
13. Learn to cook, clean, and fix things
You can’t rely on ur parents anymore to do all the things they used to do for you.
So, take some cooking classes, learn how to fix sth and just know how to take care of your domestic duties.
14. Be honest
Lying is not honorable. Be truthful and see how it makes your life better.
15. Have empathy
16. Change your negative behavior patterns
-Whether it’s how you deal with conflict, your eating habits, your laziness, or your selfishness, it’s time to change that.
-To be the best adult you can be, then look at all the negative patterns you have in your life that have caused you problems. Then change.
17. Face your fears
-Fear is inevitable in life, but we can still be brave and face them.
-Maybe you fear being vulnerable in a relationship. Well, confront that and start opening up to people.
-Or maybe you are afraid of rejection. Then be brave and stop running from it.
-Stand up to your fears and face them head-on so you can overcome them. You will be happier when you do.
18. Raise your self-esteem
-When you go through life with low self-esteem, you will never be happy.
-If you want to know how to adult – one who has a joyful life, then work on your self-esteem.
-If you can afford it, go to a therapist and have them help you. The quality of your life is directly tied to how you feel about yourself. So this is one of the most important things you can change is your self-esteem and self-worth.
19. Stop caring about what other people think
-This does not mean that you should just speak your mind with no filter or behave in a way that hurts other people. What it does mean is that you should live your life authentically.
-Be your true self. Stay loyal to your own principles and values. And if other people don’t like it, then stop caring what they think. Be your own self – unapologetically.
20. Get to know yourself
-To be a successful adult, you will have to do some self-reflection. Get to know yourself inside and out.
-A lot of people don’t have a clue who they really are.
-In order to be happy, you need to know yourself.
21. Attitude is everything
-Another way you should be in adulthood is to have a positive attitude about life. If you are a pessimist, then everything will make you unhappy. Attitude determines how happy you are.
So, instead of looking at failures or other bad things that happen, look at them as learning opportunities.
22. Let go of resentment
The sad fact of life is that people will hurt us. Whether it’s intentionally or accidentally, it still happens. Resentment is only hurting yourself.
-So, let go of the resentment so you can be happier and lighter. Forgive them for yourself, not them.
23. Examine your expectations
-We all want other people to behave the way we want them to. But that’s not realistic.
-Mature adult examines their expectations of other people. Some are reasonable some aren’t.
-If they are too high then you might want to re-think them.
24. Be a person of your word
-A mature person is true to their word. If they say something, they follow through with it.
-If they said they would help a friend move, but the day comes and they really don’t want to, they do it anyway.
They don’t let people down. They stick to their word and people can count on them.
25. Don’t be a people-pleaser
A mature adult also cares about their own needs. They aren’t a doormat and don’t allow people to take advantage of them.
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