10 Common Life Mistakes to Avoid

The power of mistakes

We all make mistakes in this life. We all have errors we have committed and probably will still commit going forward but the fact is, we all commit mistakes. We might differ in the frequency of our mistakes but we do commit them. There are those who commit mistakes frequently while there are those who commit them once in a while or there and there.

Mistakes are a major part of life and are a way of life. We have been custom designed right from the box to learn from mistakes. Mistakes are good if you are a learning person because that’s their purpose. The trick is in not repeating the same mistakes but learning from them.

Since we are on this topic of mistakes, today we are looking at the mistakes to avoid by all means. They have to be avoided because they can easily ruin your precious life. What are this mistakes that must be avoided by all means? Let’s look at them.

1. Lacking direction

Now let’s start, where are you going? What is your point of destination? My friend, when you lack direction, you are really wasting your precious time. You can’t afford to waste time more especially in the days where time is flying. Time is a nonrenewable resource. Once lost it’s gone.

The moment you lack direction, you will end up doing the things that will put your life in danger. A wanted life is a very dangerous life. You have to have one way you are going. Now, let me ask you again, where are you going? What is the point of your destination? Find it today while you still have the time. Fetch your life.

2. Not having a major purpose to fulfil

What is your purpose? How does it look like? Your purpose gives your life a sense of meaning. Life tends to be meaningless without a major purpose. It’s time to pursue your purpose. Find it and fulfill it.

Your purpose is the work you have to do while you are here on the face of the earth. What are you here for? What must you bring? What are you supposed to bring? You owe it to yourself and to the earth to bring your purpose to life. Let your purpose find life from today.

You were specifically given birth to fulfil something. You were born to do something on this earth. Yes, but what is it? Go and find out. When you find your purpose, you have found yourself and guess what? Your life will begin to make sense again.

3. Living beyond your means

When you live beyond your means, you are not living your life. The life you can’t afford is not your life. Try to live within your means. People who live beyond their means are definitely drowning in life. They end up struggling with depression.

Live the life you can afford. When you are busy living the life you can afford, you will live a life of freedom. A life without anxieties and panic attacks. A complete life of freedom I tell you. Don’t you want that? Don’t want to sleep peacefully at night?

When you live beyond your means, your mind is forever at work and it becomes difficult for your body to find rest. Normalise living within your means. For that time settle for the life you can afford until you move to the next level of your life that allows you to go higher. Till then, live within your means.

4. Entertaining debts

When you love debts, you won’t live your life. Don’t get me wrong, debts are sometimes good there and there but the moment you live a life of debts, you will drown for the rest of your life. You will live from hand to mouth. You won’t even know what you are working for.

Do you know people like that? They work well and earn a good salary but have nothing to show? Amongst other reasons people are living like that is because they entertain a life of debts. It seems like something is tying them. When you entertain good debts, you will do well but the moment you entertain bad debts, you will definitely drown.

Good debts are good because they are incurred for the purpose of bringing and increasing your finances while bad debts are used to buy useless things at that time. I recommend you avoid debts at all costs because you won’t really live your life.

You become a liar. You are always running away. You are hiding from others because you don’t have the money to pay them back. That’s not a life. Avoid this mistake at all costs.

5. Confusing the people in your life

People are not the same. You need to know the people surrounding your life. Never confuse your haters with your lovers and supporters. You must know who is who in your life. As I have said, people are not the same.

Most of the times people tend to think those who are really for them are bad and wrong and those who are not really for them are good for them. My friend, you need to make that distinction today. Who is who in your life? People maybe in your life but that does not mean they are for you.

Focus on quality rather than quantity. Never and never again confuse your lovers for your haters and your haters for your lovers.

6. Thinking you have time

Time is there to do what is supposed to be done. Time is there for what is necessary. You have to understand the fact that you will not live forever.

You will soon pass on this earth. So agree with me when I say time is not on your side. You don’t have time.

Do what you have to do and do it very well. Maximize your life. Live as if it is your last day. Life is too short to play around and waste time. Life is not a game of playstation.

From today, resolve thinking you have all the time in the world because anything can happen at any time. This world is not your home. You are just visiting.

7. Trying to be something you are not

You might get confused on this one. When you try to be something you are not is when you are pretending. It is when you are pretending to be something you are not. It is good to emulate others because that is how we learn. It is good to be inspired by others but that’s not what I am talking about here.

Trying to be something you are not is when you live the life of fitting in. For example, when you watch Tv, maybe let’s say a certain soapie, you are watching people who are not who they are. That character is not like that in their real life. It is only a soapie and after that they go back to their normal lives. This is what I am talking about here. It is not easy to be true to yourself but try. With time, you will get there.

8. Discontinuing learning

When you stop learning, you will not grow and if you are not growing you are dying. Stopping your education is the biggest mistake you will ever commit. Education does not stop at school. Even after school you will need to still learn in order to keep yourself updated and renewed.

Learning does not have to stop in the classroom. Learning is an everyday thing. Learning must be an everyday thing if you are interested in living effectively on the face of the earth. Real learning happens after the classroom. That’s where life begins. Everything basically starts after school.

Learn to keep yourself sharp and fresh. Stay curious and learn as much as you can from various legit sources. Learning is a skill, so do it well. You bath everyday, so you need to be learning all the time.

9. Losing focus

Never ever lose focus. Focus amplifies your direction. Focus gives tremendous power to your direction. Focus gives value to your direction. The moment you lose your focus, automatically you have lost your direction. Avoid this mistake as you would avoid a plague.

Be a man and a woman of focus. When you are focused, useless things will give way to useful and beneficial things. What is necessary will always be glued into your life the moment you are a person of focus. Focus and the rest will be history.

10. Giving up

Last but not least, never give up. No Matter how tough things may be, never give up. Keep and maintain your focus. Sometimes life is hard and you will be thrown of course there and there but do not give up. Keep your head held high. It won’t be easy but stay in there.

Yes life can be tough sometimes but these toughness is needed to make you whom you ought to be in life. All that you are facing in your life is paving way for the this great person you need to be. Don’t lose hope and faith. You are closer than you think.

Final thoughts

Those were the mistake one must avoid in this life. If you would avoid those mistakes, I promise you, the best is yet to come. So which mistake(s) are you guilty of? Identify them and start working on them.

Let’s recap. What are the common mistakes one must avoid in life? You have to avoid committing the following mistakes:

• Lacking direction
• Not having a major purpose to fulfill
• Living beyond your means
• Entertaining debts
• Confusing people in your life
• Thinking you have time
• Trying to be something you are not
• Discontinuing learning
• Loosing focus
• Giving up

Till we meet again on the next post. Peace