Comments on: What I Wish I Had Known as a Teenager

By: A Maybus

A Maybus — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 20:29:24 +0000

Gordon Ramsay has his feel well and truly on the ground. I have learnt so much from watching him and I am now a fan of his business processes.

By: Rachel

Rachel — Thu, 17 Jul 2008 00:41:33 +0000

I wish I had known how much personal power I had as a young woman. What I mean is that I found my self ‘reacting’ to people and situations instead of ‘acting’ because I didn’t realise that I had a choice about what happened to me. I had no idea about being ‘at Cause’ and felt I was always at ‘Effect’ which meant a sense of powerlessness that didn’t have to be.

I wish I had realised that I was intelligent instead of assuming I wasn’t and acting accordingly.

I wish I had known about how to build rapport with others and equally how to un-build it and save myself the hassle of unwanted attention – all because I felt I shouldn’t hurt someone elses feelings by being true to myself.

I wish I had taken more photos.

By: Emma

Emma — Tue, 15 Jul 2008 05:43:32 +0000

I agree with the above comment. I wish I’d know how little popularity matters when you leave school.

I also wish I knew who I was as a person, instead of just going along with whatever fad was in – even if I hated it, or didn’t believe in it.

I wish I had found business earlier, rather than going along with the schools and the education systems thinking that you leave school, go to UNI and get a job working your life away for someone else.
Fortunately for me, I’m still young and got to realise this early.
But I honestly wish someone would change the thinking of the education system!!

Good luck Ingrid!

By: Tina Christiansen

Tina Christiansen — Tue, 15 Jul 2008 01:36:59 +0000

Hello from far away. It’s interesting to see that your issues were much the same as mine even though we were on a different continent! Hope this helps — it struck a chord.

I wish I’d known how little it matters what people thought of you in high school. It’s better to develop who YOU are than to change to fit in.

I wish I’d known that developing a habit of study instead of having to gain those skills in college.

I wish I’d stood up for more of what I believed, defended those who needed defending and never stood idle when I could make a difference.

Probably all a lot to ask from a teen dealing with all the other stuff that goes on in your high school years, but my husband seems to have managed much of this!

By: Pink Heels

Pink Heels — Sun, 13 Jul 2008 13:48:39 +0000

I love the look of your new blog!!! It looks great! I am in the process of converting from Blogger to WordPress but it isn’t looking very pretty. LOL