 9 Life Goals You Should Focus On In Your 20s Without goals, life will be as meaningless as it can get, because we'll all wake up each morning to nothing. We'll basically just live life accepting whatever it throws at us. Good or bad. To begin with, to live a great life, you have to learn to set goals. Andrew Carnegie, a Scottish-American industrialist and author said, If you want to be happy, set a goal that commands your thoughts, liberates your energy and inspires your hopes. Every successful person started their journey to success by setting goals for themselves. These goals, however, led them to create plans that can help them achieve their goals one step at a time. According to Orson Swett Marden, an American inspirational author, all who have accomplished great things, have had a great aim, have fixed their gaze on a goal which was high, one which sometimes seemed impossible. Not only is it important to set goals, but it is also important to start making certain lifestyle choices from as early as your 20s, because it will put you up for success. In this video, I'll share with you 9 life goals you should focus on in your 20s. If you're new here, consider subscribing so you won't miss other interesting videos like this. 1. Find your passion A popular Steve Jobs, the co-founder, chief executive and chairman of Apple Computer Quote is, the only way to do great work is to love what you do. Also, according to Gabby Giffords, an American politician, pursue your passion and everything else will fall into place. This has not been romantic, this is the highest order of pragmatism. When you find your passion, your drive for success increases because you are doing something that you love so much and there's nothing that you desire more than to see it grow and become a huge success. Of course, this is not to say you won't experience tough and rough times, situations that will make you frustrated if you had your way in those moments you'd like to give it all up. But guess what? No matter how draining these situations turn out to be, you'll be willing to give it all that you have and go over and beyond to ensure that you achieve success because you're completely in love with what you do and there's nothing that you want more than to succeed doing it. Number two, chase your dream. When you find out what your passion is, you need to chase your dreams. To do this, however, you have to create plans detailing your actions every step of the way until you achieve your dreams. Pablo Picasso, a Spanish painter and sculptor said, our goals can be reached through a vehicle of plan in which we must fervently believe and upon which we must vigorously act. There is no other route to success. Set goals and create plans that can help you achieve your dreams and start taking it one step at a time. Don't assume that it's too early to start or you'll still have a lot of time on your hands. Remember you still have a lot of mistakes to make and learn from and you still have a lot of projects to work on before you can become excellent in your field which in turn puts you up for success. Number three, work on becoming a master in your field. Giro Ono, a Japanese chef said, you must immerse yourself in your work. You have to fall in love with your work. You must dedicate your life to mastering your skill. That's the secret of success. To be successful, you need to become an expert in a specific field and to do this, you must have practiced over and over again that you have become a master of that field. So whatever career you have chosen, whatever path you have decided to walk in and whatever dreams you've concluded on, ensure that you master the skills and practices of that field enough to become a master and expert. Number four, build your network. To become successful, you need to be surrounded by the right set of people, people who are successful so that you can both learn from them and offer value to them as well. Robert T. Kiyosaki once said, the richest people in the world look for and build networks. Everyone else looks for work. Marinate on that for a minute. Building the right kind of network will not only shape your success mentality, but also put you in a spot where success will come to you easily, as long as you keep providing value to people. Number five, build a habit of reading and learning something new as often as possible. The only way to grow is to keep reading and seeking new ways to learn new things, whether via formal education or not. Learn new skills, take courses, attend seminars and conferences, read books, listen to educational podcasts and the like. Whichever you choose, just make sure it's a platform where you can learn, develop yourself and become a better version of yourself. Six, start taking care of your health. Success becomes difficult if you have to struggle between focusing on building your career and fighting to restore your health. Etty Hillerson said, sometimes the most important thing in a whole day is the rest we take between two deep breaths. Number seven, start saving for retirement. Your twenties are the best times to develop good money habits, like learning how to save because you are without so many responsibilities. So it's easier to save than when you get older with so many things to do. So start saving for retirement so that by the time you have a lot of responsibilities, you don't have to break a neck to save some money. It would have become a lifestyle and besides, you'd have compound interests working on your side. Number eight, build a great relationship with your family and loved ones. The last thing you want is to look back at your life when you are so much older and wish you had spent time with your family members or created a good relationship with your loved ones. Yes, all you can think of right now is your career and how to make a good life for yourself, especially in terms of financial stability. But it is important to remind yourself from time to time that none of these things can take the place of your loved ones. Barbara Bush, a first lady of the United States, said, at the end of your life, you will never regret not having passed one more test, not winning one more verdict or not closing one more deal. You will regret time not spent with a husband, a friend, a child, a parent. Number nine, consider traveling. Whether you decide to go alone or with family and friends, it's important to travel, especially now that you're in your 20s. Traveling helps you make wise career choices as well. You're often inspired when you travel and also get to meet new people. Thank you very much for watching our videos. If you like this video, watch more videos on our channel and subscribe. We love you.