 We all spend our lives trying to make the best out of it, we want to improve the quality of our lives, build good habits, influence the life of others and help as many people as possible be the best version of themselves. Abraham Lincoln once said, and in the end, it's not the years in your life that count is the life in your years. Whether you die at a hundred years of age or earlier, the most important thing is how you lived your life and the importance your life had on those around you. So, on your deathbed, you don't necessarily consider all the properties you've acquired in your life, but how well you've spent your life. However, to improve the quality of your life, there are specific lessons you should learn so that you won't regret it at the end. Here's something you should try. Visit an elderly folk and ask them what they wished they had learned earlier in their lives. You'd be surprised to find out that you are making some of those mistakes. However, if you do not have old folks around that you could ask, no worries, I'll help out. In this video, I'll share with you 10 powerful lessons people learn too late in life. If you're new here, consider subscribing so that you won't miss other exciting videos like this. 1. Today Determines Tomorrow Okay, here's something you need to know. It's easier to look back at your life and see what you could have done better than it is to realize our tomorrow lies in our today. What you do today is a step towards or away from the life you want in the future. Imagine replicating these actions. What do you think will happen in the future? When you ask people who are in the last quarter of your lives about what they regret the most about how they've lived their lives, failing to take actions every day that could have helped them to accomplish their goals in life is one of the few things they'd mention. For instance, if they were smarter in their time, perhaps they wouldn't have had to sacrifice some of the things they ended up sacrificing, such as reading more, spending less time watching TV, etc. 2. People treat you the way you treat yourself, not them. It's easy to think that people would treat you the way you treat them, but the truth is that they would only treat you the way you treat yourself. Learning this lesson earlier in life will help you live a better life. The way you think of yourself, present yourself, and even treat yourself determines how people will treat you. So, to teach yourself right, you need to learn, grow, and develop yourself. 3. Take care of your health early When we are young, we think we have a healthy body and super fantastic health. So we assume we can eat whatever we want, whenever we want them, ignoring whatever consequences they might have on our health. However, as we grow older, all the parties, drinking, smoking, and eating fast food take a toll on our health, and this is one lesson most people learn too late. 4. Spending time with family and friends matters more than anything else. Relationships will always matter most than any other thing in life. Money might look like it is the most valuable thing in the world when you don't have it. Once you get it, it doesn't matter that much anymore. It is at that point that you realize that you've wasted a lot of time pursuing other things, like getting a good career, possessing all the beautiful things that you desire, etc. The truth is that spending time with your loved ones matters more than anything else. You see, life is made up of people, not things. So putting things over people is a choice anyone would regret at the end of their lives. People are far more critical than any other thing in your life. No hobbies, interests, books, work is going to be as relevant to you like the people you spend time with as you get older. 5. Achievements will never be as fulfilling as the journey. It's hardly about the destination but the journey involved. Your accomplished goals will make you fulfilled more when you recount the process and obstacles that you encountered on the way. I mean, how else will you appreciate the result if you don't go through the process? It is one thing to set a goal and get others to help you achieve it, and it's another thing to set the goal and be involved in the journey to accomplishing it. You'd feel more fulfilled when you do the latter. 6. If you want to do what you love, you have to work twice as much as everyone else. Doing what you genuinely love requires a lot of energy and sacrifice. But guess what? It comes with a lot of rewards. However, opting to do what you love in place of what is available means that you must be ready to work at least twice as much as everyone else. Passion isn't the only ingredient required to accomplish one's goals. A level of commitment, hard work, dedication and determination is needed. On the other hand, working for someone else means that they have to put in all the hard work and sacrifice required to build the company. To all you have to do is perform your daily tasks and get paid every time you do. 7. Jealousy is a wish that I mentioned. Whether you like it or not, people you hate are going to succeed. Sometimes people you love are also going to do better than you did. So why waste your time and emotions worrying about others or wishing them bad when your wishes don't necessarily count in your lives? 8. Every moment matters. Life moves faster than we think. For instance, when you're in your 20s, you might feel you still have a lot of time on your hands so you can afford to spend your life doing other things that don't matter. However, all you need to do is blink for a while and you'd be surprised how quickly the years will roll by right under your nose. Instead of living your life ignoring the important things, it'd be best to enjoy every moment and make it count. Give your life to its full extent because life is short and we never know what tomorrow brings. 9. You are your responsibility. The decision to succeed in life lies in your hands. And the steps you take, the habits you develop will determine if your choice, goal, will be achievable or not. So don't wait for anyone to tell you what to do or make a choice for you. You are your responsibility. 10. Failure is not the end. You see, failure is a teacher, not a result. It teaches you to try again, this time around, better than your previous attempts. So when you fail at something, don't throw everything all out. Instead, be calm and patient enough to find out what could have gone wrong. Thank you very much for watching our videos. If you like this video, watch more videos on our channel and subscribe. We love you.