[jordangiuseppe]

What would be the greatest pieces of advice you would give to men in their early twenties? Men seem to become more mentally and emotionally developed once they get past their late twenties and enter their early thirties. What do you think are the most important things men in their early twenties should be focusing on in order to avoid making too many mistakes as they reach full development?

[TerriLynn]

Make good decisions, the decisions you make now are the foundation of your life.

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Be financially responsible. Live within your means now and earn the luxuries as you go. You cannot have it all at 21, the fancy car, the fancy apartment, the expensive furniture. Start small and build on it, you will appreciate every step.

[IrisBloom]

I would advise young men (and women) to have a stable established life style before getting into a permanent relationship. Job, home, finances, etc. That way you can provide for the family and if children come along you won't have to worry about stability for them.

[Serzen]

Well I just read your title and I thought you were going to refer to this:

Advice for People in Their Early 20s : zen habits

So enjoy the great post, Leo always hits the right spot. Hugs

[Thunder Bow]

Do a Vision Quest, and get to know oneself. The more you know yourself, the more mature you will be.

[jbuttz]

My advice would be to look carefully at who you hang around with. Not everyone is an awful person but some people are just plain toxic for your well being. Try and surround yourself with people who truly love you and only want to see you succeed. This is life. Once you find a kink, you gotta use the bandaid rule. Rip it off quick before you waste too much time and regret it in the future.

A quick story about that. I'm 11 months younger than my brother and him and his friends got me high for the first time with weed. I basically ditched my friends who were more school and career orientated and started hanging out with the wrong crowds.

I wish I had the power to change that and the only other thing would be my mental health. I'm 29 now but when I was 16 I wishI could have spoken up about it and said I feel different. Different is OKAY and if someone doesn't understand that, then again they are toxic to your health.

Time is on your side, so start saving money now.

[TerriLynn]

My dad always told my sister, you marry who you date. Meaning: if you date bums you will marry a bum. You aren't going to date bimbos and then marry some classy woman, you have to date classy women first!

[yagr]

Originally Posted by jordangiuseppe

What would be the greatest pieces of advice you would give to men in their early twenties?

What do you think are the most important things men in their early twenties should be focusing on in order to avoid making too many mistakes as they reach full development?[/quote]

What advice I would give would depend on the young man.

Originally Posted by jordangiuseppe

What do you think are the most important things men in their early twenties should be focusing on in order to avoid making too many mistakes as they reach full development?

One thing I think most men in their twenties should not be focusing on, is avoiding too many mistakes. It is our mistakes that we learn from. If I were going to give one generic piece of advice to all men in their twenties, I suppose it would be to take the road less traveled.

I would say don't be arrogant and don't think you know everything. And don't be a jerk (that should go without saying).

Not only do these things close you off from learning new things, it burns bridges with those who would mentor you, like your teachers/professors. And if you remain arrogant and a jerk as you get older, you'll burn bridges with peers and eventually even those you could be mentoring.