Think about the question, "Who would you rather be like: a teenager or an adult?" You might answer it, "I’d rather be like the teenager." Why? One reason is because you are a teenager. Birds of a feather flock together, and all that. Another reason is because you understand teenagers and are comfortable with them. The reason you are comfortable with teenagers is because you talk to them all day. You may not do that with adults. Maybe that’s because you think adults are boring and stupid. If you feel that way, perhaps you should reconsider. How can an adult who is making $50,000 or $150,000 a year be stupid? Especially when it is totally impossible for a normal teenager to do the same? You are, potentially, flocking with the wrong group. Start spending time with adults and learning to understand their world, so you can become a successful adult much more quickly.
The reason you might think adults are stupid is because you do not understand them. The adult world is a intricate, complex and interesting place. Because it is intricate and complex, however, it takes time and experience to understand this environment. You need to talk to adults to start learning about their environment. The sooner you start learning the intricacies, the better off you are in the long run. The sooner you become an adult, the sooner you can start reaping the rewards of being an adult.
The Opinions of Your Peers
For many young people high school can be a horrible experience. This is especially true when you are attempting to be successful. When you are being successful, you will have HATERS. Your peers will spend a good deal of their time putting you down. Dont make the mistake of actually listening to them and taking their opinions to heart. If the adults around you are telling you, "Your doing great", then that counts for something.
Peer Pressure:
You have heard about "peer pressure." Notice that the words "peer pressure" are always used in a negative sense. Your "peers" are encouraging you to smoke. Your "peers" are encouraging you to do drugs. Your "peers" are encouraging you to have sex at age 15. Your "peers" are encouraging you to go smash your teacher’s mailbox with a baseball bat. Your "peers" are encouraging you to spray graffiti on cars. Whatever. Why in the world would you want to do any of that? What does it accomplish? Have you ever had a successful adult businessman pull up to you in his Lexus and say, "Come on, let’s go bash mailboxes together! I have a bat in the back seat!" Of course not.
Why is it that adults don’t go sneaking around smashing mailboxes? Because it is pointless. There are much better things to do once you know they are possible. You, as a teenager in America, are standing inside a trillions of dollars economy. That means that every year people willingly hand each other trillions in return for goods and services. If you can figure out a legitimate way to get even the tiniest slice of that money to flow your way, then you will be set. You will be able to accomplish almost any goal you can imagine. "Goals?" you might be asking. This might be a good time to get some. It is probably the case that you have some already and don’t realize it. Many of your peers don’t have any goals, and that is why their lives are often so random and pointless. Instead of trying to figure out a better way to kill your neighbor’s cat, you could instead be learning about our society and economy and figuring out a way to build a business or career that will make you a millionaire.
You can ignore your "peers" completely if you like. Simply walk away from them and never look back. You will be much better off if you spend your time with adults and become an adult yourself.
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