WHAT EVERY GIRL SHOULD KNOW?
1. MANNERS COST YOU NOTHING
Some of the best advice is the oldest in the world and remembering to say please and thank you will get you a lot farther than you think. However busy you are or however much you have on your mind, never forget how common courtesy and respect for other people makes the difference between a real young lady and just another rude and thoughtless person.
2. JEALOUSY WILL GET YOU NOWHERE
Whether it’s you being jealous of a colleague at work, being jealous of a sibling, or being an over possessive girlfriend, jealousy will never achieve anything it will only eat you up and make you bitter. If someone succeeds where you have failed, congratulate them and wish them all the best. Focus all your energy on being the best person that you can be and not on worrying so much about what other people are doing.
3.YOU CAN ARGUE WITHOUT HURTING
Learning how to fight fair is one of the important life lessons that will gain you a great deal of respect. You don’t need to be spiteful or hurtful to get your point across of view across and you don’t even have to win every argument. If you lose your temper in an argument and you say something really unpleasant, you will lose other people’s respect and you might say something that you might regret later.
4. DON’T FOLLOW THE CROWD WHEN YOU KNOW IT IS WRONG
Don’t cave in to peer-pressure when you know that it would be wrong to do so. Just because friends are taking drugs, or drinking to excess, that doesn’t mean that you have to. There is nothing ladylike about the effects of drugs and alcohol, so steer clear of doing things that you know in your heart you will regret.
5. KNOW HOW TO APOLOGISE
Knowing when and how to apologise is another sign of a wise young lady. You won’t be right all the time and you will make mistakes, but so long as you are prepared to admit it when you wrong and say sorry , those errors of judgement won’t hold you back and you will always be able to heal the wounds that you may have caused to people who you care about.
6. KNOW HOW TO DRESS APPROPRIATELY
We all have the right to be individual and to dress however we like, but don’t let the way that you dress be something that offends other people or casts you in a bad light. Like it or not, people do judge you on the way that you dress and there are certain situations where how you dress will affect how people treat you and how well you get on in life.
7. LISTEN AS OFTEN AS YOU TALK
It’s just as important to listen to what people are saying, as it is to get your own voice heard, so pause for breath occasionally, and take in what other people are saying. You may not always agree with what other people say, but they may have things to teach you. Hogging a conversation and making it one sided is rude and extremely tiresome, so let other people get a word in too.
8. GOSSIPING OFTEN BACKFIRES
If you have nothing nice to say about someone, it is best to say nothing at all. The problem with gossiping is that it can hurt people more than you think and a rumour that you start could get out of all proportion. Remember, too, that you can never be sure what other people are saying about you.
9. BEING KIND CAN SET YOU APART FROM EVERYONE ELSE
If there is one thing that can make a young woman a lady then that is her kindness. Offering a helping hand to those in need, or just listening when someone needs to talk, can make all the difference in another person’s life and yet it takes so very little of your own time to do. Whenever you get see the opportunity to be kind, go for it. It will make you feel great about yourself as well as helping out someone else.
10. STAND UP FOR YOURSELF
You don’t need to be pushover to be a modern lady and there will be times when you need to stand up for yourself and make yourself heard. You don’t need to be rude to be assertive, but nor do you need to accept people being rude or unfair to you.
11. DON’T BURY YOURSELF IN YOUR ONLINE LIFE
Keep a check on how much time you spend online, there are far more interesting things going on the real world! If you have your nose buried in your phone all the time, you will become disconnected from the people around you and they will quickly get fed up with being ignored. You will get far more out of life if you switch it off, or put it away, and interact with people properly.
12. BE FEMININE
It’s not easy to stay feminine in our modern world, but it’s important to retain your feminine energy, because this is your true nature and your real power, as a woman.
13. KNOW HOW TO EAT IN A RESTAURANT
In most situations, the need for strict dining etiquette is no longer a big deal, but knowing some of the basics will help you appear more ladylike. Things like, holding your knife and fork correctly and eating your food in a ladylike manner, may well seem very old fashioned, but in some circumstances, such as a formal dinner, you will be glad that learned how to do them properly.
14. DEVELOP AN ELEGANT POSTURE
How you sit and walk can say a lot about you too, so work on keeping your head up high and not slouching. You don’t need to take old fashioned deportment lessons, but keeping your back straight and your head up will make you look and feel a lot more confident. Think too about how ladylike you look when you sit and make sure that you that you give the wrong impression about yourself.
15. ALWAYS BE POLITE TO WAITING STAFF
This actually applies to anyone serving you, whether it’s a restaurant, a bar or a shop. There is never any need to treat someone badly or to be rude to them just because they are serving you. Always be polite, give them the same level of respect you would expect for yourself, and tip generously where appropriate.
16. SURROUND YOURSELF WITH POSITIVE PEOPLE
If friends are constantly being negative, then that will get you down, so choose your friends wisely and surround yourself with people who have a positive outlook on life. When you do find good friends, nurture and take care of that friendship, because good and true friends are harder to come by than you might think.
17. DON’T BECOME A PEOPLE PLEASER
Learning how to say no to people is another positive step that all young people should take. You simply can’t please all the people all of the time and sometimes you have to put yourself first. A young lady should be independent and strong enough to plan out her own life. It’s not a case of being selfish, but of setting your priorities and making sure that you include your own wishes in those priorities.
18. LEARN TO LOVE YOURSELF
It’s important too for a young lady to love herself. Be proud of you are and what you can do, because you are unique and very, very special. Remember, there may be more than 7 billion people on the planet, but there is only one you and you are worthy of the best. Allow yourself to like and love yourself, just as you are.
19. LOOK AFTER YOUR BODY, YOU ONLY GET ONE!
Take care of your body because it’s the only one you get and it has to you a life time. The lifestyle choices you make when you are long, like what you eat, smoking, and taking exercise, will affect you for the rest of your life and could even affect how long you live. Those choices will also affect how you look and feel today, so don’t take your body for granted. Treat it right and take good care of you for many years to come.
20. ALWAYS DO THE BEST THAT YOU CAN
Always strive to be the best that you can be and don’t try to emulate other people. If you know that you have done your best, then you can be happy and proud of that. You don’t need to judge yourself by comparing yourself to other people and you shouldn’t take any notice when other people judge you.
21. FOLLOW YOUR DREAMS
Everyone needs their goals and their dreams, so work out what your dreams are and start putting your plans in place to follow them today. Even if you don’t achieve all your dreams, there could be nothing worse than looking back in fifty years’ time regretting that you never even tried. You deserve nothing less than all you want, so go out there and try your best to get it.
22. MEN DON’T COME FROM MARS
We couldn’t compile a list of 50 things that every young lady should know without giving away a few secrets about men, now could we? Let’s start with the startling revelation that men aren’t as unfathomable, as you might have thought. Yes, they have different interests and sometimes they like to appear tough, but underneath that hard exterior, they are as soft as everyone else and their feelings can be hurt, just like yours can.
23. DON’T CHEAT ON YOUR BOYFRIEND
Cheating hurts, cheating is unnecessary, and cheating is certainly not something a young lady should do. If it’s over, then tell the guy that it’s over and then move on to someone new. Cheating will get you a bad reputation and, ultimately, you will get hurt by it too.
24. DON’T HAVE INTIMACY UNTIL YOU ARE READY
Different people are ready for physical intimacy at different ages, so don’t feel under any pressure to be intimate with a guy until you feel 100% right about it. If he can’t wait and he can’t respect your wishes, then he’s not the right guy for you. You have your whole life to enjoy intimate relationships with other people, so don’t rush into things when you don’t really want to.
25. DON’T LET YOURSELF BE USED
Let’s not pretend that all men are saints. Thera are some guys that will walk all over you, given half the chance. No decent man will take a young lady for granted, so if a guy is not giving you the respect that you deserve; ditch him and move on to someone else. Don’t get caught up in a relationship that is going nowhere or one that makes you unhappy. You deserve a healthy relationship, so settle for nothing less.
Watch out for Part 2..............
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