10 THINGS I WISH I KNEW WHEN I WAS EIGHTEEN.

Rob Symington Co-founder: Escape the City

www.escapethecity.org

1. YOU DON’T HAVE TO EXPERIENCE LIFE

THE WAY PEOPLE THINK YOU SHOULD.

2. YOU HAVE MUCH MORE TIME AND MANY MORE OPTIONS THAN

YOU REALISE.

3. ‘DO SOMETHING DIFFERENT’ AS A STRATEGY FOR EVERYTHING.

4. SUCCESSFUL PEOPLE DO WORK THAT GENUINELY INTERESTS THEM.

"You're an arts graduate, for heaven's sake. You didn't want to be a banker anyway. You wanted to read books and write poetry and kiss girls."

5. SAVE. IT GIVES YOU OPTIONS.

6. SET YOURSELF RIDICULOUS GOALS

AND TELL EVERYONE ABOUT THEM.

7. IT’S ALL ABOUT FREEDOM.

8. YOU HAVE A RESPONSIBILITY TO HAVE AN IMPACT.

9. LIFE IS SHORT. HAVE AS MANY

MASSIVE ADVENTURES AS YOU CAN.

10. EVERYONE GOES CRAZY WHEN THEY REACH THE REAL

WORLD. TRY NOT TO.

rob@escapethecity.org