A woman named Nischa has opened up about her biggest regrets from her 20s in a video shared on her YouTube channel.
Reflecting on her past, Nischa admitted that her biggest regret was reckless spending during her 20s. She revealed that, despite earning a six-figure salary while working at a bank, she spent heavily on cars, expensive clothes, and other flashy items. However, this lifestyle left her feeling empty and trapped in a paycheck-to-paycheck cycle.
She explained: “”It was until i rock bottom I realized i needed to change something and that something started about how I thought about and how I used money I knew that if i wanted to walk away from the life i was in and from the job i hated i needed to build a solid financial safety net to be about to take any other risk so i stopped using money to buy things to impress people but instead saved a huge chunk every single month and eventually I had enough of safety net to quit that Job that i hated and pursue a life that i have always dreamed of.
“I placed this enormous pressure on myself and convinced myself that i have to have it all figured out by a certain age, i was so caught up in chasing the next milestone that i just lost the concept of slowing down and enjoying the journey because I just taught that all the happiness i need would come from this achievements and this is what no one tells you when you measure your happiness solely by your achievements, you are putting your joy in a box and that box gets smaller and smaller until one day and you look back and you wonder where the joy and the journey went so if i could talk to my younger self i would say it is ok if it takes you a little longer to get to where you want to be if slowing down lets you enjoying the ride more then it is worth it.”
Nischa admitted that caring about others’ opinions hindered her growth, saying, “It is the thing that held me back the most…….. stop caring about what other people think about you because your life would look completely different when you do i spent way too much time worrying about how i appeared to others and that is why i intially picked the career that everyone around me seemed to be doing.
She advised young people to stop caring about what others think, adding, “The quicker you could snap out of caring of what they think the happier you would be.”
