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High school graduation is just around the corner. Your life is about to change in ways that you can't even fathom; change in ways my feeble words could never explain. You are about to step out of an old life and into a new one. Before you take that step, there are several things you need to do. You need to do them now, before high school is over; your life is depending upon it.

The first thing that you must do is learn to love and respect yourself. You must learn to do this unconditionally. Part of loving yourself is discovering your strengths and weakness. Respecting yourself is working daily, sometimes moment to moment, to improve yourself. It is also accepting those areas where you know you are lacking, despite your best efforts. No one will ever spend as much time with you as you will. Develop a relationship with yourself, full of love and respect.

Develop your self-confidence, self-esteem and your sense of self-worth. Learn to forgive yourself and move on. Tell yourself daily, several times a day, that you are the head and not the tail - you are above only and not beneath. You are special and unique. No one else is like you. No one has ever been born and no one who will ever be born who could take your place and do what you are meant to do. You have a purpose and a reason. You are capable of doing much more than you could ever think you are. Believe in yourself.

Learn how to ask for forgiveness and accept forgiveness. This applies to forgiving yourself just as much as other people in your life. Life is too short to hold grudges and harbor guilt over the past. That will hold you back more than almost everything else. Set your past mistakes and the past mistakes of others free; don't carry them around with you for one more moment. Asking for forgiveness isn't just saying, "I am sorry" or "I apologize." It is meaning those words with ever fiber of you being and striving to never have to ask forgiveness for the same thing again. This is hard work, but remember you can do it.

Start thinking for yourself. Don't be swayed by your peers or even your parents. Yes, listen to advice from those who love and respect you, but make your own decisions based on your beliefs, your ideas and your priorities. Know your boundaries and stretch them, after careful consideration. This is not free rein to do whatever you feel like. You will have to make difficult choices and live with the consequences of those choices. This is your opportunity to prove to yourself that you are capable,

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