Find out useful tips on how you can have a successful teenage life

          HOW TO HAVE A SUCCESSFUL TEENAGE LIFE

                                    

   FIGURE OUT YOUR GOALS IN LIFE AND WORK TOWARD THEM: 

Start thinking about careers you would like to be in, but make a good choice based on your interests and strengths. This could be your job for the rest of your life.
Try and search inward and discover what and who you desire to be, the mark you want to make and the records you want to break.

You can get a mentor to mentor you through this stage, ask questions from people you trust and surround yourself with people with positive views about life. Constantly remind yourself that you can achieve more than even you can ever imagine. 
 You could also work towards non-career-related goals, such as creating your own fundraiser, getting good grades in school, joining a team sport, etc. Challenge yourself and you'll be surprised what you can accomplish. 
 

 HAVE GOOD FRIENDS TO HELP YOU OUT:

  Friends are there to support you and lift your spirits. Be with people who make you happy, and ditch the ones who don't. Create a group of supportive, loving friends that can help you succeed in life and live your dreams. Find a few really good friends that will stick with you once you leave high school.
There are different categories of friends, you should find out which category each of your friend falls into. There are some friends that are good to go to the mall with, they are fun friends that would make your day fun whenever you are around them. There are some friends that would love to study with you and drive you to study. There are some that would love to advice you and just be there to motivate you and bring out the best in you. Some are good for playing games. And there are some friends that falls in more than one category.
You have to find out who your friends are and what each of them have to offer you.
Always remember the popular saying " show me your friend and I will know who you are"    

DON'T GET INTO TROUBLE:  

 Don't get into any trouble, legal or otherwise; It could ruin your future plans. Avoid the peer pressure and ditch the cigarettes, alcohol, and drugs. Abide the law and avoid ending up in the back of a police car. If you're being pressured into anything, walk away. If you can avoid these things during your teen years, they're a lot easier to avoid once you're out of high school and away from peer pressure.
Don't get yourself entangled in any form of distraction . Flee from per-marital sex

, keeping late nights, keeping bad companies etc.

BELIEVE IN SOMETHING: 

 Start believing in a cause, whether it is a social or environmental issue, or even a religion. You will start forming your own ideas this way. Form your own opinions and stand by them. Stand up for what you believe is right and right. Take a just cause and follow. Set up godly principles for yourself. Develop good sense of judgement and etiquette. Build yourself and let people know you and associate a good and just cause with you.  

 DO WHAT YOU LOVE 

 Adopt a hobby; reading, writing, sewing, singing, dancing, playing a sport, making pottery, etc. It will pass time and help you develop your personality. Experiment and discover new things; you might be surprised to find that you really like them!.
Discover what makes you different and unique, discover one of your paths to happiness. Adopting a hobby will help you with this because hobbies make people happy. But while adopting a hobby make sure it is a good hobby that will bring out the best in you. 

And above all, don't forget your maker.
Ecclesiastes 12:1   Remember now thy Creator in the days of thy youth, while the evil days come not, nor the years draw nigh, when thou shalt say, I have no pleasure in them;.