Since my blog is based on learned-experiences during my 20s and the continuing journey, I’ve decided to share some of these transparent lessons with my readers - some of which I'm still fighting to conquer through, by the way. Coming from one of my first email topic requests: “If I knew what I know now, what would I tell my 18-year-old self?" - Here are 28 lessons I’ve learned so far during this decade: 1. Don’t allow people to box you in to the way they perceive you to be. 2