By MEGAN SPRAY
Student Reporter
A piece of advice can stick with students from years on end and help through all kinds of trials.
When advice is given to someone it may seem like they aren’t truly listening to it in the moment, but the words that a person speaks to you when you don’t seem like you are paying attention means the most.
People often look back and remember times when someone gave them advice and how those words have helped them through tough times.
Wheather people want to admit it or not, advice truly helps us through the ups and downs.
Take a look at what advice Northwestern students value, and maybe find some encouragement and advice that can benefit you. Sharing advice with others can truly change a person’s life.
“Don’t live life based on what you expect it to be, but whatever God has planned for you.” – Grace Madeline
“Whenever you don’t feel like going to the gym, always remember that you never regret going to the gym afterwards. You basically just don’t want to go, but if you force yourself to go, you’ll never regret going.” She got her advice from a TikTok.
“My best piece of advice is to do something each day that’s going to impact someone, because at the end of the day, they’re going to remember you. This is about nursing, but like they’re going to remember you and your care, but you’re not going to really remember them because you have a lot of patients. But they’re going to remember the small things you did.” She got her advice from a nursing instructor.
“So this one was from my dad, and he always helps me out and reminds me that it’s never as bad as it really seems. You know a lot of times, things happen and circumstances happen, and you tend to look at the negative. Like if you had a bad day in class or a bad day at the plate, and it just helps to take a step back and realize that I’m very fortunate to do the things I do. There are thousands of people who would kill to be in my shoes, going to college and playing a college sport. It really helps me keep a good perspective on things.”
“One time, my grandma told me, that the lord gave me gifts and not to abuse them, but to use them. She was referring to when I wouldn’t sing for her one time and then she told me that, and got onto me.”
“Probably, my greatest piece of advice would be my mother telling me to always put my name on all of my papers getting out of the car at elementary school every morning, because now, I’m an elementary education major and going to be a teacher. I’ve been in college for a long time and I do put my name on all my papers.”
“I’d say one of the best pieces of advice I’ve been given is to just shrug it off. As simplistic as it is, in life there is so many situations that are out of our control and we just have to learn to leave it be and trust God.” Mills got her advice from her dad.
“The best piece of advice I’ve ever gotten is to live for an audience of one. I don’t remember who told it to me, but it’s always stuck with me. It’s so easy to live to please other people, but in reality we are only living for an audience of one, and that one is Jesus Christ. As long as I am glorifying him in the things that I do, than I am living a fulfilled life.”
