LIFESTYLE: How to be a Well Rounded Teenager

In secondary school, being one of the cool kids might seem like an important life goal, but it’s important to keep things in perspective. In the long run, your secondary school years are only what you make of them. In the end, most of what you take from secondary school is just memories and some education. Too many people look back at their secondary school days and wish they’d done things differently. In secondary school, everyone just assumes that the cool kids will be the most successful in life because everyone admires them. However, just being one of the cool kids doesn’t count for much after secondary school. You certainly can’t put on your resume that you were one of the cool kids in secondary school. However, some cool kids do benefit somewhat from their cool kid status later in life. If you’re a cool kid because you’re nice to people and everyone likes you, being cool could open a lot of doors for you in the future.

I’m Not Cool

Worried that you’re not cool? That could be one of your biggest problems. With confidence comes coolness and with coolness comes confidence, so telling yourself “i’m not cool” won’t help you to become one of the cool kids. If someone convinces themselves that they’re not cool, they’re more likely to act like they’re not cool, only making matters worse. Keep in mind that ‘coolness’ is a very abstract concept, so there’s lots of room for different kinds of cool.

How to Be Cool

There are no ‘five easy step’ books on how to be cool. The key to being cool is having confidence. If you believe that you’re cool., other people will follow. One thing that definitely won’t help you to be cool is reading an instruction manual on how to be cool. In fact, that would be a very uncool thing to do. Being cool isn’t really an acquired skill, but if you’re really desperate to learn how to be cool, perhaps you should think of someone who you think is cool, and emulate that person.

Cool Haircuts

One of the best ways to kick start your cool kid career is to get a cool haircut. Cool haircuts aren’t easy to come by unless you’ve got an amazing hairdresser. Cool haircuts are usually the ones that suit your face and match your style best. A good hairstylist will find a cool haircut for you and show you how to style it yourself.

Cool Teens

Cool teens are usually those who aren’t too caught up in trying to be cool. This means that becoming a cool teen isn’t about trying to be cool, but about being passionate about something and becoming the best at it.