Three Things I’d Tell My Younger Self

by Joanna Cannon

the only person who needs to be happy with the race you’re running is you.

There is always more than one pathway to happiness. Never think there is only one career, one partner or one life that will make you happy.

But one thing I’ve learned since becoming an adult is that failure is the best teacher of all. Try it. Try it all. If you’re not good at it… try some more. Being embarrassed is not the end of the world, but maybe being afraid is.