Assignment 19- Nick Joseph

I have received a lot of different advice throughout my life, but rarely do I ever take it seriously.  Typically I seem interested and grateful, then absolutely forget about it as soon as anything even remotely more interesting comes up.  With this being said, there is one piece of advice that has truthfully stuck with me.  A friend of mine who is a few years older than me once told me not to worry about what other people think about me, as long as I am happy with my own actions.  I really took this to heart.  In a time period where everyone tries so hard to fit in, it was refreshing to hear the opposite.  This advice has influenced my actions in countless ways.  It has impacted the friends I have, the parties I go to, and how I treat people, even people who I absolutely cannot stand to carry on a conversation with.  I am grateful for this advice each and every day, and I truthfully try to live by it.