There are going to be times in your life when you have to make some big decisions (like which uni course to choose, which career to follow, where to go for holidays...) and it always helps when you have your family and/or friends around you as a sounding board.
Whilst its great to have the support and guidance of those close to you, be careful that you don't fall into the trap of actually doing what they want you to do.
Take for example, my husband and I buying a house. We've been looking for a year now, just waiting to find that perfect place. We've spent many hours agonising over the pros and cons of all options, when to put offers in and when not to. We've even dragged our families around to open house inspections - our record was 4 houses in 40mins!
And now with all of the uncertainty with the current economic instability, nearly everyone has told us to hold off and sit tight. And that's when it happened - we found it. And they still told us to hold off. But contrary to the well meaning advice we were getting we went with our gut and snagged (what we believe to be) a bargain.
They're now so excited for us, and constantly telling us how well we've done!
If you know that what you're doing is the right thing for you, then go for it. Listen to those close to you and take on board their opinions and advice but at the end of the day you have to happy with your decision. Besides, nothing beats the satisfaction of giving a wry smile when they pat you on the back for a job well done...
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