Mother’s Day is quickly approaching and it’s always a challenge to try to cram your twenty-something years of gratitude into a card or that on-trend necklace that she might wear once out of courtesy. She gave you her everything, worked two jobs, and fought your dad to let you go on that date with your next door neighbor that one time. How could you ever thank her for all her years of wisdom, love, and lecturing? Well, maybe you’ll figure that out one day with a vacation home or something. As of right now, let’s reflect on all the once annoying advice your mom gave you that has allowed you to be the #GIRLBOSS you are today.

Please and Thank You are Still Magic Words

It may sound cliche, but manners really can be magic. In this digital society, the niceties of manners have proved to fade. Getting straight to the point for the sake of productivity has proved to become more crucial, but who says we can’t insert a few ‘Please’ and ‘Thank Yous’ in between? Appreciation for someone else’s hard work in the workplace can fuel productivity and success. Plus, saying please and thank you is the easiest form of using manners. Mom would be proud!

It’s Not How You Make A Mistake, It’s How You Correct It

We all remember the first time we really messed something up. That one time your mom gave you that disappointed look. After a few shed tears and sorries, she told that everyone makes mistakes, but not everyone fixes them. Per usual, mom has always been right. If you messed up at the meeting this morning, take accountability and everyone will be over it tomorrow. Even though you’re officially an ‘adult’, most ‘adults’ still don’t always know how to accountable. Important people never forget accountability and honesty.

If You Don’t Go After What You Want, You’ll Never Have It

Remember when you needed to get into that one Western Civ class senior year and your mom threatened you about graduating late so you harassed the professor for three weeks to let you in? That’s persistence. Don’t lose that. If you want that hard to get job in the office down the street, walk in and apply. If you don’t hear back, follow up with a phone-call, a e-mail, and maybe even a handwritten card. Pretend that job is that western civ class, graduating late isn’t an option.

When it Feels Scary to Jump, That’s Exactly When You Jump

The average life expectancy in the United States is Seventy-Nine. You have so much time to settle later in life. Being a young adult is all about taking risks, you can be scared after you jump. Take that job, apply for that position, speak up.

Better an ‘Opps’ than a ‘What If’

‘What If’ is such an empty statement, hypothetically thinking is essentially a waste of energy unless you plan on doing it. You can regret it later, at least you went for it and will never wonder again.