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Why should I not smoke? Unless you have been living in a cave and cutoff from civilization all of your life, you should already be aware that smoking is bad for your health. Your health is the one most important part of your life that you should treasure and

Smoking also costs money and your money is better spent on other things or saved to buy a car or other items you desire to possess. I have also seen people who think that they must smoke even though they are allergic to the cigarettes smoke. They are only going to cause more serious health problems for themselves later in life. Many people look down on those that smoke as weak people and will feel sorry for them. Many employers do not wish to hire people that are smokers because of the proven health problems that will occur with the employee that smokes. The employer and the other employees also notice that the smokers take longer, more frequent breaks to smoke and are less productive. Here is a book that may be of help in quitting.

Why should I not have sex before marriage? It is so simple to just say "NO". You will be respected more and will be a leader instead of a follower. Sex can also lead to emotional feelings that are very difficult to understand and deal with. I do not care what you have been told in school or by your peers, sex at anytime of the month can lead to an unwanted pregnancy. You should never consider sex unless you are prepared to face the consequences and take full responsibility for your actions.

The emotions and feelings involved in the sex act are very powerful and maturity is required to understand and deal with them. Sex between a loving husband and wife is very personal and private. Sex can make a couple think that they are in love. Casual sex can also lead to AIDS and other sexually transmitted diseases. There is also a misconception that condoms can prevent the transmission of AIDS and that is not true. Condoms do fail and a lesser-known fact is that even if the condom does not fail, the virus that transmits AIDS is small enough to pass through the molecular structure of a condom.

How can I overcome being shy? You are not alone. When I was younger, I was extremely shy. I knew girls in high school that I liked back then, but I was too shy to let them know. That was my loss. A lot of people in the real world deal with their shyness almost every day. Shyness can also make you depressed. Some people have found that if they force themselves to speak in front of others this can help them to overcome the shyness. More than one person has joined speaking clubs and breakfast groups to help them. I gradually overcame it by getting in front of people and talking about something that I was very familiar. The specifics of what you talk about does not matter. The right friends and relatives can help you to deal with your shyness. It also helps to think positive. Shyness can be dealt with. Here is a book that may help you.

Why should I go to college after high school? These days, the college degree has become just as important as the high school degree was a generation ago. This is because employers now want you to have a college degree before you will be considered for a job. I have no college degree and I have been told that I was not being considered for the position just because I do not have the college degree. Again, the more knowledge you have and can demonstrate by just getting a degree, the better jobs you will be able to get and the more money you can earn in your lifetime. In this age of a fast moving technology it will be required of you to learn even more after you graduate from college.

At one time, a person could grow up and expect to go to work for one company and remain with that company the rest of their life. The only way for that to happen now is for you to gain as much knowledge as possible and become self-employed. Learn to do something that you enjoy doing, and making money will become very easy for you.

As a young person it is so easy to get a job, but you will find that as you get older, it will be harder to get jobs. Yes, I know that the government has passed laws that companies should not discriminate because of age, but it does happen and it has to be dealt with. A college degree also shows that you may be a self-starter and employers like to have self-starters that do not have to be supervised and watched over every minute that they are at work. Here is a book that may be of help.