7 Habits that Transformed Me into a Cool Person
What does it mean to be cool?
Mary chose the last girl of her team: “Carol!” I stood there by myself, my cheeks red and my palms sweaty.
I was the last one. Again.
Unlike Mary, I didn’t have a pleasant experience in high school. I wasn’t a “cool girl.” No, I was the nerdy girl who liked to play video games, read books and had good grades. I was the girl who got picked last to play sports.
It was humiliating: the frustration of feeling like you don’t fit in. You’re wrong.
My life changed when I went to university. I was sick of being ignored, misunderstood, and unappreciated. Now, I had a white page and could write the story I wanted.
It was about time I became the cool girl.
I started with a list of behaviors I wanted to change. During the first semester, I made new friendships, received invitations to parties, learned new skills, and met parts of me that I didn’t even know existed.
For the first time, I lived life to its fullest.
Here are the habits that finally made me a cool girl:
