Part II: Candid advice for those migrating to London

So to anyone considering a move to London? Come. Stay. Find your corner(s). Read the Standard and your local magazine. Don’t read the Metro. Download the tube app. Make an effort to make and retain friends. Enjoy alone time. Walk around. Explore. Invite your non-London friends to stay and show them your favourite areas. Join a gym. Play team sports. BUDGET. Don’t worry, it’s not just you. Everyone else is haemorrhaging money too – just plug the gaps where you can, don’t keep a car, say no to things sometimes and ask for a raise as soon as possible. Then ask for another one a year later. 

Faith

If I could give you one word of advice, it would be faith. Faith in yourself, faith in others, faith in the hands that feed you and the hands that scorn you. Never underestimate the power of your enemies. Have faith in their abilities, as well as using your own to their greatest capacity. Know your strengths, know your weaknesses, above all, know your weaknesses. Surround yourself with those who compliment your weaknesses and have faith in their ability to do so. Use your strengths to support their weaknesses and build strong alliances. No one ever succeeds alone. Somewhere along the way, someone helped every successful person achieve their goals. Alliances keep weaknesses hidden from enemies, and tackle obstacles that previously seemed impossible. Have faith in your alliances, for it is your alliances that will pick you up when your faith is at its lowest.