Claim Your Twenties

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Why 30 is not the new 20

This TED Talk by Meg Jay just lit me up.

I feel like there are parts that I could have written. I can tell you stories for hours— days, even,– about 20-somethings I have worked with that sound just like the ones she shares.

And yet, I have also seen many of my 20-something clients crippled by overanalysis and excruciating self-consciousness, to the point where I have often said to myself: “No one on earth is as afraid of making a mistake as a 20-something is.”

Except for maybe a new mother. But that’s another post.

I’m dying to know- what do you all think?

My tribe of pals, many of you preparing to leave your 20?s — does this ring true?

And you (older, wiser) early-30-somethings- what resonates with you about this talk?

Do any of you wish you’d heard this perspective earlier in your life?

Tell me.