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Jan 2025
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267. Starting over in your 20s

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Sometimes our 20s feels more like a checklist than a decade: graduate, find dream job, meet life partner, secure friends, buy house. What happens when your perfect life plan suddenly crumbles underneath you and you are forced to start over? Today we discuss this common 20-something experience, including: 

  • The 5 biggest ways we find ourselves starting over
  • Why our fear of failure keeps us stuck 
  • The psychology behind timeline comparison 
  • The mindset shift you need for fresh starts 
  • How to rebuild after a sudden change in course + so much more 

Listen now if you find yourself in the same boat and thank you to our lovely listener at the beginning of the episode for sharing her story. 

 

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