Life in your twenties can sometimes seem like a chaotic mess.
You’re just out of school and trying to make sense of adulthood. Meanwhile, you feel pressure to start living that big life that you always assumed would start the moment you left home.
So many critical things happen between the ages of 20 and 30 that psychologists like Dr. Meg Jay have called it “The Defining Decade.” But often you find yourself—especially as a millennial—forced to re-evaluate your hopes and dreams…as life doesn’t immediately play out like you thought.
Fortunately, there are some great resources out there for millennials looking to find inspiration and hope during this challenging time.
Paul Angone is the author of 101 Secrets For Your Twenties
, and is also the creator of AllGroanUp.com, a resource and community for twentysomethings struggling with that question of “what now?”
In this video interview, I talk with Paul about his new book, All Groan Up: Searching for Self, Faith, and a Freaking Job!
Paul shares his insights on critical topics like:
- Why your twenties are so challenging, especially for millennials
- Why the “quarter-life crisis” is a real thing
- The role that expectations play in successfully navigating your twenties and beyond
- How to be practical but still pursue big dreams
- The dangers of the “New OCD”—Obsessive Comparison Disorder
- The common pitfall of waiting for your “mountain-top moment” before fully living
Once you’ve watched the video, let me know what you think! Please leave a comment below.
Also, if you’re interested in grabbing Paul’s new book, All Groan Up, you can buy it here.
Note: some of the links above are Amazon affiliate links, but I would recommend Paul’s books regardless.
This was great! I don’t typically watch the whole segment on these types of shows but I can really relate. I bought the book as soon as finished watching this and I’m super excited to read it. Also I don’t typically post =P btw 23M
Great stuff you’re doing here
Thanks Jacob! So glad you enjoyed it. Cheers!
Kyle,
I had not checked in with what you were up to in some time. Just wanted to say that this interview was so spot on and basically outlined my life path in my 20’s. Even now, after a quarter life crisis and after trying something big and failing. I still struggle with some of the things that were brought up, like always needing a distraction and not being content with the small stuff.
I try to remind myself every day that what is most important is right in front of me and to turn off the that never ending story real in my head that distracts me from the present moment.
Thanks for putting this together and re-inspiring me to try harder to just be ok with my own struggle as an imperfect person fumbling through life. Wouldn’t life be so much more fun if everyone owned up to that too?
Hope you are doing well. I will be sending this to all my best friends and my brother. Holler!
Thanks so much, Michael! Appreciate the kind words. Cheers!
An incredible honor to be here at The Distilled Man! Thanks Kyle for having me on. Great interview.
The honor was mine, sir! Thanks again for your sharing your story and your new book, Paul!