“You’re doing just fine. Really.”— Kendra Syrdal, thoughtcatalog.comTagged: 20 somethings, Life, reminder
“Success isn’t the same for everyone. Some people measure it with money. Some people measure it with fame. Some people measure it with experience and memories.”— Abby Born, thoughtcatalog.comTagged: 20 somethings, Success, Money, Fame, Memories
“We’ve all experienced the frustration of our 20s going nothing as planned, so why do we still feel like we’re the only ones who are struggling? This lie that we’re all alone in our struggle is a powerful magnifier of depression, anxiety, and confusion in our 20s. It’s vital we blow this ugly lie up.…”— Paul Angone, amazon.comTagged: 20 somethings, quarter life crisis, Growing Up
“You don't need to be an asshole to get ahead in life, but you can't be a pushover either.”— Paul Hudson, elitedaily.comTagged: 20 somethings, asshole, pushover
“So for all you 20-somethings, worrying about finding a husband and having kids — stop. Stop before you look back on your twenties the same way you look back on your teenage years… wishing you spent more time enjoying them rather than trying to grow up.”— Lauren Martin, elitedaily.comTagged: 20 somethings, relax, Marriage, Children
“Every woman in her late 20s goes through a period where she just doesn’t believe love is out there anymore, but it is. And I think the minute you stop looking for it is when it comes for you.”— Kristen Bell, hellogiggles.comTagged: 20 somethings, Love, Dating
“Some weekends demand buzzing between a half dozen different parties, and some weekends require plowing through some Tostitos on the couch while being pantsless. Both are equally as good for your soul.”— Ella Cerón, thoughtcatalog.comTagged: 20 somethings, Partying, Relaxing
“Anyone who passes judgement about your choice of college or college major is being a prick.”— Brandon Wenerd, thoughtcatalog.comTagged: 20 somethings, college major, university, Career
“Relationships take hard work and…just kidding. You’re still young and there are about 7,159,894,536 people in the world. If your relationship is shit say you’re going out for cigarettes, never come back and start over.”— Anna Bashedly, puckermob.comTagged: 20 somethings, Relationships, Break Up
“When I was in my 20s, I was a lost soul. Your 20s are about finding your soul.”— Oprah, refinery29.comTagged: 20 somethings, Soul, Finding Yourself
“Everyone is on their own path. Everyone is going to have their own journey to get where they want to go. So, don’t let a number define you. Don’t ever let a number make you feel inadequate.”— Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, thoughtcatalog.comTagged: 20 somethings, Journey, Age
“Stop chasing the things you think are the norm for 20-somethings and start achieving the dreams that are actually meaningful to you.”— Ran Zilca, greatist.comTagged: 20 somethings, Dreams, Goals
“Your twenties are meant for making mistakes and experiencing new things in order to figure out what you want and do not want to be a part of your future.”— Andrea Davis, thoughtcatalog.comTagged: 20 somethings, Mistakes, Future
“Your parents are people too with issues and triggers. They are getting used to having an adult child just as you are getting used to being an adult.”— Christine Hassler, christinehassler.comTagged: 20 somethings, Parents, adult, Growing Up
“Being twentysomething can feel like Death by Unmet Expectations.”— Paul Angone, amazon.comTagged: 20 somethings, Expectations, Stress
“No one in the history of ever has been given something because they wanted it really badly. Everyone wants things really badly. The people who earn their dreams do so with a lot of hard work.”— Ella Cerón, thoughtcatalog.comTagged: 20 somethings, Dreams, Effort, Hard Work
“Life will never feel like it’s ‘supposed to…’ If always trying to live like we’re ‘supposed to,’ we’re never going to actually live.”— Paul Angone, amazon.comTagged: 20 somethings, Life, Living
“Twenty-somethings who don’t feel anxious and incompetent at work are usually overconfident or underemployed.”— Meg Jay, amazon.comTagged: 20 somethings, Work, Anxious, Career
“Time itself is an illusion. Always think: ‘I'll be there before I know it.’ And you'll prove yourself right each time.”— Paul Hudson, elitedaily.comTagged: 20 somethings, Time, Illusion
“The way people see you is just as important as the way you see yourself.”— Paul Hudson, elitedaily.comTagged: 20 somethings, Self-Love, Confidence, Perspective
“Whether a learning experience, a happy accident, or a humbling experience, mistakes can serve us well. Don’t be afraid to make them. Just try not to make the same one twice.”— Mary Ray, forbes.comTagged: 20 somethings, Mistakes, Learning
“The decisions you are making are not all forever decisions. I know you feel so much pressure to figure it all out right now and everything feels like a major decision. It’s not. Choose what feels the best for RIGHT NOW and trust you will learn from each choice you make.”— Christine Hassler, christinehassler.comTagged: 20 somethings, Decisions, Choices
“You only have one body. So be comfortable in it. Confidence in yourself will spur confidence others will have in you.”— Mary Ray, forbes.comTagged: 20 somethings, Body, Confidence, Self-Confidence
“Whether you’re riding high on good fortune or you’re wallowing in the dumps of tough times, things move on and so will you. Be grateful when things are good. And be grateful for the things that are good when other things are crumbling around you.”— Mary Ray, forbes.comTagged: 20 somethings, Moving On, grateful
“I am convinced that most people do not grow up... We marry and dare to have children and call that growing up. I think what we do is mostly grow old. We carry accumulation of years in our bodies, and on our faces, but generally our real selves, the children inside, are innocent and shy as magnolias.”— Maya Angelou, amazon.comTagged: 20 somethings, Marriage, Growing Up
“When you are in your twenties, if even if you're confused and uncertain about your aims and purposes, you have a strong sense of what life itself is, and of what you in life are, and might become.”— Julian Barnes, amazon.comTagged: 20 somethings, Confused, uncertain
“Your life will get exponentially better when you learn to take time for yourself. You deserve self-care, you deserve you time. And when you realize this and learn to treat yourself from time to time, life is going to get better.”— Kendra Syrdal, thoughtcatalog.comTagged: 20 somethings, Self-Care, Treat Yourself
“Nobody knows anything when they are in their midtwenties.”— Matthew Quick, amazon.comTagged: 20 somethings, midtwenties, Clueless
“There are worse things than being thirty-five, single, and female in New York. Like: Being twenty-five, singled, and female in New York. It's a rite of passage few women would want to repeat. It's about sleeping with the wrong men, wearing the wrong clothes, having the wrong roommate, saying the wro…”— Candace Bushnell, amazon.comTagged: 20 somethings, Dating, Men, Single
“The lottery question might get you thinking about what you would do if talent and money didn't matter. But they do. The question twenty-somethings need to ask themselves is what they would do with their lives if they didn't win the lottery.”— Meg Jay, amazon.comTagged: 20 somethings, lottery, Career