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9781577315957

20 Something Manifesto Quarter-Lifers Speak Out About Who They Are, What They Want, and How to Get It

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    9781577315957

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    1577315952

  • Format: Paperback
  • Copyright: 2008-01-15
  • Publisher: New World Library
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Summary

Today's 20-somethings seem to have it all: but what about the next phase of life, and the inevitable expectation hangovers? What about the many men and women who discover they've just spent four to eight years training for a job they hate or are dumped for someone else by the person of their dreams? 20 Something Manifesto helps women and men delve deeper into the issues of expectation hangovers and the life skills needed to create change and direction in one's life. The book's format includes stories and guided queries from 20-somethings, followed by commentary by Christine, who is a life coach and quarter-life crisis expert. Stories of life lessons, disappointment, celebration, struggle, making changes, learning new behaviour, drama, triumph, and laughter convey the struggles and challenges as well as the fun and general feelings about the 20-something journey. Each story is followed by an "action plan", "take-aways", or "suggested steps". Readers will discover practical advice written in the voice of a supportive coach. The combination of stories and coaching will inspire readers to learn how to lay the foundation of their own life with integrity, faith, and even a sense of humour. This type of manifesto is a must-have for this life-altering decade of life.

Table of Contents

List of Exercisesp. xiii
Prefacep. xv
Introductionp. xix
Twenty Something is Twenty Everythingp. 2
Your Twenty-Something Journeyp. 3
"Confusion and Anxiousness"p. 4
"Follow the Yellow Brick Road"p. 9
"The Blessed Miserable Generation"p. 15
"Where's My Corner Office?"p. 20
"Bubble of Invincibility"p. 22
"Cruise Control"p. 25
"Complacency"p. 28
Expectation Hangoversp. 31
"Compare, Regret, and Panic!"p. 40
"Detour"p. 44
"Recovering from a Hangover"p. 50
"Getting More Than I Gave"p. 53
Who Am I?: The Self-Awareness Continuump. 58
Basic Self-Awarenessp. 63
"Stranger in the Mirror"p. 66
"My Love/Hate Relationship with Me"p. 70
Investigative Self-Awarenessp. 73
"My Grown-Up Life"p. 79
"Headiness"p. 84
"At Trust's Doorstep"p. 86
Integrated Self-Awarenessp. 89
"My Job Is Not My Identity"p. 93
"Seeing My Mom and Dad for Who They Are"p. 97
"My Spiritual Growth"p. 100
Navigating the Twenties Trianglep. 106
What Do I Want?p. 107
"Confessions of a Straight-A Slacker"p. 111
"Sweet Uncertainty"p. 117
"Job Jumper"p. 123
"Musings on Not Being a Pediatrician"p. 126
"Choosing My Own Adventure"p. 130
"They Don't Teach Self-Discovery in College"p. 133
How Do I Get What I Want?p. 139
"Listening to Myself"p. 142
"The Self-Sufficiency Standard"p. 148
"Stuck in Quicksand"p. 150
The Twenty-Something Puzzlep. 156
Friends and Family: Your Networkp. 159
"Ruined by a Roommate"p. 164
"Superfriend"p. 167
"Friend Me"p. 170
"Thousand-Piece Jigsaw Puzzle"p. 173
"Sometimes It Just Doesn't Make Any Sense"p. 178
Lovep. 183
"Falling in Love with Me"p. 186
"Let's Not Just Be Friends"p. 192
"Dive In"p. 195
"Always the Bridesmaid"p. 200
"Cautious Courage"p. 207
"Putting Me Back Together"p. 209
"Whatever Happens, I'll Be Okay"p. 214
"He Said: We Don't Have to Fight or Flight"p. 218
"She Said: I Was Taking Love for Granted"p. 219
"My Happy Ending"p. 228
Work and Careerp. 231
"I Hated My Job"p. 237
"Paying My Dues"p. 244
"Solid Ground"p. 248
"I Love What I Do, but I Can't Pay My Bills"p. 258
Surviving and Thrivingp. 270
Tough Stuffp. 271
"I Don't Get It!"p. 273
"My Soap-Opera Life as a Second Wife"p. 278
"My Lesson, in the Form of a Hurricane"p. 280
"Honoring a Vow to Myself"p. 284
"Deportation to Restoration"p. 286
Body, Mind, and Moneyp. 291
"My Body Image Crisis"p. 295
"Numbing the Pain"p. 298
"From Euphoria to the Psych Ward"p. 301
"Charge It"p. 308
Shift Happensp. 315
"Divorce - Take Two"p. 316
"This Too Shall Pass"p. 323
"Everything Happens for a Reason"p. 324
"I've Done More Than Survive - I've Started to Thrive"p. 326
"Dance Naked"p. 330
Afterword: Share Your Twenty-Something Storyp. 333
Acknowledgmentsp. 335
List of Contributorsp. 337
Indexp. 341
About the Authorp. 353
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