20 Brutal Truths I Wish Someone Told Me At 25
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What are the common struggles people face in their 20s and 30s?
Most people spend their 20s and 30s either grinding toward a future they can barely picture or living for today but with no real plan. But you are not most people. Give me 30 minutes and I will show you exactly how to have both. The life that you want right now while setting yourself up for your dream future. I've published four books. I host one of the top podcasts in the world. I am married to the love of my life, but most importantly, I've built a life that feels good every day that I'm excited to wake up for. So today I'm gonna share 20 secrets that I wish I had known earlier so you can get there too. Welcome to the Liz Moody Podcast, where we believe that there is always something that you can do to create a life that feels amazing.
And we help you figure out how to find the lever to pull at any moment to actually do that. Number one, you are not behind in life. You are not old and running out of time. The only reason that you feel old is because people are trying to sell you things. You will regret later every single second that you were like, oh my God, 25 is so old or 35 is so old or 45 is so old. You are not old, I promise. You have so much life and time ahead of you. And the sooner that you internalize that you are a tiny, baby very much at the beginning of your life, the better. Number two, do not confuse being good at something with it being good for you. Our brains like what they are good at. What we know feels safe to us.
And sometimes what we know are toxic relationships. Sometimes what we know are workplaces that treat us like shit. I cannot tell you the amount of friends that I've had who gravitate towards relationships that play out the exact toxic patterns of their childhood and they are drawn to these relationships. They feel so good in them because they're familiar and our brains like what is familiar. recognize that sometimes that feeling of familiarity means you should actually run in the other direction. Number three, nobody is thinking about you as much as you think that they are. Stop wasting your time worrying about that thing that you said or did or how you looked. I promise, I promise, promise, promise, nobody noticed.
They are too busy second-guessing every little thing that they said or thinking about how they looked. Number four, stop waiting to open the good wine. This is something my dad always says. Don't wait for the good night to open the good wine. Make any night a good night by opening the good wine. And this is about wine, but it's also about everything. Like wear the outfit that's just for special occasions. Wear the jewelry. Host that dinner party that you've always been talking about. Just make up a reason. Like it's a Tuesday night festivity. It's a first Thursday in the summer festivity. People spend so much time waiting for their lives to get to the place where they give themselves permission to do the things that they want to do.
Do not live your life in the waiting room. Drink the good wine today. Number five, over the course of your life, people are going to recommend a lot of things to you.
What are the first secrets to living a fulfilling life at 25?
Only take a recommendation if it's really been tested for a long period of time. I cannot tell you the amount of people who have been like, oh, you have to go to this person. They're the best. Or you have to buy this thing. It's the best. And then a month passes and they're like, oh, it broke. Or that person actually ended up really being somebody that I didn't like working with. People are so eager to be helpful that often they'll give advice or recommend things just for the sake of being helpful without actually having vetted that thing or sometimes even tried it at all. And for what it's worth, take all advice with a grain of salt. Advice is just advice. Do not get stuck in the shoulds or what worked for other people.
Really try to follow your own gut. Number six, find out what jobs exist. I have been surprised as I've made it through my 30s to hear about all of these jobs that my friends have that I find out people are making a lot of money in or they're really loving or feeling very fulfilled in.
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Chapters
7 chapters
1
What are the common struggles people face in their 20s and 30s?
0:00–3:08
2
What are the first secrets to living a fulfilling life at 25?
3:08–5:25
3
How can you identify toxic relationships and environments?
5:25–9:50
4
Why is it important to stop worrying about what others think?
9:50–15:01
5
What mindset shifts can help you embrace life's uncertainties?
15:01–18:48
6
How can you leverage your network to discover new career opportunities?
18:48–27:38
7
What are the essential self-care practices to adopt in your 20s?
27:38–34:30
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