Twenty mistakes you need to avoid in your twenties (I’m 39)
Man, I wish I had a list like this in my 20s.
Hardship would have been avoided.
Here’s what I’d tell myself are the mistakes to avoid, if I could speak to my younger self:
1. Worry about what you ‘should’ be doing.
Some people are lucky and fall into the ideal career early. Most do not, and that’s ok.
Spend less time concerned about what you should be doing, and instead experiment as much as you can.
Act before overthinking everything.
Now is the time to test the waters and see where your strengths lie.
2. Not building life-long connections.
This is different to your TikTok or Instagram following. I’m talking about developing your Rolodex network.
Tomorrow’s dream future clients and employers are met in-person or online today. You want to avoid joining the ‘resume-queue’ for creating work.
Standing out and reaching out directly to job-givers via your network is the remedy for this.
Start getting into the habit of connecting with interesting people early.
