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Last week I was traveling for work and finished the book, 101 Questions You Need to Ask in Your Twenties. I received this book as a member of the launch team for the author Paul Angone. I have followed Paul and his blog All Groan Up for years now, so I was really excited when I heard that he had a new book coming out.
The book is comprised of 101 questions with either a short story or paragraph about the question, or some action steps or questions to ponder. I also love that you can either read through the whole book at once, or you can pick and choose the questions that most resonate with you.
I read through the whole book in less than a week, however, I also marked my favorites so that I can return to them again in the future.
The book contains questions relating to 4 key areas:
1. Adulting to Win: Thriving in the big picture and small details of adulthood.
2. Careerish: How to build a career that is meaningful (while making you money).
3. Relationshipping: Dating, marriage, networking, friendship, mentoring, oh my!
4. Signature Sauce: Uncovering where your passion, purpose, and calling collide.
I think that the best way to give you a feel for the book is to share some of my favorite questions from the book:
Question #15: What is fear keeping me from doing? Is it worth it?
Question # 19: What are 3-5 of my greatest triumphs?
Question # 22: What are 3-4 of the greatest tragedies I’ve had to overcome?
Question #23: What are my problems and personal pain revealing to me about my purpose?
Question #26: How do I keep doing inspiring work even when I feel completely uninspired?
Question #34: How do I combat my anxiety?
Question #51: Do I create or do I complain more?
Question #61: Who will you not be able to help if you give up now?
Question #62: How do I find my 77% sure and just move forward?
Question #63: What are my top 5 soul values?
Question #65: Who inspires me the most?
Question #80: During an average day at work, what’s my dread/tolerate/love breakdown?
Question #82: What are my 3-5 favorite stories?
Question #85: Wasted free time is incredibly expensive. Where do I waste the most time?
Question #86: What is my next right move?
Question #87: Am I being mentored? Am I being a mentor?
Question #88: How do I reach out to someone I’d like to meet?
Question #90: Does my career path create the life I want? Well, if the thought of doing your boss’s job 15 years from now makes you throw up a little in your mouth, that’s not a good sign.
Question #92: What are my Top 3 nonnegotiables in life and work?
Question #96: Should I be asking myself, What will I do in five years? Or should I be asking, In five years, who do I want to be?
Question #98: What’s the worst that can happen?
Question #101: If not now, when?
Here are a few of my favorite quotes that I found myself highlighting and underlining as I was reading!
- “Transitions are not simply a bridge to the next important season of your life. Transitions are the most important seasons of your life.”
- “Your twenties aren’t about them going as you planned. But how you adapt, change, and grow when they don’t.”
- “Get action. Don’t wait. Drowning in options is a terrible way to die.”
- “What is fear holding you back from? Is it worth it? Is it worth the anxiety that comes from letting fear get the best of you?”
- “The secret to doing amazing work- keep showing up.”
- “Your identity is not just one thing. You are not just one outcome.”
- “The more you create, the easier it will become for you to create again the next day.”
- “Failure doesn’t ruin your story, failure helps you write it.”
- Usually our worst fears are not nearly as terrifying as we make them.
Overall Thoughts: I really love this book because it’s so practical. I also like that you can pick and choose the question that resonate most right now. For example, I’m sure you could go back and read the same book 6 months or two years later and you would take away different questions and ideas.
Your twenties and thirties can be really overwhelming, I think for just about everyone. It can often feel like you’re the only one who is stressed or worried and that everyone else has it all figured out. What I love about Paul’s book is that he really demystifies this and shows that we’re all facing the same struggles and thinking through similar questions about identity, career, purpose, and the future.
If you enjoyed this, feel free to check out the book 101 Questions You Need to Ask in Your Twenties.
101 Questions You Need to Ask in Your Twenties
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