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Twenty-something manifesto: quarter-lifers speak out about who they are, what they want, and how to get it
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Publisher
New World Library
Publication Date
c2008
Language
English
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Table of Contents
From the Book
List of Exercises
Preface
Introduction
Part 1. Twenty Something is Twenty Everything
Chapter 1. Your Twenty-Something Journey
"Confusion and Anxiousness"
"Follow the Yellow Brick Road"
"The Blessed Miserable Generation"
"Where's My Corner Office?"
"Bubble of Invincibility"
"Cruise Control"
"Complacency"
Chapter 2. Expectation Hangovers
"Compare, Regret, and Panic!"
"Detour"
"Recovering from a Hangover"
"Getting More Than I Gave"
Part 2. Who Am I?: The Self-Awareness Continuum
Chapter 3. Basic Self-Awareness
"Stranger in the Mirror"
"My Love/Hate Relationship with Me"
Chapter 4. Investigative Self-Awareness
"My Grown-Up Life"
"Headiness"
"At Trust's Doorstep"
Chapter 5. Integrated Self-Awareness
"My Job Is Not My Identity"
"Seeing My Mom and Dad for Who They Are"
"My Spiritual Growth"
Part 3. Navigating the Twenties Triangle
Chapter 6. What Do I Want?
"Confessions of a Straight-A Slacker"
"Sweet Uncertainty"
"Job Jumper"
"Musings on Not Being a Pediatrician"
"Choosing My Own Adventure"
"They Don't Teach Self-Discovery in College"
Chapter 7. How Do I Get What I Want?
"Listening to Myself"
"The Self-Sufficiency Standard"
"Stuck in Quicksand"
Part 4. The Twenty-Something Puzzle
Chapter 8. Friends and Family: Your Network
"Ruined by a Roommate"
"Superfriend"
"Friend Me"
"Thousand-Piece Jigsaw Puzzle"
"Sometimes It Just Doesn't Make Any Sense"
Chapter 9. Love
"Falling in Love with Me"
"Let's Not Just Be Friends"
"Dive In"
"Always the Bridesmaid"
"Cautious Courage"
"Putting Me Back Together"
"Whatever Happens, I'll Be Okay"
"He Said: We Don't Have to Fight or Flight"
"She Said: I Was Taking Love for Granted"
"My Happy Ending"
Chapter 10. Work and Career
"I Hated My Job"
"Paying My Dues"
"Solid Ground"
"I Love What I Do, but I Can't Pay My Bills"
Part 5. Surviving and Thriving
Chapter 11. Tough Stuff
"I Don't Get It!"
"My Soap-Opera Life as a Second Wife"
"My Lesson, in the Form of a Hurricane"
"Honoring a Vow to Myself"
"Deportation to Restoration"
Chapter 12. Body, Mind, and Money
"My Body Image Crisis"
"Numbing the Pain"
"From Euphoria to the Psych Ward"
"Charge It"
Chapter 13. Shift Happens
"Divorce - Take Two"
"This Too Shall Pass"
"Everything Happens for a Reason"
"I've Done More Than Survive - I've Started to Thrive"
"Dance Naked"
Afterword: Share Your Twenty-Something Story
Acknowledgments
List of Contributors
Index
About the Author
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9781577315957
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