As I change to a new calendar, I like to look back at the past year’s events. While flipping through my planner, week by week, I’m reminded of the challenges, celebrations, important due dates, and overall scheduling of my life. I find it useful to take stock on how I’ve grown in the past year. [...]
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One book that I highly recommend to individuals who are going through a quarterlife crisis is “tuesdays with Morrie” by Mitch Albom. It is a story about life lessons given by Morrie Schwartz, a sociology professor who had ALS. Here are some of my favorite quotes from the book: “The culture we have does not [...]
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Randy Pausch was a professor at Carnegie Mellon University. His last lecture received wide attention for some simple yet wise advice for how to live life. He gave this speech after being diagnosed with pancreatic cancer. Here is a shorten version of his lecture that was aired on Oprah. There are some great themes he [...]
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I recently was interviewed by Mark Joyella, a reporter from The Coaching Commons. He asked me about the quarterlife crisis and how I approached working with clients going through it. To read and hear the interview CLICK HERE.
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The Origins of the Quarterlife Crisis By Kirk Akahoshi For more than a decade, there has been a sharp increase in the number of individuals in their twenties and thirties who are experiencing an existential crisis. They have reported feeling numb, like a bystander in their own life; questioning the deeper meaning of life; not [...]
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Susan Boyle from Britain’s Got Talent has drawn people’s attentions from around the world. What is it about her story that has struck a strong emotional chord? For me, she is an example of the importance of having dreams and believing in oneself. Furthermore, she is a symbol for challenging the media’s litmus test of [...]
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