This quote by Sir Laurens van der Post‘s coincides with the angst that is central to individuals going through a quarterlife crisis: “The Bushman storytellers talk about two kinds of hunger. They say there is physical huger, then what they call the Great Hunger. That is the hunger for meaning. There is only one thing [...]
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Tweenbots are a Robot/People Art piece designed by Kacie Kinzer. It is an interesting social experiment to see how people would react to little robots that needed help getting to their destination. Here’s an excerpt from her website: “The Tweenbot’s unexpected presence in the city created an unfolding narrative that spoke not simply to the [...]
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“Our message is: Yes, you can. You can do anything you want to do as long as you make up your mind, you can do it.” Here’s an inspirational story of the love and bond between a father and son. It also shows the power of human commitment and a good reminder of things that [...]
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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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Do you feel . . . directionless? . . . like you’re going through the motions? . . . you have lost track of your inner voice? . . . like a bystander in your own life? . . . no sense of purpose or passion in your life? These are all common feelings of [...]
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