“I wasn't scared of losing my past. i was scared of losing my future.” — Meg Jay Future Copy Share Image
“can really rescue you, and you have to do something. Not knowing what you want to” — Meg Jay Copy Share Image
“Uncertainty makes people anxious, and distraction is the twenty-first century opiate of the masses.” — Meg Jay Doubt Copy Share Image
“There is no greater agony than bearing an untold story inside you. —Maya Angelou” — Meg Jay Maya angelou Copy Share Image
“did not want to “just have some office job and work nine to five like everyone else.” Ian was on a sneaky… — Meg Jay Nine To Five Copy Share Image
“For the most part, "naturals" are myths. People who are especially good at something may have some innate inclination, or some particular… — Meg Jay Myths Copy Share Image
“The future isn't written in the stars. There are no guarantees. So claim your adulthood. Be intentional. Get to work. Pick your… — Meg Jay Certainty Copy Share Image
“Identity capital is our collection of personal assets...These are the investments we make in ourselves, the things we do well enough, or… — Meg Jay Capital Copy Share Image
“One thing I have learned is that many, many people feel isolated with similar problems, unaware that they are not as alone… — Meg Jay Isolated Copy Share Image
“We think that by avoiding decisions now, we keep all of our options open for later - but not making choices is… — Meg Jay Choice Copy Share Image
“Real confidence comes from mastery experiences, which are actual, lived moments of success, especially when things seem difficult.” — Meg Jay Confidence Copy Share Image
“Being confused about choices is nothing more than hoping that maybe there is a way to get through life without taking charge.” — Meg Jay Choice Copy Share Image
“their own grandchildren. Parents like Kate’s are so intent on protecting their kids from their brand of the midlife crisis—their regret over… — Meg Jay Midlife crisis Copy Share Image
“quickly. Afterward, things are not so easy. The twenties are that critical period of adulthood. These are the years when it will… — Meg Jay Copy Share Image
“In one way or another, almost every twentysomething client I have wonders, 'Will things work out for me?' The uncertainty behind that… — Meg Jay Advice Copy Share Image
“When we cannot connect something we see or hear to something we have seen or heard before, or when the words will… — Meg Jay Justice Copy Share Image
“The future isn’t written in the stars. There are no guarantees. So claim your adulthood. Be intentional. Get to work. Pick your… — Meg Jay Family Copy Share Image
“Ian pretended that not knowing what to do was the hard part when, somewhere inside, I think he knew that making a… — Meg Jay Choice Copy Share Image
Knowing what to overlook is one way older adults are typically wiser than young adults. With age comes what is known as… — Meg Jay Young adults Copy Share Image
“How do you get the happy ending? John Irving ought to know. One of my favorite authors, Irving writes these multigenerational epics… — Meg Jay Endings Copy Share Image
“Your iPod is whispering in your ear. It was keeping you company, but now it's like a good friend turned bad [...]… — Meg Jay Business Copy Share Image
“Knowing you want to do something isn't the same as knowing how to do it, and even knowing how to do something… — Meg Jay Knowing Copy Share Image
“Twentysomethings who don't feel anxious and incompetent at work are usually overconfident or underemployed.” — Meg Jay Copy Share Image
“Interviewers want to hear a reasonable story about the past, present, and future.” — Meg Jay Interviewers Copy Share Image
“The one thing I have learned is that you can't think your way through life. The only way to figure out what… — Meg Jay Learned Copy Share Image
“Talia’s friends invalidated what was real about Talia by assuming that searching was better than finding, friends were better than family, and… — Meg Jay Family Copy Share Image
“But while the urban tribe helps us survive, it does not help us thrive. The urban tribe may bring us soup when… — Meg Jay Adult Copy Share Image
“Traveling in a third-world country is the closest thing there is to being married and raising kids. You have glorious hikes and… — Meg Jay Adventures Copy Share Image
“Despite its revolutionary promises, Facebook can turn our everyday lives into that wedding we have all heard about: the one where the… — Meg Jay Best friend Copy Share Image
“the years that were ahead. As he said, this made action impossible. Because Ian didn’t know that twentysomethings who make choices are… — Meg Jay Choices Copy Share Image
“to look twenty-nine. The young look older and the old look younger, collapsing the adult lifespan into one long twentysomething ride. Even… — Meg Jay Adult life Copy Share Image