Don't Waste Your Twenties

I’ll never forget the first time I sat across from a guy who, in tears, confessed, ”I’ve drunk away my twenties.” He wasn’t the first, nor the last, to regret the decisions he’d made in his third decade of life.

So, for the teenagers, college students or twenty-somethings reading this post, I want you to know that your twenties can be a terrific time of life. Do not waste these years.

Culturally, it’s never been easier to slow down growing up. But I’m glad I didn’t take that path, and I hope you won’t either. Looking back, I see my twenties as a sometimes hard, always challenging, ultimately fruitful decade. Keep reading