As a 20-something you are faced with many challenges
and struggles. Whether those challenges are focusing
on your career path, your relationships, your body
image, or even your life’s purpose; no one can give you
the answers to the questions you should be asking
yourself. Asking yourself questions when faced with
life’s complications can inspire you to re-think, re-
analyze and re-configure the way you have been living
life.
1. Am I Living Up To My Full Potential?
As a 20-something it’s easy to reach certain milestones
in life, and slowly begin to plateau. The personal
growth incurred by challenging your capabilities, can
help you reach the best version of yourself that you
have ever experienced.
2. Do I Compare
Myself To Others Too
Often?
It’s easy to get caught up
in what your peers are
accomplishing while living
in their twenties.
Comparing yourself to
someone that isn’t you,
may only bring
discouragement. You may
feel as if you are falling
behind, when in fact you
are the leader of your own
life journey.
3. Do I Live In The Present?
As a 20-something you begin to explore who you really
are. In order to define your present, you need to keep
the past behind you and the future in the horizon. Try
living in the moments before they pass. Your past is
the foundation to the present, and the present will
shape the future.
4. What Are My Life Goals?
Building life goals strengthens the purpose to life.
While living in the present is essential to happiness,
having a bucket list can give you something to look
forward. Achieving goals does not happen over night,
so taking small steps that can be applied to your
everyday life, can help build towards your future
accomplishments.
5. What Triggers My Stress?
It’s important to understand your stress triggers, so
you can recognize them when they are present in your
life. Once you can recognize your triggers, managing
how you react to stress becomes a lot easier, and you
can deal with stress on a mature and manageable
level.
6. Do I Recognize My Weaknesses?
It can be easy at times to point out the faults and
weakness of others, but have you ever analyzed your
own weaknesses? Recognizing your weaknesses may
open many doors for self-improvement and personal
growth.
7. Do I Recognize My Growth Throughout The
Years?
Life sure feels like a scramble as a 20-something, but
stopping to absorb all of the incredible things that you
have accomplished so far can really encourage and
motivate you to aim higher with everything else that
you do.
8. Do My Friends Reflect Who I Really Am?
As a 20-something you might hang on to friends from
high school, from college, from university, from past
work facilities, and so on. Not to say you should say
good-bye to all past friendships and only focus on the
new, but you should make sure that you are
surrounding yourself with people who also reflect who
you are and who you want to be.
9. Do I Make My Decisions Based On The
Needs Of Others?
Whether it’s the need for acceptance or recognition,
sometimes it’s easy to get caught up in what others
want from you, for you. Making decisions based on
the needs of others is a short-term fix to keep the
people around you content so you can bypass endless
questions. However, it’s you who ultimately has to live
with your decisions.
10. Am I Spending Money On The Wrong
Things?
Saving money can feel impossible once all monthly
living expenses are covered. Making a practical budget
and breaking down what you actually need and use
can really help you see what you have been disposing
your money on. Try looking at your wants verses your
needs. You may want 2GB of data for your fancy new
smart phone, but why not cut the cost of your data
plan if you’re actually only using 500MB each month?
Do this practice for your cable bill, your grocery list, or
even your personal products.
11. Am I Ready To Begin Investing In My
Future?
Knowing the lifestyle you want to live can determine
how you should invest in your future. A part of
investing in your future is deciding a career path. The
rest of it is buying property and planning for
retirement, which in your twenties may seem obscure.
12. Do I Feel Like An Equal Contributor In My
Workplace?
As a 20-something it’s easy to get looked at as the
“rookie” in any job position. If you are putting in hard,
honest work ethic and not receiving credit for the
work you are doing, it can feel daunting. If you find
yourself in a workplace where you are not seen as an
equal maybe it’s time to find your voice and speak up.
13. What Do I Need From A Romantic
Relationship?
You might have experienced a romantic relationship at
some point during your twenties, and it may not have
worked out, that’s okay. With each relationship had,
you are constantly learning about yourself, as well as
others, and what you need out of a life partner. Try
taking all of your past relationships and picking out the
qualities that you appreciated most, and all of the
qualities that held no room for compromise. This will
show you the characteristics that are most attractive
and important to you.
14. Am I Too Dependent On My Parents?
Sometimes being a 20-something is doing things on
your own without parental guidance. As a child,
parents were usually there to help you as best as they
could in all aspects. As an adult, your parents may be
there to mentally support you, but they are no longer
held responsible to pay your bills, drive you around, or
book your appointments.
15. Do I Love Myself?
Self-love can be hard to wrap your head around when
you’re a 20-something, but when you find it, you have
a whole new appreciation for yourself. Self-love is
about being understanding towards your own needs,
as well as having the courage to stand up for yourself
even when you’re standing alone. Self-love is knowing
how to forgive yourself, and having the ability to live
life worry-free from the thoughts others may have of
you.
16. Am I Happy?
A question that trumps all; knowing your weaknesses,
knowing your strengths, and ultimately understanding
yourself as best as possible, will help you find your
happiness.
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