When I was 25 I was really focused on meeting certain milestones by certain ages. I wanted to be in a specific job at 25. I wanted to be in a long term relationship by 28, and married by 30. This type of pressure I was putting on myself made it difficult for me to enjoy the ride, and it was causing me to make decisions based more on meeting a certain milestone by a certain age, then on what was the right choice for me, like being in a relationship with the wrong person because I felt I was at the right age.
Letting go of my milestones and just focusing on whether a decision was right for me for reasons other than my age, made me much happier and set me up on a much better path.
Another lesson I learned is that most things are not permanent. Making decisions at 25 was always very stressful because I always felt like I would be stuck with my decision forever. I had a hard time making decisions about employment because I didn't realize that if the job did not work out, I could just find a new one. I didn't accept dates because I was worried about whether or not I wanted to marry the person.
Accepting that life is in a constant state of flux helped me take bigger risks and ultimately help me to be a much better person, because I was willing to make decisions that made me happy, but that seemed scary and risky at the time.
Another lesson I learned is that most things are not permanent. Making decisions at 25 was always very stressful because I always felt like I would be stuck with my decision forever. I had a hard time making decisions about employment because I didn't realize that if the job did not work out, I could just find a new one. I didn't accept dates because I was worried about whether or not I wanted to marry the person.
Accepting that life is in a constant state of flux helped me take bigger risks and ultimately help me to be a much better person, because I was willing to make decisions that made me happy, but that seemed scary and risky at the time.