Ditch the FOMO. Here’s how to start living your best life now
For most people, their twenties are characterized by either a packed social calendar living it up with their friends OR desperately trying to adjust to the reality that adulthood is fastly approaching...or maybe you’re juggling both these realities all at once.
While there’s a lot to think about in your twenties, you also don’t want to miss out on the fun that this decade has to offer.
With all that we see on social media, it’s easy for us to feel like we should look like, act like, or have what everyone else does. While we’re all for gathering inspiration from other people (who doesn’t love a good recipe suggestion, thought-provoking quote, or some travel inspiration?!), we have to be careful that it doesn’t stifle the uniqueness that we each bring to the table.
So, how can we ditch the ever present FOMO and start living our best life now...in our twenties?
Here’s three simple steps.
1. Quit Comparing
When you stop caring so much about what everyone else around you is doing, you stop comparing. This gives you the freedom to live YOUR life (not trying to recreate anyone else’s), focus on your goals, and to enjoy that journey.
To start living your best life now, you need to own your uniqueness. Only YOU can do what YOU are called to do. And if you don’t live out your unique purpose, no one will. No one else can play your part in life for you.
This means putting some thought into clarifying your purpose. Maybe you’re one of those people who always knew what they wanted to be when they grew up. Now is your time to give everything you’ve got to pursuing that dream.
On the contrary, if your dream career changed every year growing up, we can totally relate, and here’s how you can start to navigate that looming question of life purpose and direction.
If the career/life direction question seems to be too overwhelming right now, don’t worry so much about WHERE you are going. Instead start by thinking about WHO you want to become, meaning the kind of person you want to be.
What qualities do you want to be true of you?
Make a list.
Knowing what you want is the first step in making it happen. Your twenties are the perfect time to invest in becoming the best version of you!
When we focus on becoming the right person, we often find ourselves heading in the right direction. (p.s. This works really well in relationships, too!)
2. Learn to Lead
Whether or not we realize it, we all have the ability to influence others...and we’re not just talking about your social media following. Our actions set an example to those around us regardless of whether we have a defined leadership role.
Investing time and energy in your own personal growth and leadership skills during your twenties is one of THE BEST investments you can make. Trust us, we did it, and it has paid off big time. As the song says, “If you want to make the world a better place, take a look at yourself and make a change!”
Learning to lead and influence other people starts with learning how to lead yourself. Take a look at that list of personal qualities you just made and start building the good habits in your life that will turn them into character traits.
Be willing to step up when opportunities arise, always do the little bit extra, and people will take notice. Try your hand at leading, even if just by example, and your practice will help to perfect your skills and pave the way for even bigger success.
3. Embrace the adventure
You know as well as we do that life doesn’t always go according to plan, and try as we might, we can’t completely control the future.
But here’s what we can control: our attitude and our effort.
We’ve found that the best way to handle the uncertainty and sometimes unexpected curveballs is to see it as an adventure worth embracing. This means getting flexible. Change is the perfect chance to try something new and get creative. Who knows, you might end up finding something even better than your original plan. It’s often worked out that way for us.
The key is, if you decide to change your perspective instead of complaining about the circumstances, you can always find a silver lining or lesson to be learned.
We’ve tried it both ways, and trying to control everything is extremely stressful and unproductive. Life is far more fun when you live the adventure and give your best effort to whatever comes your way.
So, what do you say? Are you ready to let go of FOMO and start living your best life?
We want to help you make that happen, so we created a special free 5-day challenge to help you do exactly that.