The Turbulent Twenties Survival Guide
Subtitle: Figuring Out Who You Are, What You Want, & Where You're Going After College
Publisher: New Harbinger Publications
Published: May 3, 2006
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 207
ISBN-13: 9781572244214
Subjects: Advice on careers & achieving success; Mind, body, spirit: disciplines & techniques; Psychology; Self-Help; Young adults; Personal Growth - General; College graduates; Life skills guides
First sentence: "By the end of senior year, I was so tired of papers and exams that I couldn't wait to move to a new city, start a new job, and begin my new life," says Deantha, a twenty-three-year-old from New York.
Description: You’ve graduated from college. Now what?

It’s a question that everyone in your position has to answer. But as soon as you ask it, that one question can lead to countless others: Who am I? Where am I going? What are my passions in life? Am I making the right decisions? Why is it so difficult to meet people? Will I ever find a job that I love? Will I ever truly be happy? And once you think you’ve found the answers, you still have to do—something.

Your academic education has prepared you for practical tasks like finding a job or a place to live, but many of the challenges you’ll face after college require a different set of skills that are psychological in nature. This book can help you develop these skills by putting the most cutting-edge psychological research at your fingertips to help you overcome the obstacles you’ll face throughout this trying and exciting time in your life.

The Turbulent Twenties Survival Guide is your roadmap to: · Developing the independence and self-reliance to accomplish your goals · Coping with uncertainty, doubt, and postcollege depression · Managing today’s overwhelming number of choices · Cultivating the emotional intelligence to make it in today’s economy · Exploring ways to build a supportive community of friends and loved ones