33 Going on 22: What I’d Tell My Younger Self About Life After College

Connect with us :)Nine years ago, Laura and Amanda walked out of the house where they spent their senior year of college with absolutely no idea what the next decade would hold.This summer, Laura walked back in.The house looked almost exactly the same. But this time, a new group of UCSB seniors was living there, standing at the beginning of the same transition Laura and Amanda once faced: graduation, the real world, careers, dating, big decisions, and the terrifying but exciting question of what’s next?In this episode, Laura and Amanda talk about life after college and what they wish they could tell their 22-year-old selves. They unpack the pressure to have a plan, making your first real adult decisions, keeping your options open, dating in your 20s, trusting your vision without becoming attached to one version of how your life should unfold, and learning to enjoy the process while you’re still in it.Because nine years later, Laura realized something else.Going back wasn’t only about seeing how far she’d come. It was a reminder to stop moving the finish line.When you’re constantly trying to grow, achieve, optimize, and figure out your next move, it’s easy to forget that you’re currently living inside a life a younger version of you once couldn’t even imagine.If you’re in your early 20s, terrified because you don’t know what’s next, or you’re ten years out of college and still wondering if you’re doing enough, this conversation is for you.Keep the vision. Stay open to the plot twists. Trust the process.And please, enjoy it while it’s happening.Because chances are, you’re doing better than you think.New episodes of Wait… What’s Next? Every Thursday.Support the showWait... What's Next? Support the Show: Buy Us a CafeistoHost: Laura Alba Co-Host: Amanda BrilhanteExecutive Producer: Lauren AtkinsonInstagram: @waitwhatsnextpod, @lauraalbaz & @amandakbrilEmail:  [email protected]