Nobody Has Their 20s Figured Out: The Career Advice I Wish I Had in My Early 20s

In this episode of Doing It Anyway, we’re talking about something almost every woman in her 20s quietly struggles with but rarely says out loud, feeling behind in life, second-guessing your career choices, and wondering if you’re meant to have it all figured out by now.Whether you’ve changed degrees, started working young and felt lost, questioned your career path, or constantly find yourself comparing your timeline to everyone else’s, this episode will completely reframe how you see your 20s.Because the truth is, your 20s are not meant to be a perfectly mapped out career path or a straight line of success. They’re a season of learning through experience, building self trust, and figuring out who you are by actually living, not just planning.We talk about the pressure of uni, early career expectations, comparison culture, and that underlying fear that everyone else is “ahead” while you’re still trying to figure things out. But underneath all of that, there’s a deeper pattern, how insecurity can quietly shape your decisions, hold you back from opportunities, and affect everything from networking to confidence in the workplace.This episode is really about zooming out and realising that nobody actually has their 20s figured out, even if it looks like they do. And more importantly, how confidence isn’t something you magically gain after choosing the “right” path, it’s something you build by trusting yourself while you’re still figuring it out.If you’ve been feeling lost in your career, unsure of your direction, or like you’re constantly behind in life, this conversation will help you feel grounded, less alone, and more willing to take messy action anyway.Because your 20s aren’t about getting everything right, they’re about learning to back yourself while nothing feels fully certain yet.Work with meInstagram