Living Intentionally
By: Erin Alcamo
During the college years, many students consistently question if they are making the right choices. What major should I study? Where should I live? Who should I be dating? With so much constant questioning and uncertainty, some twenty-year olds begin to push off these questions for another time. Rather than set these problems aside, critically examining one’s purpose (1,2) and making decisions with intent (2) can help students find answers to these problems. When we make decisions with true intent, we find ourselves aligning our actions with who we are and want to be. This alignment can then reduce any anxieties or feelings of unease surrounding decision making, as they are focused on what truly matters to themselves.
How to Navigate Life, By: Belle Liang, Ph.D. & Timothy Klein, LCSW
This book helps guide individuals to the discovery of the purpose in our lives. How can we shift our mindset from focusing on performance to focusing on purpose? How to Navigate Life discusses that by having this purpose mindset, we can have a greater well-being, strengthen our relationships with friends and family, and become more confident and successful in our careers.
The Defining Decade, By: Meg Jay, PhD
According to author Meg Jay, PhD, eighty percent of life’s most defining moments take place by age thirty-five. The Defining Decade helps readers change their narrative of what their twenties should look like. Rather than “thirties be the new twenties,” readers are encouraged to live their twenties with intention and purpose. When we lead our lives with intention and purpose, we feel more fulfilled in our lives as we are choosing decisions that are getting us closer to the life we want to live.
