I recently turned 23, and I realize that a-little young but admittedly I had similar feelings and fears about the future and feeling a sense of exhaustion or dread. It has been a year since I graduated college and I am about to enter my seemingly permit career in a couple of months and I have fears that once I get into my full-time career that I will miss out on a lot of things and not feel as free as I feel a sense that I will be bound to work till I’m 65. Basically a fear that I wake up 23 one day and blink and then suddenly I’ll be 65 in no time. But I only now realize recently that just because we are all getting older it doesn’t mean we have to stop living or experiencing new adventurous things while still accomplishing so much. I have a sister who is 33 worked pretty hard since she was about my age, already has a house and just recently has a boyfriend for the first time in a while and she’s at a point where she can go travel go to places and go do new and exciting things. She worked hard to where she can be more lenient and have more free time and take off since she won’t feel like she will be behind on bills if she takes a three day vacation and can build a foundation on her life where she can get married, have a family, and still live life. I have a friend also who is about your age and he is also on the verge of getting married and buying a house and he still has a lot of time to go on amazing trips and be around his friends and interact with new people. Like I said, I know I’m alittle bit younger than you but already I’m starting to feel that sense dread and fear but watching your video, I feel like you got a better grasp on life than me and I think you’ll be absolutely fine. You seem like you have a lot goals in mind just the environment and these situations are kind of preventing them, but I think that you’ll figure out how to either overcome these obstacles or to make the best of the situation so I think you got a better grass on life than I do and watching your video inspired me to take more control on my life, make the most of it and to look forward to the future instead of trying to cling onto the past and what ifs and the what I could’ve done better. Because you and everyone watching this video has a chance to have a really great future and should get to have a great future but just have to keep moving forward and having a positive mindset as cheesy as that may sound. I really hope the best for you and everyone here that we can all accomplish so much on the time we have and get to have like you said a sense of professionalism as an adult, but the adventurous and exciting mindset of a child where we can explore, live life, make connections and have fun even as adults. I hope this helped in some way.
I appreciate your comment. It means a lot knowing that there’s young men out there who care about their future. That’s what we need, we need to get creative and stay focused. cheers brother 🍻
I remember turning 30, no one would ever say he/she did it all and he/she wasn’t even 30. 30 is an artificial benchmark. Just stay focused on building your future. Don’t think of offing yourself. If you do think of it, please get help.
im 17 and I've been in the same place, I already feel old, maybe its the pressures of becoming an adult overwhelming me, but im scared its gonna be all downhill as I get older
41 yr old here. I think all men at some point in their 20s have this realization. I had it in my early 20s, wanted to grow more rigid right away. Maybe cause i came from a poor family and felt had to take life and work seriously right from the start. Well i did and while i wont say i regret it 100% i also felt i could have had a little more fun. Anyways the funny thing is that the hard work paid off and im making great income and actually act more like a kid now since i have less worries in most aspects in my life. Lesson is the harder and unknown life is the more serious one is, while the easier and more comfortable life gets the more easy going one is. None is better or worse than the other. Both are just stages men must go through. Stay strong brother.
Man im 28 and i have a kid, a job that pays just over 100k/year but i feel like i never had a chance to chill out and party like my friends and im at that point now where there is no going back and i just have to accept i missed it all. im still happy with my life but i definitely regret taking things too seriously.
Thank you for your insights in to your life. Aging is tough, but as we get older, we know making the right “adult” decisions are more necessary. Do that. Every day. Even for a week. See what happens. You’re a good looking guy with great potential. Don’t be too hard on yourself. Find your passion and develop a skillset that brings value to someone. You’ve got this.
I get it man, I’m turning 26 at the end of the month, my situation is a little different where I am married with a baby on the way but I still think exactly like you, if I’ve learned anything it’s that your 20s are just a set of numbers, you can accomplish anything wether your 20 or 50, it’s key to be able to enjoy your life as you age and not try to get everything done in these little segments. I had kind of a crisis over the last year, we lost a baby in 2023 and I went through some serious dread and depression wasn’t thinking too highly of the future and hit rock bottom with drinking too much every weekend trying to deny I was even suffering. I’m telling you it will get better man. I’m finally starting to feel good about the future and instead of dwelling on the past about how good things were 5 years ago and beyond I’m finally realizing after seeing my parents and grandparents time line that we’re just getting started brother. I hope everything goes well for you and things start to look up, I swear they will if you just keep hanging on, cheers to 27 🍻
Cheers brother. Drinking is definitely something I have to take control of too. Sorry to hear about your baby. My ex girlfriend had a miscarriage so I can kind of understand when it comes to that sort of thing. Gotta keep trucking along though! Long road ahead
I wouldn’t put too much thought into variables you can’t control. It always help to think about what you’ve already done and are currently doing if those depreciating thoughts come around. Just have a sip of water and keep moving, long term goals could always shift depending on where life takes you.
Listen, this sounds incredibly cheesy and I don't know if you want to listen to a 24 year old guy who doesn't have his life in order as well, but you have to stop thinking about events in the future you can't control and start focusing on what you can do right now. Take out your list with goals for your 20s, pick the top 2 priorities and define steps you can take today. Yes you heard that right, today. Not tomorrow or next week. I don't care how small those steps are. What matters is that you start moving towards your goals. Once you have achieved those daily steps think about small steps for tomorrow. Good luck.
Most of my girlfriends have been 23.. Even when I was 40, they were 23.. You need to train your mind.. Only a man with a trained mind is going to make it in the new world.. I stumbled upon your video and you strike me as a salt-of-the-earth kinda guy.. I don't know what you do for a living, but I'm fairly certain its a non-technical field.. You're 27, what kind of male role-models do you have in your life?.. Who are your hero's?.. What's important to them should be important to you.. And you should evaluate yourself and your life daily.. That's the only path to progress.. Every minute is precious, and you're not going to be a youtube celebrity, unless you go viral for something really stupid.. Its not worth it.. Get serious, and get to work.. Do something original, that has value..
That’s a good way to look at it. My father is the only older man in my life really. I’ve been trying to dial in and focus on a niche anyway, appreciate it man cheers.
As long as the decision you are taking are aiming toward your goal, you shouldn't feel behind
I'm turning 27 myself in about a week and I feel the same sometimes too. We got this man
I recently turned 23, and I realize that a-little young but admittedly I had similar feelings and fears about the future and feeling a sense of exhaustion or dread. It has been a year since I graduated college and I am about to enter my seemingly permit career in a couple of months and I have fears that once I get into my full-time career that I will miss out on a lot of things and not feel as free as I feel a sense that I will be bound to work till I’m 65. Basically a fear that I wake up 23 one day and blink and then suddenly I’ll be 65 in no time. But I only now realize recently that just because we are all getting older it doesn’t mean we have to stop living or experiencing new adventurous things while still accomplishing so much. I have a sister who is 33 worked pretty hard since she was about my age, already has a house and just recently has a boyfriend for the first time in a while and she’s at a point where she can go travel go to places and go do new and exciting things. She worked hard to where she can be more lenient and have more free time and take off since she won’t feel like she will be behind on bills if she takes a three day vacation and can build a foundation on her life where she can get married, have a family, and still live life. I have a friend also who is about your age and he is also on the verge of getting married and buying a house and he still has a lot of time to go on amazing trips and be around his friends and interact with new people. Like I said, I know I’m alittle bit younger than you but already I’m starting to feel that sense dread and fear but watching your video, I feel like you got a better grasp on life than me and I think you’ll be absolutely fine. You seem like you have a lot goals in mind just the environment and these situations are kind of preventing them, but I think that you’ll figure out how to either overcome these obstacles or to make the best of the situation so I think you got a better grass on life than I do and watching your video inspired me to take more control on my life, make the most of it and to look forward to the future instead of trying to cling onto the past and what ifs and the what I could’ve done better. Because you and everyone watching this video has a chance to have a really great future and should get to have a great future but just have to keep moving forward and having a positive mindset as cheesy as that may sound. I really hope the best for you and everyone here that we can all accomplish so much on the time we have and get to have like you said a sense of professionalism as an adult, but the adventurous and exciting mindset of a child where we can explore, live life, make connections and have fun even as adults. I hope this helped in some way.
I appreciate your comment. It means a lot knowing that there’s young men out there who care about their future. That’s what we need, we need to get creative and stay focused. cheers brother 🍻
I remember turning 30, no one would ever say he/she did it all and he/she wasn’t even 30. 30 is an artificial benchmark. Just stay focused on building your future. Don’t think of offing yourself. If you do think of it, please get help.
im 17 and I've been in the same place, I already feel old, maybe its the pressures of becoming an adult overwhelming me, but im scared its gonna be all downhill as I get older
I get you man , thanks for sharing bro , wish you the best
41 yr old here. I think all men at some point in their 20s have this realization. I had it in my early 20s, wanted to grow more rigid right away. Maybe cause i came from a poor family and felt had to take life and work seriously right from the start. Well i did and while i wont say i regret it 100% i also felt i could have had a little more fun. Anyways the funny thing is that the hard work paid off and im making great income and actually act more like a kid now since i have less worries in most aspects in my life. Lesson is the harder and unknown life is the more serious one is, while the easier and more comfortable life gets the more easy going one is. None is better or worse than the other. Both are just stages men must go through. Stay strong brother.
Man im 28 and i have a kid, a job that pays just over 100k/year but i feel like i never had a chance to chill out and party like my friends and im at that point now where there is no going back and i just have to accept i missed it all. im still happy with my life but i definitely regret taking things too seriously.
Thank you for your insights in to your life. Aging is tough, but as we get older, we know making the right “adult” decisions are more necessary.
Do that. Every day. Even for a week. See what happens. You’re a good looking guy with great potential. Don’t be too hard on yourself. Find your passion and develop a skillset that brings value to someone.
You’ve got this.
I get it man, I’m turning 26 at the end of the month, my situation is a little different where I am married with a baby on the way but I still think exactly like you, if I’ve learned anything it’s that your 20s are just a set of numbers, you can accomplish anything wether your 20 or 50, it’s key to be able to enjoy your life as you age and not try to get everything done in these little segments. I had kind of a crisis over the last year, we lost a baby in 2023 and I went through some serious dread and depression wasn’t thinking too highly of the future and hit rock bottom with drinking too much every weekend trying to deny I was even suffering. I’m telling you it will get better man. I’m finally starting to feel good about the future and instead of dwelling on the past about how good things were 5 years ago and beyond I’m finally realizing after seeing my parents and grandparents time line that we’re just getting started brother. I hope everything goes well for you and things start to look up, I swear they will if you just keep hanging on, cheers to 27 🍻
Cheers brother. Drinking is definitely something I have to take control of too. Sorry to hear about your baby. My ex girlfriend had a miscarriage so I can kind of understand when it comes to that sort of thing. Gotta keep trucking along though! Long road ahead
@ 100% brother we got this.
I wouldn’t put too much thought into variables you can’t control. It always help to think about what you’ve already done and are currently doing if those depreciating thoughts come around. Just have a sip of water and keep moving, long term goals could always shift depending on where life takes you.
All down hill after 23.
Listen, this sounds incredibly cheesy and I don't know if you want to listen to a 24 year old guy who doesn't have his life in order as well, but you have to stop thinking about events in the future you can't control and start focusing on what you can do right now.
Take out your list with goals for your 20s, pick the top 2 priorities and define steps you can take today.
Yes you heard that right, today.
Not tomorrow or next week.
I don't care how small those steps are.
What matters is that you start moving towards your goals.
Once you have achieved those daily steps think about small steps for tomorrow.
Good luck.
Thanks brother. Appreciate it
Most of my girlfriends have been 23.. Even when I was 40, they were 23.. You need to train your mind.. Only a man with a trained mind is going to make it in the new world.. I stumbled upon your video and you strike me as a salt-of-the-earth kinda guy.. I don't know what you do for a living, but I'm fairly certain its a non-technical field.. You're 27, what kind of male role-models do you have in your life?.. Who are your hero's?.. What's important to them should be important to you.. And you should evaluate yourself and your life daily.. That's the only path to progress.. Every minute is precious, and you're not going to be a youtube celebrity, unless you go viral for something really stupid.. Its not worth it.. Get serious, and get to work.. Do something original, that has value..
That’s a good way to look at it. My father is the only older man in my life really. I’ve been trying to dial in and focus on a niche anyway, appreciate it man cheers.