Success often came not from being in the...... Quote by "Meg Jay"

Success often came not from being in the right place at the right time, but from being able to recognise being in the right place at the right time.
— Meg Jay Supernormal

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Doing something later is not automatically the same as doing something better
— Meg Jay The Defining Decade: Why Your Twenties Matter - And How to Make the Most of Them Now

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It’s the people we hardly know, and not our closest friends, who will improve our lives most dramatically
— Meg Jay The Defining Decade: Why Your Twenties Matter - And How to Make the Most of Them Now

Tags: work, relationships, networking, love, life, friendships, connections, career

Traveling in a third-world country is the closest thing there is to being married and raising kids. You have glorious hikes and perfect days on the beach. You go on adventures you would never try, or enjoy, alone. But you also can't get away from each other. Everything is unfamiliar. Money is tight or you get robbed. Someone gets sick or sunburned. You get bored. It is harder than you expected, but you are glad you didn't just sit home.
— Meg Jay The Defining Decade: Why Your Twenties Matter - And How to Make the Most of Them Now

Tags: travel, relationships, marriage

But while the urban tribe helps us survive, it does not help us thrive. The urban tribe may bring us soup when we are sick, but it is the people we hardly know - those who never make it into our tribe - who will swiftly and dramatically change our lives for the better.
— Meg Jay The Defining Decade: Why Your Twenties Matter - And How to Make the Most of Them Now

Tags: twenties, life, inspiration, improve, friends, family, change, adult