20 Something Manifesto: Quarter-Lifers Speak Out About Who They Are, What They Want, and How to Get It | 
| Author: Christine Hassler
Publisher: New World Library
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Pages: 352
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Dimensions (in): 8.3 x 5.5 x 0.9
ISBN: 1577315952
Dewey Decimal Number: 646.700842
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Publication Date: January 29, 2008
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If you’re in your twenties, you’re likely feeling the combination of the excitement of this defining decade and the pressure to figure out your entire life. The thrill of newfound independence and opportunity can be quickly squelched by worry, disillusionment, or disappointment. Like thousands of other twenty somethings, you may have experienced what life coach and quarter-life expert Christine Hassler calls an “Expectation Hangover.” This manifesto explores the all-important questions and life choices of these turbulent yet exciting years.
Twenty somethings may commiserate about the challenges they face, but few resources offer practical lessons or suggestions. In these pages, quarter-life men and women tell their stories, sharing their successes and failures, along with their frustrations and realizations. The author’s insightful commentary and “take away” suggestions provide the tools and skills you need to create change and direction in your life. You’ll recognize and articulate your personal goals, paving the way to what you truly want.
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Absolutely Mandatory Reading for All Twenty Somethings July 7, 2008
If you're a twenty something looking for that one book that will cover it all - from expectations to love to money to career - this book is definitely it! Christine covers it all and leaves absolutely nothing to be wanted in 20 Something Manifesto!
And I was particularly impressed with the Manifesto's "Work and Career" chapter which says a lot considering I've worked with hundreds of twenty somethings on work-life issues. In her heartfelt work-career advice, Christine not only addresses how to create job satisfaction in both good and bad situations, but also covers how to overcome the fear of quitting a bad job and even outlines how to start a business for those of you wannabe entrepreneurs! And these issues are definitely something that every twenty something should read. I feel so strongly about this that I'm not only going to make 20 Something Manifesto highly recommended reading for all of my clients, but also make reading the "Work and Career" chapter absolutely mandatory!
Manifest excellence April 28, 2008
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In 20 Something Manifesto, Hassler takes on the big issues -- self-identity, career, love relationships, money, friends and so forth -- the whole caboodle. These are lifelong issues. You certainly confront them in your twenties decade. If you solve some in your twenties, great. If not, you'll revisit them throughout life until you solve them. And, some need to be addressed more than once because circumstances change -- e.g., considering the divorce rate, some of us will face the issues of dating and finding a spouse more than once. Moreover, some are continuing processes throughout all your decades, such as the task of making relationships work.
The author offers realistic, compelling descriptions and in-depth analyses of the issues as seen in the many forms in which they appear in actual life.
What makes Hasslers book fresh, readable and very useable is the method she employs: she publishes the experiences of scores of 20-somethings, in their own words, from their own perspectives, colored by their own values. Even better, she has them write declarations at the beginning of their stories -- that is, you can see the moral of the story up front.
She also speaks to each of the issues exemplified by the stories from her own experience and her own training. Then she offers some advice and/or techniques for dealing with the issues yourself. All that makes it easy to scan through the book to pick and choose the issues most relevant to you. You can read the book in the order that works best for you.
Note that not all of the contributors have solved their issues. But those that dont have possible solutions to offer you have developed insights that may well lead them, and perhaps you, to those solutions. Or if there is no solution, the insights may lead to a viable way of accepting and living with the circumstances.
The authors use of contributors stories gives an impression of a lively dialog going on in the book. It moves and flows like a live participative seminar, making it easy to read and giving impetus to your using the various techniques and exercises immediately.
The author started the book in her own late twenties, so her experience is with the issues as they relate to current 20-somethings. Nevertheless, since the issues are timeless, many folks in other decade ages can learn to resolve some of the issues that they couldnt handle in their twenties. Parents of 20-somethings can learn much about how their adult children think and feel and what are their concerns. Employers of 20-somethings can gain insight into their employees behavior and motivation. Therapists and coaches will find it a valuable reference. Everyone will find it a good read.
Awesome! April 16, 2008
Christine does an amazing job of explaining the twenty something experience. It's like hearing advice from a big sister who has been through it all already.
It's advice that I am definitely taking to heart and it's a book that I will continually review as my twenties proceed.
 20 Something Manifesto March 21, 2008
They are many things. The Millennials. The Entitlement Generation. The Boomerang Generation. Whatever label you use, the twenty somethings have entered the work force and are now facing the trial and tribulations of growing up and becoming an adult.
I am a mother with a bunch of twenty somethings. From my perspective, I see a world of possibilities for my children. Given their many talents, interests, and amazing potential, I have troubles understanding why they are so afraid of the future. I can't fathom why they are afraid to leave home, sacrifice, work hard, and build a good life for themselves.
I'm glad that I read 20 Something Manifesto. I think I understand a bit more about this generation now. I remember being young and feeling the pressure of finding the right job, the right relationship, and the right home. For these adults, the choices are wide open which only makes the process that much more difficult. Becoming paralyzed with indecision or finding themselves stuck while they try to catch their bearings is a very real possibility.
I intend to leave this book lying around in hopes that my twenty somethings pick it up. I think this book will give them comfort while presenting them with some important tools.
A True Companion for the 20s Crisis March 4, 2008
If you're looking for guidance on this 20-something road of life, through its twists and turns of "finding yourself," relationship decisions, career dilemmas, family issues, friends, finances, etc., and want to hear different voices (male, female, different points in 20s, career/lifestyle-wise), all honest, all varied, but all relatable in their own way, then look no further.
I really recommend this book as a companion. You are not alone. Use it to share in other's experiences that most likely echo your own, albeit with different details. This book tells it like it is, yet the best part is that it's like a true friend. It doesn't lie, it doesn't pile on the it's-gonna-be-ok talk, either. It simply shows you that what you're experiencing is REAL, it Exists, Others, many others, have felt similarly, and that the beauty of it is that with all this support, you get to discover on your own, what's right for you, having this companion book along the way.
Christine's great, in person as well as direct as a writer. She is passionate about reaching out to 20 somethings, and showing them, through her own and other 20-something's true voices, that there is peace and beauty in the crisis that sometimes can seem like chaos.
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