Make your own “30 Under 30” List

It’s that time of year again… friends are asking for your address to send you a holiday card and Forbes just announced their 2022 30 Under 30 List. Both of these events can make you feel like you are behind or that you haven’t “made it” yet. But that’s not true, so hang in there and hang on.

I’ve been fortunate to have talented friends and colleagues who were featured on the Forbes “30 Under 30” lists and others like it. I was always proud of them for this accomplishment and also always hard on myself for not making this kind of list. It had been a goal of mine to be a leader of industry who received this type of recognition.

I’m now over thirty, and I can proudly say that I never made one of those lists, but I did check myself and this expectation I’d set, and instead I made a list of the thirty accomplishments in my life that I was most proud of. Take some time for yourself and do the same.

Start your list now. Thirty things might be a daunting number of things, but don’t let that stop you from starting. Write down at least ten things you are proud to have accomplished before thirty (or thirtyish).