Or to help you serve in a leadership role in an organization you are volunteering with.ģ. Weak Ties: She writes, “Weak ties are the people we have met, or are connected to somehow, but do not currently know well.” Weak ties help to connect us and open doors for us and it is crucial that we utilize them.ĭraw on your weak ties to help you get your foot in the door at a company. Begin to own your long term career now.Ģ. She recommends not getting ‘stuck’ in jobs that you know are not a good fit for you. Jay also talks a lot about underemployment in our twenties. Identity capital can also be obtained by getting involved in your community and serving in leadership positions in young professional groups.ĭr. Identity capital can be built by working, focusing on what you are good at and continuing to get better at it. While other identity capital is personal to you, think how you look and how you speak. Some identity capital is related to work, think your job and degrees.

Jay talks about our need to invest in identity capital. It is the repertoire of individual resources that we assemble over time.” Dr. Jay writes, “Identity capital is our collection of personal assets. I will highlight a few chapters in each section. The book gives advice then reinforces said advice with stories of clients that Dr. The book The Defining Decade was one of the best and most inspiring books I have read (and I read a lot of books).The book is broken into three core parts: work, love, and the brain & the body.

Psychologist Meg Jay not only believes this, but wrote a book and delivered a TED talk on the subject. Unlike what we have heard, 30 is not the new 20 and the twenties can’t be ignored or thrown away.

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