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Thursday, January 25, 2007 

An Incredible Opportunity for You

Posted by: Denelle

Navigating your way through your 20s is one of the most difficult things you can ever face. Figuring out career and education choices can be overwhelming. Add to that the pressure of finding and falling in love or of getting married and making it last; while both of you continue to change and grow and it is almost enough to cause a nervous break-down.

In fact, it's caused more than one of us to endure a "quarter-life crisis". (hey, think of it as preparation for that mid-life crisis)

But you are not alone. In fact, it is a growing field of study. And now you have an opportunity to get involved and share your stories.

Christine Hassler, author and life coach for 20somethings is compiling stories for her newest book, The Twenty Something Manifesto. While her first book, Twenty Something, Twenty Everything, was directed toward women this new work is geared toward women AND men who, in their 20s, have experienced what Hassler calls "an expectation hang-over". Here is some additional information:

The format of the book will include stories from twenty-something’s in a blog type, almost stream of consciousness OR story-telling format followed by commentary by me which highlights aspects of the story, offers suggests, and or provide an action-plan inspired by the story. I WILL NOT criticize, make fun of, embarrass or degrade anyone’s story. In my books, writers can also be anonymous. I am looking for stories about disappointment, struggle, making change, learning a new behavior, drama, triumph, laughter, and so on. Stories submitted to me do NOT have to have a beginning, middle, and end. The writer can be in the midst of something or telling the story from a hindsight perspective.

If you are interested in submitting your story or would simply like to share your opinions in an effort to help Hassler with the direction of the book please take a moment and fill out the following survey. It only takes about 10 minutes and is totally anonymous. Based on your answers Ms. Hassler will contact you if she feels your story will fit into the framework of the book.

SURVEY - Click Me

Additionally, Christine is co-editing Chicken Soup for the Twenty Something Soul. Check out the Chicken Soup website for information and guidelines on submissions.

I can't wait to see your submissions in print!