Why Being Unconventional in Your Mid-20s (Is Okay) and Crucial to the Start of the Rest of Your Life

Every millennial has heard it at least once. "We're lazy." "We have no work ethic." "It's time to pick a career and settle down and have a billion babies"... Okay, maybe not a billion but you understand what I mean. What if none of that is true, though?

Maybe some of us are just unconventional.

Maybe we see opportunities everywhere so we dabble in everything. Maybe the thought of a 2 AM wake up call from a tiny human with no appreciation of how crucial sleep is isn't appealing. (Pssh, how dare they? *Rolls eyes*) But all jokes aside, what if we're just... different?

When older generations think of mid-20s, they often envision THEIR mid-20s. Married, house bought, and kids had by 25 and if that's your life, that's amazing and I hope you raise super awesome humans who do good and bring positive vibes to this world. For those 20 somethings that want different things or have a different agenda though, I'll be the first to let you know... IT IS OKAY. If you let everyone write your agenda for you, why are you even here? To be a copy carbon of the Joe Shmo next to you?

Unconventional-ism is beautiful. It's care free. It's magnetic and above all, it's a personal choice. So if you want to break into the world of digital marketing and be a nomad, GO DO IT. If you want to quit the corporate world and live minimally in a tiny home in the woods that has your blood, sweat, tears, and hard work built into it, I think that's a wonderful idea. The best thing about being unconventional is there are no limitations or "ends." There's only new opportunities, experiences, and beginnings because that's what you want out of life.

You may know by now whether you're conventional or unconventional and as I said before, either way is fine. If you're not sure though, do some internal digging and ask yourself some questions. Am I truly happy with my life or am I just content? Can I see myself working at this job until retirement or am I an entrepreneurial soul who wants to control their own income? Do I want to see and do or stay and be?

I'm really not here to tell you to totally evaluate your entire life because, in the end, who am I really? What I am saying is that if you're living your life based off of normality, other people's perception of how you should live, or your own self-doubt... just stop for a second and make sure it's what you want to do and how you want to live.

To be honest, unconventional-ism at times is scary and a bit stressful. When you're constantly consumed with ideas, plans, and your next "big thing" (as my mother loves to put it when I present her with my latest greatest idea), your brain can feel like an empty gas tank but for me, it's always been worth it. You will, at times, feel like you should pop out of this any day and want to be super normal, but you'll then quickly snap out of that and continue on being quirky. (Or you might leave the wolf pack and *gasp* get. a. corporate. job.) But as always, whatever you do, make sure it's always for you.

If you're reading this article and you're thinking "Man, this chick is nuts"... well, you're probably right and you're most definitely not the first person to say that about me. (It's part of my quirk. *Flips hair*) But, if you're reading this and saying "Wow, this is me"... YOU ARE NORMAL. My suggestion? Live your flippin' life and go do it boldly and be the amazing, talented, box-less person you were born to be.

Your life is out there waiting for you to go live it.