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The Biggest Lie Told During Graduation Season

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The biggest graduation myth? Believing you should already know exactly what comes next. In episode #1201 of The BIGG Success Show, discover a healthier way to approach your next chapter.

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There’s a moment during every graduation ceremony that feels almost magical.

Graduates walk across the stage. Families cheer. Cameras flash. Caps fly into the air. For a few moments, it feels like anything is possible.

And it is.

But almost immediately afterward, another feeling starts creeping in: pressure.

Pressure to know exactly what comes next, to make the “right” decision, to somehow map out an entire future.

The biggest lie we tell graduates – and honestly, many adults – is this:

You should already have everything figured out by now.

The problem? Life rarely works that way.

And this isn’t only about graduation:

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How to Save Money on a Midlife Crisis

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A midlife crisis can be costly. Fortunately, a new discovery offers us a new way to save ourselves and our money.

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We talked about happiness in midlife on The BIGG Success Show today. This episode was inspired by the book The Happiness Curve by Jonathan Rauch. Here’s a summary of that discussion.

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Is It Time to Move On to a New Job?

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Is it time to move on to a new job

How do you know when it is time to move on to a new job? Most people either move too fast or too slow. See how to get it right.

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We discuss timing a change of jobs on The BIGG Success Show today. The following is a summary of our discussion.

Knowing when it’s time to move on is one of the toughest decisions we ever make. Carlin Flora writes about this in an article entitled Adieu to All That, published in Psychology Today. She says that, when thinking about moving on to a new job, there are two extreme kinds of people: quitters and lingerers.

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