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E35: How to be the Post-College G.O.A.T. || Level Up Your 20s (with Paul Tokunaga) ||
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E35: How to be the Post-College G.O.A.T. || Level Up Your 20s (with Paul Tokunaga) ||

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Summary

How can I get the most out of my 20s? In the first episode of our How to be the Post-College G.O.A.T. series, we talk about how trying, failing, and trying again is the recipe for success in the decade of your 20s.
How can I get the most out of my 20s? In the first episode of our How to be the Post-College G.O.A.T. series, we talk about how trying, failing, and trying again is the recipe for success in the decade of your 20s.

Paul's Outline for the 20s
  • The 20s: Experimenting, trying lots of different things and styles, figuring out strengths and weaknesses
  • Mantra: What different arenas and what different styles of operating and leading can I experiment with?
  • Practices
    1. Work hard on sexual purity and lean hard into God’s grace if and when you fail
    2. Develop a good devotional life that will build a foundation for a lifetime
    3. Success is not as critical as experiencing and experimenting; fail well and often
    4. Develop a few potentially life-long friendships
    5. Be proactive about your future.  Don’t wait to be invited.  Seek opportunities.
    6. At the same time, start reading C.S. Lewis’ The Inner Ring once a year.
    7. Invest all you are able into your retirement plan; get free money if it’s matched!
    8. If you are an ethnic minority:
    • If you’re mainly in an ethnic specific setting, move beyond and vice-versa.
    • Start figuring out how your ethnicity impacts your personhood/ leadership. It's part of Emotional Intelligence but not always included.
    • Figure out where you are on Kitano/Daniels assimilation/ethnic identity chart.

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Creators and Guests

Jon Steele
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Jon Steele
Jon Steele, a 2011 InterVarsity alumnus from Minnesota State Mankato, lives in Mankato, MN with his wife Kaitlynn and their two daughters. He’s been on staff with InterVarsity since 2012 and has been hosting After IV since its debut in 2020. He is also the producer and primary editor for the podcast. Jon enjoys gaming, reading, and leading worship at his church.
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Paul Tokunaga
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Paul Tokunaga
Paul is an alumnus of Cal Polytech, retired InterVartsity staff, and is the founder and president of MELD.
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