Rating: 0 out of 5 stars
0 ratings
Ebook274 pages3 hours
What Next?: Your Five-Year Plan for Life after College
Rating: 5 out of 5 stars
5/5
()
About this ebook
Create a five-year plan that covers all aspects of daily life—including work, finances, and health—with this all-inclusive guide to successfully reaching your goals after college graduation.
The celebrations have ended and you’ve finally graduated from college. But the one looming question remains over every recent grad’s head: what’s next?
In this book, you’ll find a detailed guide to putting together a five-year plan to set yourself up for success. No need to stress about having the rest of your life mapped out—instead, you’ll focus on how to make the most after graduation so you can thrive in the years to come. Whether you’re looking for advice on turning your first job out of college to a long-term career or need some tips on managing your money so you can pay down your student debt (and treat yourself), you’ll find all that and more in What Next?.
Filled with advice from journalist and lifestyle blogger Elana Lyn Gross, What Next? includes all the tools you need to achieve your goals one step at a time. Offering helpful guidance on every aspect of life, you’ll have no problem answering the question: what’s next?
The celebrations have ended and you’ve finally graduated from college. But the one looming question remains over every recent grad’s head: what’s next?
In this book, you’ll find a detailed guide to putting together a five-year plan to set yourself up for success. No need to stress about having the rest of your life mapped out—instead, you’ll focus on how to make the most after graduation so you can thrive in the years to come. Whether you’re looking for advice on turning your first job out of college to a long-term career or need some tips on managing your money so you can pay down your student debt (and treat yourself), you’ll find all that and more in What Next?.
Filled with advice from journalist and lifestyle blogger Elana Lyn Gross, What Next? includes all the tools you need to achieve your goals one step at a time. Offering helpful guidance on every aspect of life, you’ll have no problem answering the question: what’s next?
Author
Elana Lyn Gross
Elana Lyn Gross is a journalist whose writing has been published in Forbes, Fortune, Fast Company, Entrepreneur, Business Insider, Glamour, Cosmopolitan, Elle, Women’s Day, Good Housekeeping, Allure, Women’s Health, Teen Vogue, Well+Good, and many more. She is also the author of the popular personal and professional development site, ElanaLyn.com. She has a master’s degree in journalism from Columbia University and lives on the Upper West Side.
Related to What Next?
Related ebooks
175+ Things to Do Before You Graduate College: Your Bucket List for the Ultimate College Experience! Plant Yourself Where You Will Bloom: How to Turn What Makes You Unique into a Meaningful and Lucrative Career Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsThe Big Sister's Guide to the World of Work: The Inside Rules Every Working Girl Must Know Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Now What?: The Young Person's Guide to Choosing the Perfect Career Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Take the Leap: Change Your Career, Change Your Life Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Transition: A Guide to Graduate School Success Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsSuccess for Multipotentialites in a World of Specialists Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsBreakout Blueprint: How to Find Your Passion, Take Action, and Build a Lifestyle Business Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsWork with Passion: How to Do What You Love for a Living Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Getting from College to Career Revised Edition: Your Essential Guide to Succeeding in the Real World Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5The Twentysomething Guide to Getting It Together: A Step-by-Step Plan for Surviving Your Quarterlife Crisis Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Fire the Haters: Finding Courage to Create Online in a Critical World Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsRoadmap: The Get-It-Together Guide for Figuring Out What to Do with Your Life Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Career Stories Method Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Remaining Relevant: Achieving Lifelong Professional Success Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsCareer Rehab: Rebuild Your Personal Brand and Rethink the Way You Work Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5How to Live a Better Life: Build Self-Control, Develop Good Habits, Find Life Purpose & Attract Success Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsThe Rocket Years: How Your Twenties Launch the Rest of Your Life Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsGetting from College to Career: 90 Things to Do Before You Join the Real World Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Rethink Your Career: In Your 40s, 50s and 60s Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsGradspot.com's Guide to Life After College Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5An Introvert's Guide to World Domination: Become a High Level Networker and Upgrade Your Life Rating: 1 out of 5 stars1/5Never Too Late: The Adult Student’s Guide to College Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsYou Only Live Once: The Roadmap to Financial Wellness and a Purposeful Life Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsTaking the Work Out of Networking: An Introvert's Guide to Making Connections That Count Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Unfiltered: How to Be as Happy as You Look on Social Media Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5
Personal Growth For You
How to Talk to Anyone: 92 Little Tricks for Big Success in Relationships Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The 5AM Club: Own Your Morning. Elevate Your Life. Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Maybe You Should Talk to Someone: A Therapist, HER Therapist, and Our Lives Revealed Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Mating in Captivity: Unlocking Erotic Intelligence Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Purpose Driven Life: What on Earth Am I Here For? Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Unfuck Your Brain: Using Science to Get Over Anxiety, Depression, Anger, Freak-outs, and Triggers Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Unfu*k Yourself: Get Out of Your Head and into Your Life Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Self-Care for People with ADHD: 100+ Ways to Recharge, De-Stress, and Prioritize You! Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5The Big Book of 30-Day Challenges: 60 Habit-Forming Programs to Live an Infinitely Better Life Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5What Happened to You?: Conversations on Trauma, Resilience, and Healing Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Mastery of Self: A Toltec Guide to Personal Freedom Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Mind Hacking: How to Change Your Mind for Good in 21 Days Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Feeling Good: The New Mood Therapy Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People Personal Workbook Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Nonviolent Communication: A Language of Life: Life-Changing Tools for Healthy Relationships Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Never Split the Difference: Negotiating As If Your Life Depended On It Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Source: The Secrets of the Universe, the Science of the Brain Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The 5 Second Rule: Transform Your Life, Work, and Confidence with Everyday Courage Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Personality Types: Using the Enneagram for Self-Discovery Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Present Over Perfect: Leaving Behind Frantic for a Simpler, More Soulful Way of Living Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5No Bad Parts: Healing Trauma and Restoring Wholeness with the Internal Family Systems Model Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Codependence and the Power of Detachment: How to Set Boundaries and Make Your Life Your Own Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Crucial Conversations Tools for Talking When Stakes Are High, Second Edition Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Changes That Heal: Four Practical Steps to a Happier, Healthier You Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5
Related podcast episodes
161: Do the Best, Next, Kind Thing - with Jody Carrington 0% found this document usefulEpisode 27: Nine Tools to Build Successful Friendships: OR Building friendships worth growing for a lifet… 0% found this document useful#359: The Hard Questions That Might Save Your Relationship | Susan Piver 0% found this document usefulS4Ep19: Need to Know for Graduates: Little Things That Make a Big Difference 0% found this document usefulBONUS: Aaron Stevens (Classroom Secrets): Life/Work balance as an NQT 0% found this document usefulA Simple Model for a Really Good Life | 2023 Kickstart 0% found this document usefulR I S I N G ✨ U P : The 5 Essentials: #021 0% found this document useful869: Leverage Your Impact With A Book | Chandler Bolt: Want a big way to leverage your impact? 0% found this document usefulBonus Episode! How to Get Rid of Burnout Without Stressing Yourself Out with Dr. Morgan Cutlip 0% found this document useful
Related articles
My 10 Best Financial Literacy Apps for Kids KiplingerArticle
My 10 Best Financial Literacy Apps for Kids
Aug 2, 2018
It's never too early to start teaching kids about money. It will enable them to make smart decisions as they become young adults. Apps for smartphones and tablets on how to handle money can make the learning process more enjoyable. Financial literacy
4 min readAre You Really Reaching Your Customers? Home Business MagazineArticle
Are You Really Reaching Your Customers?
Mar 31, 2020
Your biggest challenge as a home-based entrepreneur is to reach the people who purchase your products or services. This hurdle used to be a lot easier, before the internet and social media saturated everything. Against all this background noise, it’s
1 min readHow To Make Better Choices During Uncertainty Money MagazineArticle
How To Make Better Choices During Uncertainty
Apr 29, 2020
• Count your blessings. Look at what have rather than what you may have lost or missed out on, as this helps lower emotion and brings you into a more rational headspace. • Think in three time frames. Ask yourself what the impact of your decision will
1 min readFinancial Knowledge Is Power Only If You Apply It Independent on SaturdayArticle
Financial Knowledge Is Power Only If You Apply It
Mar 6, 2021
ONE of my favourite sayings is “Financial literacy, just like weight loss, isn’t dependent on one thing. It’s 20% education and 80% your action.” A year into the Covid-19 pandemic, I’m reminded of a young woman I interacted with a few months before S
3 min readHow To Be Confident In Front Of The Camera PsychologiesArticle
How To Be Confident In Front Of The Camera
Sep 8, 2020
1 min readWhat The Future Of Work Means For Cities NPRArticle
What The Future Of Work Means For Cities
Jan 15, 2019
3 min readFake Resumes Root Out Real Hiring Bias FuturityArticle
Fake Resumes Root Out Real Hiring Bias
Jul 19, 2019
6 min read13 Ways to Invest in Yourself KiplingerArticle
13 Ways to Invest in Yourself
Feb 3, 2020
12 min readIn A Crisis You South AfricaArticle
In A Crisis
Apr 14, 2023
8 min readCreating A New Path Teen Black Girl's MagazineArticle
Creating A New Path
Nov 1, 2020
2 min readYour 7-day Dream-life Plan PsychologiesArticle
Your 7-day Dream-life Plan
Aug 4, 2023
5 min readClean Sheet PsychologiesArticle
Clean Sheet
Jan 17, 2023
2 min readBy The Letter PsychologiesArticle
By The Letter
Nov 22, 2022
2 min readHoroscope WHOArticle
Horoscope
Feb 5, 2024
Who are the top five people you spend the most time with? You might be revaluing your friendships this week. Why are you friends with the people you are friends with? Is the connection based on history or is it authentic? You might like to assess the
3 min readStarting Again Planet MindfulArticle
Starting Again
Jan 6, 2021
4 min readBe HAPPY & Fulfilled FHM South AfricaArticle
Be HAPPY & Fulfilled
Jun 12, 2021
4 min readBe HAPPY & Fulfilled FHM SwedenArticle
Be HAPPY & Fulfilled
Jun 12, 2021
4 min readAvoiding College Burnout: 5 Sources of Academic Stress (and How to Deal with Them) Best Self MagazineArticle
Avoiding College Burnout: 5 Sources of Academic Stress (and How to Deal with Them)
Aug 30, 2019
3 min readReady For Your Midlife Crisis? awakening? Men's HealthArticle
Ready For Your Midlife Crisis? awakening?
Aug 4, 2022
I DON’T BELIEVE IN the idea of a midlife crisis. Instead, let’s call it a midlife awakening. That moment in your life when you might feel stuck and question some big issues, like: Am I in the right profession or did I get derailed from my purpose? Ha
4 min readDesigning Your Legacy Rotman ManagementArticle
Designing Your Legacy
May 1, 2023
EVENTS OCCUR UNEXPECTEDLY to all of us at random points throughout our lives. Some of them can spark sudden and drastic changes; others make themselves felt slowly and over time. What about you? Are you hearing the slow, dull murmur of dissatisfactio
6 min readBe HAPPY & Fulfilled FHM USArticle
Be HAPPY & Fulfilled
Jun 12, 2021
4 min readBe HAPPY & Fulfilled FHM AustraliaArticle
Be HAPPY & Fulfilled
Jun 12, 2021
4 min readTime To Make A Change? PsychologiesArticle
Time To Make A Change?
Sep 1, 2023
4 min readDear Ali… DIVAArticle
Dear Ali…
Feb 25, 2022
2 min readA New Chapter: The College Years MASK The MagazineArticle
A New Chapter: The College Years
May 15, 2021
4 min readRedesign YOUR LIFE Woman & HomeArticle
Redesign YOUR LIFE
Mar 5, 2020
3 min readDating After Divorce FHM USArticle
Dating After Divorce
Jan 10, 2024
5 min read9 Essential Practices to Make College Pay Off KiplingerArticle
9 Essential Practices to Make College Pay Off
Nov 4, 2019
Many parents and students wading through college applications this fall are experiencing sticker shock. Couple that with 44 million Americans owing $1.5 trillion in student loan debt and anyone can see why there are growing concerns about the cost an
4 min readReady For Your Midlife Crisis? Men's Health AustraliaArticle
Ready For Your Midlife Crisis?
Sep 4, 2022
3 min readWell Ness Work WellBeingArticle
Well Ness Work
Dec 13, 2017
Do you know what you value in life? Your values represent the truth of who you are. They reflect what matters to you, what you stand for and what gives you a sense of purpose. Your values are principles that guide your behaviour in both professional
2 min read
Reviews for What Next?
Rating: 5 out of 5 stars
5/5
2 ratings0 reviews
Book preview
What Next? - Elana Lyn Gross
a0a book_preview_excerpt.html [ےFl>-/mes=
[(KS'ľ̇K̺ [}DU*/'Of%l =}k6Oܚ}oW'_hK[7^~L3A4}fȉg.+ NGw[g 349~9 z482l?{
nMueڲ8|k,dWVpmG쩪- rR={EuCgkwLv3'9rnUeaY٬!/
Z.bc%[U:Kk+ӗ徻U.[fW߯/^_dzTWgc֙ ggkzcYa! N'qH 37ٲ8) Q۲efSq
wc)u/.acPbfyY4-V~69օֹ6՟p< 5tAUZ!DzimQA'zb<ՓLY?qkWV W;2OG/5Fې}b%^dO 5 - pS4 veK=ѧ)kWUvc!;=7 V*&r nhrpX{>T80= j:YN7o.7[ Nu*x ,f-u{:̺8u]'6}{\x:擄ؾ_rwn=eh l5tene.J8o )|ֹJl#l2[AH˂gґ=u9p'駮 7yVE\UUK"'H:S"0vMeRzZ}z/\ 7Yn̪ӔϲXENW:L]ol'g4 sSE8ASTS[Սg~h!WxhC֔
#D
#6/hW9D0MvM} Q/nyL{?xүhǮݘx#xG;ELE> mi-qvswf
#`Ux?2{]̂I³=|\e4ԯhmk~<ٳ(xP u= 6~{fpN$x 뷊V"f Keח`O=p-
y.C!VCG++ Y#n]I|yL5 pILSsxBGl0.l{* ۡas:aڪܲm"f\=[ u,gU]ufU liD&J)@d"ACDO &ǽp"eF /ܣ
um|/&jzd[L+A/Iu#:
hKฟc7H˺#r?DV_|Tc 8 !UA8r`sD #.J&as2Fل9ڪ(L 28Dnm\V'2Mdxp>cz*QE-(;p{.`JoVX툒[2M! i(yRru*+׆7Un CȮ
*K/rpU[[9^(Oж ZXū/BTGC pk5>#%/7ͳ,e-qwxyh
NglMY
s\Tx c6k&
[J@afk>ݘ{+f,r4,'06-hIcNegs>6pF8S1 F8C(Ćm {U*q6ffd8an!ѐn[l"<
f{"WNtL9DcvQ9RS s
Q< `(#?I?=4aASevP 곃NP#y8fw먡d&At&.r \_oOdu3ƙoq@ ispO(t; uzKYπ?
O>TH |h =GIť=ȏ⺕.!jmVN_³ss ZF,&-f:(UdaZ u4.2Fykd DcMi#Zɇ|,xVp7ZDe@ W"n2qyԍ%0?30Qz,a[O+)$}Oz\tP=@Ǜdț% WHE&8 =Pqx8jӢ]( J s >E4 ֣'j-aKg| 4g4562=sqYh%RƬZJd :ʓT}<n/".BFe{⤪Rj/kwDȚ٠TݘwZ hUFxYJn9/O>k}#
.8HW^Ң[/=aN3މ♽k}1 QZ JkdZ )ǟ{F2?-+E>͚&` O&2XS$Qu F %S&YCCP~JkL)߹ Dq pcI0^#x&PBTj gB .nH tfvseE $3y B cBCM~ZK] XjZ+AL#lO0W3WCy¬;n*3-OO ɳ7j+ ^ӭꍿczŐ^#iAY/:244
[[W"p73>*|c+wzNm+8fcb:.Z)lle}вBmJ( 7R/Ѩ]]#$fb2y=7 c|/|Sll B&_$}f?O\CThu,=qdV(ƌ݈}8S UeV* G\9 7+|ºB}te#Wk9Rݤnj"e$n_7f]1 2{KC^|asv kU /=JM cPbuwȚnhI C Ff ifgoh
Xc!°h\5Pc\rO! l]>0h0K3m(c=r#o*&fQʄdgzpt Wcr/]JF}* LlgLb{WSФl:E ;͙)HЇZ8_~$+,Pܔ+2CH<מʔ $W<,7ȳ.:E`Tte9? }uӐOQ
ż%_5+o:#Uq_Bf7/VCQ馋Iel/df/
Zާ 9ǂn&i9 5V%Byɹ^6inG̀შ[M)j`RfnJB\$SDHr:W^ɤp3M:Ҿ\& Y}lB@Qč Vj9;3'5Q|H$[)^
ۀ2XFjZ ԡ1V{ˤE3b~鲤E3c));vxڗYa|rP)u _ dVC
!D!"訙Vɓ/M̃w0y iE.zkCX CJ'e{va+~*- NN*PLO}}ӴA3㱾WձOCC ѵwڸ+:MZ M|y1dYxg8'~vZ1_a:A6,1[-Y\+Lk<C{j=,;fO:g} ~Ӿ [\N`YFxҼicsDÐ̸ڧ'< td:"_GX3 k
`Co,q#yuH.FR!;=6fpiD.
q/Xm*H >{ǒh 'm*AZ:άRG~kRwBR@Un[}怊eϜ#ZjbLHD2O-K; asXtZmCVfb)I?^%IEi`IL *\weiWm3q^]G d(>S4}ր, e˻T6.ƚ.coa\(QR#ȾY {Vd#06Uol={e `T!YF]_^DTm_oh/|BXeG|q{++f]BF٩^g?wonwע}u}a'ݔ-<&{G6v.5h
q,F3 [l6KXųT4{!)^zM{"fՏ,~9ՋSR@iCzIH`ׅjRZz V5ОĐf9ih(-/gѬ:lؐ7\ȝSMx$o*C xťnz`Emا|4갞Ax^vQ_64cjbAcŠ]bXh8 ڷsɀ ]]Ox* B mQJmKU_Sڪ/4fZ<|*eSZ|e*O>;blH÷wRokbhbHS `if|Pƫ<= ݸ
i ^~ zYNa1^!~LHSvKLnk|'{۲dCoEtlQ>m0ƍbGh p: (
흐f!Z tƫME@SR(4%en ~\جC7=pK(8F2.:H|
Enjoying the preview?
Page 1 of 1