Tracy Kornet's Blog

A colleague just told me she was chosen to give a TED talk . I almost flipped my lid. What an honor. I love those things and try to listen to one of the educational, inspirational 20-minute lectures every day-- if I can remember to log on. In fact, I’m listening to one now by psychotherapist Meg Jay . She is debunking the myth of what Americans claim is the “changing timetable of adulthood” and how we have trivialized our 20s. She says research shows  the stakes are high if you wait until your 30s to plan your career or start a family.   *80% of life’s most defining moments take place by age 35 *8 of 10 major decisions and ah-ha moments will have happened by mid-30s *Female fertility peaks at age 28 *The first 10 years of your career have an exponential impact on the amount of money you’ll ever make I’ve been seriously beating myself up lately, wishing I still had the joy and energy of my children at home instead of being an empty nester in my early 40s. So t