Internal Re-calibration with Personal Style

Anecdotes from a twenty-something in corporate America

My friends and I have a phrase we lean on a lot—especially when life throws something unexpected our way. Whenever one of us stumbles through a tough moment or learns a hard-earned lesson, we say, “It’s my first time being alive.” Over the past couple of years, I’ve realized just how often those words echo through my day-to-day. At 26, I’m the oldest I’…