22 Habits You Need to Break Before Turning 30

Creating barriers for yourself—in love, career, or adventure.

By the start of your fourth decade, you have ample life experience behind you. Acknowledge and take advantage of opportunities that present themselves. You have everything you need to take on big challenges that might lead to big rewards—the only thing in your way is your belief that you're still too young/too untrained/too unstable to go after what you want. Recognize that you've spent the last 30 years proving yourself and acquiring the qualities required to achieve big things. Now is the time to get out of your own way and seize your 30s courageously!