#54: Life After College: Navigating The Many Transitions Well

In this episode, we discuss how to transition well after college. My guest is Jon Steele, host of the After IV podcast, where he interviews guests on this very topic. So I’ve invited him to summarize what he is learning from his guests on this important life transition. 

In this podcast we discuss:

• How Jon became interested in helping students transition from college to their careers
• The important distinction between change and transition from college to after college
• The three general phases of any transition
• How to navigate well the inevitable transitions in relationships
• How the phases of transition play out as you move into your new career
• The trap of needing to always “live out your passion” and the danger of comparison
• The balance between valuing work too much or too little
• Transitioning in our relationship to money: budgeting, saving, giving, credit card use, debt
• Finding a community to help make wise financial decisions
• Navigating the inevitable spiritual transition well
• Finding a good church after college
• A final word of encouragement to college graduates for the tough times in your transition

Resources mentioned during our conversation:

• Jon’s podcast on life after college: After IV (see below for mor specific suggestions)
• Managing Transitions: Making the Most of Change by William Bridges
• Meet Up app
• Courage and Calling: Embracing Your God-Given Potential by Gordon T. Smith
• Save My Cents website by Shang Saavedra
• InterVarsity World Changers podcast
• The Apostles’ Creed
• The Nicene Creed
• The Chalcedonian Creed
• After College: Navigating Transitions, Relationships, and Faith by Erica Young Reitz
• The Gap Decade: When You’re Technically an Adult but Really Don’t Feel Like It Yet by Katie Schnack
• Analog Chrisitan: Cultivating Contentment, Resilience, and Wisdom in the Digital Age by Jay Y. Kim
• Specific After IV podcasts by topic:

Stages of Transition

• E75: Finding Your Footing in Transition Pt 1 (Apple, Spotify)
• E76: Finding Your Footing in Transition Pt 2 (Apple, Spotify)

Relational Transition

• E102: Ending Well With My Friends on Campus (Apple, Spotify)
• E103: Making (and Keeping) Friends After Graduation (Apple, Spotify)

Work Transition

• E112: A Foundation for Vocational Transition (Apple, Spotify)
• E37: How to be the Post-College G.O.A.T. – Nail the Interview (Apple, Spotify)
• E38: How to be the Post-College G.O.A.T. – Win Employee of the Month (Apple, Spotify)
• E142: Understanding Your Financial Narrative (Apple, Spotify)
• E143: Understanding the Biblical Financial Narrative (Apple, Spotify)
• E151: What’s My Financial Finish Line? (Apple, Spotify)

Faith Transition

• E80: I’m so Tired of Church Hopping – Finding Your Footing in a New Church (Apple, Spotify)
• E122: A Foundation for Healthy Rhythms of Rest (Apple, Spotify)
• E126: Finding Rest in Familiar Faith Practices (Apple, Spotify)

Other Resources

• E140: Level Up Your 20s (Revisit) (Apple, Spotify)
• After College: Navigating Transitions, Relationships, and Faith (IVP)
• E83: A Companion for Transition – Finding Your Footing in the Gap Decade (Apple, Spotify)
• E91: Joy Instead of Comparison: Anchored in God’s Goodness with Jay Kim (Apple, Spotify)
• E92: Self-Control Instead of Reckless Indulgence: Beyond Willpower and Positive Thinking (Apple, Spotify)
• Follow us on Instagram @afterivpod