I am excited to enter my 30s! As I enjoy my last week as a 29-year-old, it’s only natural to reflect on the past decade and some of the lessons I have learned. I look at the 20s as the trial-and-error decade; it’s where you make mistakes but learn from them (hopefully). It is where you finally evolve into who you are as a person, work towards building the foundation so that you can thrive in your 30s. I am genuinely an optimistic person, but I am also realistic. Growing into an independent and confident woman took a lot of self-work and awareness. It took a lot of moments of disappointment and anxiousness, but also perseverance and drive to know it will all work out. I am proud of the woman I am and still becoming. Here are five lessons I learned in my 20s.