"My main objective of starting the ROADS TAKEN podcast was to highlight the stories of my classmates as we travel the road this year to our 25th college reunion – to reflect on who we were when we graduated, who we thought we’d be, and how we’ve traveled down various roads to get where we are today. I wanted to hit home the idea that, regardless of the paths we’ve taken, we’ve still lived into these full lives.

"But at this time when so many young adults out there are wondering what their future will hold, I’m hoping that ROADS TAKEN will also help others interested in living a full life and reflecting on what that means.

"Many of us remember thinking that the direction we would choose at the beginning of adulthood was so crucial because it would lock us into our future path leading either to success or not.

"Already in the first couple dozen or so episodes—featuring guests with drastically different stories about their time in business or the military or education or domestic life—some very clear themes are emerging. I thought today I’d pull out a bit of the wisdom that my guests up to now have shared when reflecting on their own journeys, particularly what they wish they’d known when they were younger or what they might tell to someone just starting out on their life’s journey."