There's a song by Kelsea Ballerini called "In Between," and it seems to perfectly encapsulate the turbulence of being a twenty-something-year-old woman. The fight between recklessness and responsibility, the dichotomy of being a grown up and the process of still actually growing up. The part of your life in between life as you know it to be, and life as you will come to find it to be. Its a time for mistakes, its a time for growth, a time for experimentation, and a time for simply figuring it all out. So while you do that, here are twenty-some goals for the twenty-something-year-old female.

1. Explore your passions

If it doesn't excite you, it's not a passion.

2. Speak your mind

And pay attention to who listens.

3. Never let anyone tell you what you can and can't wear

If it makes you feel beautiful WEAR IT.

4. Learn to laugh at yourself.

It will give you so much power.

5. Stay informed

Know what's going on in the world around it. You're an active participant--act like it.

6. Embrace your emotions

They serve a cognitive process. Let them serve you.

7. Stop saying “I wish I looked like her"

Comparison is a thief of joy. Look in the mirror and believe in your own beauty.

8. Remember who you are.

But never fear growing into the person you were meant to become.

9. Remember that vulnerability is a courageous thing to have

Be open.

10. Focus on you

This is your opportunity to be selfish with your life. Take it.

11. Don’t let the fear of making the right decision keep you from making any decisions at all

You've still got plenty of time to figure life out if you make the wrong choice.

12. Refuse to be a doormat

You are not a rug under another's foot. Stop allowing others to treat you like one.

13. Don’t hold on to friendships that aren’t holding onto you

Don't put more energy into friendships that aren't giving that energy back to you. You are an adult. You don't need friendships of convenience like you did in high school. You need friends that build you to be better. Hold on to those friendships.

14. Love your body. 

This one is easier said than done. But your body houses your soul, treat it like such.

15. Make a mistake

And then grow from it.

16. Listen

To others, to good music, to your heart.

17. Find your life's purpose

Illuminate others with the practice of that purpose. And never stop pursuing it.

18. Stop living your life on your Instagram feed

Embrace the messy moments just as much as much as the photogenic ones.

19. Be honest

With those around you, about how things make you feel. Let people know what's on your mind.

20. Say yes more often than you say no.

Never be afraid to try new things.

21. Only talk about others with positivity

Don't say something if you don't have something nice to say.

22. Accept your flaws

You know that old saying, "No one's perfect?" Believe it.

23. Forgive yourself for the things you cannot change, and be gracious in granting others forgiveness as well

People mess up. You'll mess up. Life moves on, especially when you let it.

21. Make memories, and capture their existence. 

And hold them dear in your heart.

25. Be the woman that you dreamed you'd be when you were a little girl

Let yourself be inspired by the person you hoped you'd become.