I feel like your generation is like, "We deserve a place at this table, we have a right to be here," whereas when I was in my 20s I was like, "Who am I?" It's exciting because I do see a lot of young women feeling empowered.
So many people are paralyzed by worrying, "What are these people going to think?"
You can't just wait for everybody to give you approval - you will just be waiting.
Travel. You need to know you're a citizen of the world.
You can't live with letting your feelings guide you, you'll get smooshed.
If it's truly a passion and it's truly something you believe in, then you need to do it.