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Some people dread turning the big 3-0. I am not one of them. Maybe it is because I do not spend my time dwelling on the perceived bad things that come with 30. Instead I choose to look at all the great things that come with turning 30. It helps me to embrace 30 instead of dread it.

Here are my 30 reasons why turning 30 rocks:

  1. I get to check a new age group box on forms.
  2. I get to say, “I remember when I was in my 20s”.
  3. It is a milestone birthday.
  4. It is more exciting to say “I am 30″ than “I am 29 or 31″
  5. More exciting to blog for a week about your 30th birthday.
  6. I get 10 years to prepare for turning 40.
  7. I get to take the time to look at a new vision for my 30s.
  8. I have stopped trying to find myself and started creating myself.
  9. I get to start anew in my new age range.
  10. I have great experiences from my past and so now I get to add new ones!
  11. I can celebrate BIG for this birthday.
  12. I have years to get use to being called sir.
  13. When I get carded it is a compliment instead of them not thinking I am old enough.
  14. All the life lessons I learned in my 20s, I can now apply to my life.
  15. Don’t have to worry about being 30 because I just AM.
  16. Get to read all the self help books about surviving your 30′s and nod in agreement with them.
  17. Do not have to do it alone since many of my friends and my niece are turning 30 with me.
  18. A major birthday like 30 means better presents!
  19. If I have learn nothing else from Desperate Housewives, 40 is the new 30 and 30 is the new 20.
  20. People naturally take you more seriously when you are in your 30s.
  21. You get to smile when people can not believe you are 30.
  22. No longer have to struggle to be an adult because you have years of practice.
  23. 5 more years and I can be president.
  24. Instead of stressing about acne, I can stress about wrinkles and white hair.
  25. When I was younger 30 was OLD, now I feel 30 is young.
  26. Don’t I wait for Santa to bring me a wii, I can go get my own.
  27. I maybe turning 30 but I will still always be the youngest in my family.
  28. Turning 30 makes you appreciate your 20′s and look forward to your 40s.
  29. There is only on option to not turning 30, that is death. I say, “Welcome 30!”
  30. Like the Christina song, “Keeps Getting Better”

UPDATE: Check out the book – Living Life Out Loud – for even more wonderful support in turning 30!

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132 Responses to “30 Reasons Why Turning 30 Rocks!”

  1. ArielaNo Gravatar on 13 Oct 2008 at 10:53 am #

    Michael,

    As one who turned 30 just a month ago I couldn’t agree more with your list (specially #21!).
    Also, was going to wait until tomorrow to say it, but I might as well do it now and be one of the first ones on wishing you a HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!! Welcome to the 30′s, they rock!!!
    God Bless,

    Ariela

  2. MichaelNo Gravatar on 13 Oct 2008 at 10:56 am #

    Ariela,

    I am glad you are loving the 30′s so far!! I am looking forward to turning 30 tomorrow! :)

  3. BradNo Gravatar on 13 Oct 2008 at 11:06 am #

    I will never forget my 30th birthday! :-)
    David, my housemate took me to my favorite restaurant, “The Wild Ginger” we ordered and had some appetizers. I just felt light headed and nauseous. I didn’t have time to excuse myself to go to the restroom and all of a sudden I had explosive, projectile, vomit. The wait staff rushed me an ice bucket, but by the time they got it to me it was too late! As we were getting ready to leave without our food, I noticed a chunk on this man’s sweater his back was toward my table. I was so embarrassed by the whole circumstance. At least it was a memorable birthday. :-)
    I hope yours goes without such drama!
    looking back you lived 10,957 days! Taking 30 years and multiplying them by the number of days in a year and then counting leap years! LOL

    HAVE A HAPPY 30th BIRTHDAY!
    Always-
    Brad

  4. thegayte-keeperNo Gravatar on 13 Oct 2008 at 4:10 pm #

    I turned 30 this year and it has been a blast every since…

  5. vijayNo Gravatar on 25 Nov 2008 at 3:32 pm #

    i turned 30today!! i dont want to grow any older than i already am!!!

  6. MichaelNo Gravatar on 26 Nov 2008 at 8:20 am #

    ViJay

    Congrats on turning 30!! You are going to love it!!

  7. GrecNo Gravatar on 10 Dec 2008 at 3:00 pm #

    Im turning 30 tomorrow… I think #23 is hilarious! But im questioning if 30 is old??? Am i going to be old? Im always the youngest outta everyone… I guess I’ll still be the youngest lol. Dont wanna leave the 20′s tho!

  8. MichaelNo Gravatar on 10 Dec 2008 at 4:04 pm #

    Grec,

    You may not want to leave your 20′s but your 30′s are going to be even better!!

  9. KevenNo Gravatar on 27 Feb 2009 at 3:51 pm #

    I have a week till the “DAY”
    I look at your words as hope.
    I recall when I was 19 people asked me “Whats old?” I would say 30…..
    Now its here and I just dont know what to do.
    Thank you for what you wrote.
    I’m looking for reasons to be all sad and tore up over it, but you helped me to smile..
    Thank you….

  10. KevenNo Gravatar on 04 Mar 2009 at 11:15 pm #

    Ok like 2 days till the BIG 30. I just dont know if I like the idea.
    Where did all the years go and why so fast???

  11. ClaireNo Gravatar on 07 May 2009 at 10:38 am #

    Quality list you´ve got there!

    I celebrated turning 30 last week by going on a 4 day bender and loved every minute of it, even the 3 days it took to get over it! Being single at 30 is also so good, 30 n flirty!

    What a boss age – loving it!

  12. EmmanuelNo Gravatar on 10 May 2009 at 8:08 am #

    I am celebrating my 30th next saturday… hoping to enjoy and make the most of it!

  13. ChristyNo Gravatar on 01 Jun 2009 at 1:12 pm #

    Right on, man! My guy is turning 30 and I hope to use items from your list on the wrapping paper – what a great age! My favorite is “I have stopped trying to find myself and started creating myself” but I know Rich’s fav will be “5 years until you can become president” – something for everyone! Keep on keepin’ on and don’t ever be afraid to quote Desperate Housewives, no matter what your age! ;)

  14. MichaelNo Gravatar on 01 Jun 2009 at 3:46 pm #

    Christy,

    It is so true! You are never old enough in some people’s eyes and too old in others. You can just be yourself and live your life the way you want.

  15. PenelopeNo Gravatar on 08 Jun 2009 at 4:57 pm #

    I turn 30 next week. As I inch closer, I’m not sure if I’m sad or happy. I’m still a little in shock that it’s actually here!

  16. KatieNo Gravatar on 14 Jun 2009 at 12:12 am #

    My friend is turning 30, a few years older than me, what’s a good present to get for someones 30th?? want it to be special!!!

  17. MichaelNo Gravatar on 14 Jun 2009 at 7:53 am #

    Katie,

    A walker? LOL I am so joking.

    I do not know what will be perfect for your friend but here is an idea I love. I am not so much about gifts but experiences. I love when my friends say, “We are going to do this to celebrate!” This allows me to spend time with them, have fun, take pictures and create a memory I will always have instead of a gift I may keep or not as the years go on.

    Just my thoughts…

  18. PeterNo Gravatar on 15 Jun 2009 at 2:21 am #

    20 days or so (july 5th) not really looking forward to it. unemployed, kind of lost in life, living at home. if i could have seen where i’d be at 30 when i was 20 i don’t know if i’d be around today to turn 30.

  19. MichaelNo Gravatar on 15 Jun 2009 at 2:05 pm #

    Peter,

    Just means now you have the opportunity to make changes so 40 is even better. We never know what the future will bring and there is nothing we can do about the past but we can create a better present with the new choices we make.

  20. VenusNo Gravatar on 01 Jul 2009 at 7:32 pm #

    I´m turning 30 next week * july 9th * !!!!! and still can not believe it!!!!! I´m so scared … excited, confussed, thankful, happy, sad, anxious, …. lol it’s just crazy!!!!!!

  21. LindsayNo Gravatar on 04 Jul 2009 at 6:16 pm #

    I’m 30 next Saturday (11th July) and I’m looking forward to it!! Celebrating with a weekend at the seaside with my closest friends. I’ve decided to embrace the whole ’30 and fabulous’ and ‘flirty-30′ thing! Plus I figure 30′s can’t be worse than 20′s – at least I’m older and wiser now!!!

  22. MelissaNo Gravatar on 15 Jul 2009 at 10:44 am #

    I gotta say I love this list!!!

    However, I must admit that I am sad about turning 30…. I’ve got 8 days to go, turn the big 30 next Thursday the 23rd July. I don’t know what to feel, I just know that I’ll be sad to say that I’m not in my twenties anymore. Where have the years gone, I mean seriously, I can’t be 30??? Arghhhh!!!

  23. VenusNo Gravatar on 15 Jul 2009 at 11:35 am #

    Hi Melissa, just wanted to tell u that turning 30 is not that bad … I was 29 last week lol and I can tell it feels great now! so enjoy your day and have a wonderful bday!!

  24. Joel ThorntonNo Gravatar on 20 Jul 2009 at 11:33 pm #

    So, stumbled across your list with under an hour to go until I am officially thirty… feeling old as dirt right now. Thanks for putting some kind of positive spin on the whole thirty thing, not sure I am 100% ok with it, but hell what choice do I have. Not sure I can say that I have a sense of regret about the past decade of twenty’s , but I still have a sense of wanting to go back and do it over again. I think that is the tough part of turning of 30, for the first time in my life I feel aware of my own mortality, and I am not sure where the hell the last decade just went, I just hope time slows down a little bit.

  25. MichaelNo Gravatar on 21 Jul 2009 at 9:37 am #

    Joel,

    The only way to slow down time is to make the most of it and really enjoy it. Not catch yourself wasting it away by being busy and not doing things for yourself.

  26. joeNo Gravatar on 30 Jul 2009 at 12:54 am #

    just turned 30 and feel blessed to be alive….although my girlfriend and I broke up the day before my bday and I ended up being in Vegas by myself….still happy to be 30!

  27. MichaelNo Gravatar on 30 Jul 2009 at 7:34 am #

    Joe,

    Congrats on being 30! It is the start of a new beginning for you. Vegas is the best place place to celebrate because as we know, what happens in Vegas…STAYS in Vegas!

    Live it up!

  28. TurkNo Gravatar on 17 Aug 2009 at 5:05 pm #

    Turning 30 tomorrow…and as most people are a bit anxious about it. But hey its one of those things thats going to happen eventually to most people so at least im not alone. Looking back im thankful for my 20′s and im saying goodbye to them with fond memories from some of the best years of my life.

    Then again, being 29 just sucks…its such a silly age. For all practical purposes you are not part of the 20′s crowd anymore but somehow cling to this silly age because its the last barrier between you and 30???

    So i say goodbye and good riddance to 29! 30 HERE I COME!

  29. MichaelNo Gravatar on 17 Aug 2009 at 8:47 pm #

    Turk,

    Good for you and welcome to 30!! You are going to love it!

  30. Alisha RoseNo Gravatar on 30 Sep 2009 at 8:58 am #

    Thank you for the tips, although I only share the “I dont look” 30 feeling.
    I will be turning 31 tomorrow! The 1st of October, and it feels like doomsday for me!!! I wasnt happy about being “30″ either! Sorry I dont mean to kill anyones buzz who is excited about it! Its just our 20′s seemed to be alot funnier!! I am a female and yes I get carded all the time, it was kindof annoying at first, but now I love it! I actually enjoy looking at there faces when they see my age! But why I dread hitting a new 30-something I just dont know???
    Its getting olded I think, its the whole yeah we are generation X and we are no longer the youngsters I guess? But thank you for the “good tips”! (-’
    ~Alisha~

  31. CharlieNo Gravatar on 06 Oct 2009 at 12:36 am #

    Just turned 30 half an hour ago and I have to say I was horrified by the first 6 or so items on your list. That does NOT make me feel better about no longer being in my 20s. Your other listings along with your readers comments helped me get into a better frame of mind, however. Guess there’s nothing else to do but make the best of it. Good luck with the rest of your 30s.

  32. RBNo Gravatar on 08 Oct 2009 at 10:32 pm #

    #15 helped me the most–who cares how old you are?? you just are. as my 90-yr old grandmother says, “age is only a numba”…

  33. Yahya E B HenryNo Gravatar on 13 Oct 2009 at 7:55 am #

    Great list… my favorite is number 8:

    “I have stopped trying to find myself and started creating myself.”

    I turn 30 tomorrow and was looking for some commentary on this milestone age and found your list. Thanks for sharing. I’m looking forward to 30-Land *waving bye to my twenties*

    Yahya

  34. sarahNo Gravatar on 10 Nov 2009 at 6:38 pm #

    I turned 30 today! It feels like a good age, and I am full of possibilty…

  35. John QNo Gravatar on 22 Nov 2009 at 5:40 am #

    Happy New Decade for all 1979s babies!….I remember being 20 in the year 2000….i was just born in the 70′s, grew up in the 80′s and 90′s and this decade we’re in (2000-2009)… I like the name the Ott’s…

  36. AmandaNo Gravatar on 29 Nov 2009 at 12:54 pm #

    I am turning 30 in a few days, and I think it’s going to be WONDERFUL!

  37. ToniNo Gravatar on 30 Nov 2009 at 12:06 am #

    In 14 day’s i to will join the dirty thirtys… Having mixed emotions about it, always thought by the time i hit the big 30 i would have my life sorted kids marriage the whole lot…. Needless to say this was not to be… But DO LOVE your “I have stopped trying to find myself and started creating myself” thanks for the wise words.. Also to everyone else it makes me feel normal to know i am not alone in turning 30 xo

  38. EmilyNo Gravatar on 28 Dec 2009 at 10:09 pm #

    Turning 30 tomorrow and its going to be the best year yet! I spent 2 whole long, painful years finding myself, and you know what? I AM found! I’m not seeking anymore and that means I get to BE and DO and I have a lot to share and offer the world. If you did the work when the Saturn Return started, turning 30 is the greatest awakening. It starts being OK to dream big again. I’ve rediscovered hope and it feels so good. May you all be as blessed as I have been. Peace!

  39. KaryNo Gravatar on 05 Jan 2010 at 9:09 pm #

    Hi !
    I´m 27 and I´m freaking already about turning 30. For me it has not been the typical journey. I´ve been studying, and studying, and studying, and it doesn´t look that it will stop soon. I´m a physicist and I´m doing my masters degree on medical physics and I want my Phd when I´m done. So as you can see, there has been no time, or very little for a social life, traveling, spending money or even making money,partying, dating, or making the regular stuff that the twenty-something normally do. So as I approach the big number I feel kind of sad that I´ve been missing so much.
    So all you out there that feel bad about turning 30, be glad that you lived all the great stuff that you were suppose to. Maybe it was good, maybe it was bad, but you got to experience it.
    As for me, well I just hope that when I do turn 30 it will turn out to be fantastic and somehow I hope that in the next decade I will get rewarded for all that I missed on my 20´s.

    Have a fantastic decade!

    Kary

  40. MbaNo Gravatar on 14 Jan 2010 at 7:41 am #

    I am turning 30 in August, I am so much looking forward to it, I used to be nervous about but I can’t wait anymore. Thank you for the 30 reasons why I should look forward to it! You rock!

  41. ChrisNo Gravatar on 23 Jan 2010 at 9:20 am #

    My friend Jeremy turns 30 today, and just like this list he ROCKS!!!
    Happy birthday, Jer!!

  42. richaNo Gravatar on 03 Feb 2010 at 4:28 am #

    Loved it!!!:)

  43. richaNo Gravatar on 03 Feb 2010 at 4:29 am #

    Loved it!:) and so true!

  44. mimiNo Gravatar on 09 Feb 2010 at 9:49 am #

    this is such an eye-opener for me! thank you very much for writing this… after i read it, it took away half of my apprehension for starting this new chapter of my life…. and it even inspired me to creat my own list! i turn 30 today… and i have mixed emotions… excited yet scared, nonchalance yet concerned… and all these are funny because i used to really be excited on my birthday… well, again, thank you for writing this.. oh by the way, i’m in the Philippines, so i have 10 more years before i can be President :p

  45. kevinNo Gravatar on 07 Mar 2010 at 12:07 am #

    i am turning 30 this june and im a little concerned. not at 30 but at how i wasted my 20′s. it made me question the direction i want to take for the next half of my life but what is still a mystery. i am analyzing the things i like vs. the things i hate. reading the comments posted helps alot. you guys (and gals) ROCK!!! im excited but have no clue of what to expect. well i already know great things are in store, i just would like to know what store it is so i can shop already.

    rapidly approaching 30

  46. PeteNo Gravatar on 07 Mar 2010 at 10:16 pm #

    I turned 30 in December. It took 2 months to hit me cause I was working all the time. Now that I’ve had a moment to think about it, Im having issues. I know there’s so many years ahead and I’m not scared of getting old. I’m scared of not being exciting, vibrant and attractive. I look at people and I can’t tell how old they are anymore. I can’t even see people in my age group. Everyone either looks young or old. I guess it’ll be fine, but I feel like crap. My wife is telling me to get help. Lol

  47. KarenNo Gravatar on 07 Mar 2010 at 10:52 pm #

    In your 30s, after one of your parents die, you become enlightened and start realizing how stupid all of the chasing education and degrees and fame and material possessions has been…. None of its important in the end and we are all going to die, so live every day with that awareness. Love the people in your life with all your heart and make sure they know that. That is our only purpose in life – everything else is a lie.

  48. KaryNo Gravatar on 07 Mar 2010 at 11:20 pm #

    Yes, I agree. Love the people in your life, your family and friends above all. But while you do that also love yourself and fullfill your dreams. Even if it means chasing an education, being famous, or whatever makes you happy. If you are happy your loved ones will also be happy.
    It´s all about being happy, loving eachother, no matter if you are 20, 30 or 70.

  49. OluwakemiNo Gravatar on 09 Mar 2010 at 7:05 am #

    I’m turning 30 this year (April 20) I have mixed feelings. I have no idea what my life is going to be. I hope to get married to my boy friend (I have no idea when), get a better paying job and have a better relationship with God. I’m kinda lost right now. I like the blog and the comments. Thanks Michael

  50. SayanNo Gravatar on 12 Mar 2010 at 10:59 am #

    Turning 30 in 2 weeks!!! Yeah, baby!!!

  51. AndebeNo Gravatar on 12 Mar 2010 at 8:56 pm #

    Turning 30 ib 2 weeks!!! Yeah, gaby!!!;

  52. DarienNo Gravatar on 25 Mar 2010 at 2:41 pm #

    Im turning 30 TODAY!!! your list really helps man. Thank you Im gonna stay positive no matter what!

  53. BrendaNo Gravatar on 05 Apr 2010 at 11:49 am #

    I wasnt looking foward to turn 30 but after reading this list # 27 made me feel Alot better
    30 in a week

  54. RougieNo Gravatar on 15 Apr 2010 at 2:30 pm #

    So I guess this has been the go to site for everyone turning 30!!! LOVE IT!!! Thanks for sharing this great list and for bringing all of us new 30 year olds together. I too was very depressed during the end of my twenties…I was always the young overachiever everyone was so impressed with…but after getting married, having kids and having to stay home, I feel like I have become the “old underachiever”. I wish women were taught to value kids and home more…because I seem to for some reason value education and career contributions/accomplishments more. Thank you so much for this list…I have been asking my friends what positive things there are about turning 30 and got absolutely nothing except for memory loss, wrinkles, and a shrunken brain…thanks for helping me realize the much more and better positive things there are to it!!!!

  55. JJNo Gravatar on 17 Apr 2010 at 8:53 am #

    I’ll be turning 30 on the 30th of April this year. It’s so cool to finally have the same number -birthdate and age!
    Anyway, the list is great! I have been looking forward to turning 30 for a while now, but after reading your list, I’m now SUPER EXCITED!

  56. JJNo Gravatar on 17 Apr 2010 at 8:59 am #

    Hey Rougie, you’re not an underachiever, in fact I think you have such a blessed life!
    At 30 you’re enjoying the best job that any woman can have- to be a mother!
    Hubby and I been trying and I had a miscarriage late last year, so having a kid before the age of 30 is something I haven’t accomplished at all.
    But like what you said, we need to remain positive! So let’s toast to more fulfilled, happier and healthier years ahead!

  57. Miss M on 18 Apr 2010 at 9:54 am #

    On the eve of my 30th birthday, I feel more confident, more self-assured, more attractive, and more EVERYTHING than I ever was in my 20′s!!!

    I see it as a new beginning, a new chapter in my life where I can use the experiences of my twenties in a very positive way by taking steps to create the life I have always dreamed of.

    In fact, I have marked my 30th year of life on planet earth by chasing my dream job!!! – Which was a great decision & something I should have done earlier – BUT of course being twenty something, I guess I didnt have the courage to get started nor the strength to stick it out during the tough times.

    I think turning 30 is not about getting older. In the grand scheme of things it is ONLY a milestone that marks “Ok, maybe I can get it right this time” as opposed to an ageing benchmark.

    We, people….are NOT turning 60!!!

    It is the point in your life when youve surpassed your unconscious teens and your messy 20′s. You now know yourself better, you have the courage to be true to yourself, to your personality and to what you really want in your own life – not what other people want for you.

    GO FOR EVERYTHING IN LIFE!! MAKE YOUR LIFE INTO WHAT YOU WANT, DONT MOPE!! OUR TIME IS A GIFT & SHOULD BE CELEBRATED!!!

    ON YOUR 30TH BIRTHDAY – DO SOMETHING…DO ANYTHING … THAT YOUVE ALWAYS DREAMED OF BUT NEVER HAD THE GUTS TO DO!! :) :)

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  59. GraceMNo Gravatar on 07 May 2010 at 2:34 am #

    I am turning 30, september 2010. I am planning to celebrate my Bday in a big way. I am going to Dubai, and I will meet with my long lost bestfriend/cousin. We’ve been planning our trip, unfortunately we haven’t spent time together for 15yrs, due to the fact she lives in Europe and I live in Canada.

    Thanks for sharing your experience, I look forward to my trip. I have to admit though I am starting to feel and think different, I almost feel guilty for taking such an expensive trip, thinking all the money I can save if I don’t go!

  60. BrunoNo Gravatar on 31 May 2010 at 1:20 am #

    I’m 25 and totally freak out when I think I’ll be 30 in 4 years and a couple of months…

    But some days ago, I saw the Uefa Champions League final match. Argentinean soccer player Diego Milito (some days to be 31) scored 2 amazing goals. He certainly is the greatest soccer player in the moment, and used to play in a medium Argentinean club, until 25…

    Also, I realized the age creativity peak for science, jazz music and painting, is 35 (for men). So, 30′s may rock (if I stay thin and don’t start to get bald)…

    Let’s see…

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  62. 29 for 6 more daysNo Gravatar on 06 Jun 2010 at 9:28 am #

    I just want to say thank you for writing this. I am having a hard time turning 30, and I love the positive way you are going about it… now I realize this was a few years ago… how was your whole 30 year??

  63. Naba BasarNo Gravatar on 19 Jun 2010 at 12:47 am #

    Good :) This is the first moment I felt good about turning 30 today since last night

  64. Naba BasarNo Gravatar on 19 Jun 2010 at 12:49 am #

    That was my hubby! i didn’t really feel good…….

  65. AdzmirNo Gravatar on 30 Jun 2010 at 1:09 pm #

    I’ve just turned 30 on the 30th of June. Feeling better after reading ur blog :)

  66. MollyNo Gravatar on 16 Jul 2010 at 1:49 pm #

    I’m turning 30 in October and I love this post! I think it’s great to embrace it.
    I especially like #8.I have stopped trying to find myself and started creating myself.
    That’s actually really profound and so true in my own life as well!

    Thanks for sharing this funny, yet enlightening post!

    Molly

  67. MollyNo Gravatar on 16 Jul 2010 at 1:52 pm #

    p.s. you should get some share features on your blog so we can share with our FB and Twitter friends:)

    I’ll just grab the link instead:)

  68. KatieNo Gravatar on 18 Jul 2010 at 7:26 am #

    I’m turning 30 today, and as I was crying about it (literally) I realized, there’s nothing I can do to stop it- so I’d better embrace it. Your list helped me to realize that – life isn’t over at 30. :>) Thank you!

  69. VannessaNo Gravatar on 20 Jul 2010 at 9:09 am #

    I turned 30 on July 15 and I am still trying to embrace the number! =) I began to look up if me feeling this “life changing milestone” was something only I was experiencing, but I began to notice that this feeling was common amongst other newly 30 year olds. I really enjoyed your list – particularly these:

    8.I have stopped trying to find myself and started creating myself.
    9.I get to start anew in my new age range.
    14.All the life lessons I learned in my 20s, I can now apply to my life.
    15.Don’t have to worry about being 30 because I just AM.
    16.Get to read all the self help books about surviving your 30’s and nod in agreement with them.
    20.People naturally take you more seriously when you are in your 30s.
    21.You get to smile when people can not believe you are 30.
    22.No longer have to struggle to be an adult because you have years of practice.
    25.When I was younger 30 was OLD, now I feel 30 is young.

    Thank you for this list! I realized that being 30 may not be so bad after all!

  70. RachaelNo Gravatar on 03 Aug 2010 at 4:25 am #

    I am turning 30 in 1 week. Thank you for giving me so many positives to look forward to when reaching this milestone. I will keep you posted on how the big day turns out!

  71. SarahNo Gravatar on 06 Aug 2010 at 7:09 am #

    Hi Michael, I am turning 30 on Sunday and have to say I’m feeling rather confused about the whole thing. In someways I feel excited about entering a new chapter in my life, but in another way I feel a bit sad that I am not going to be a 20something anymore. I liked number 11. the best and number 1. the least.

    How come we spend our youth wishing we were older then the opposite when we are older! Anyway I am rambling!

    Thanks again – I will try to keep positive and try and enjoy the last couple of days of my twenties!

  72. SarahNo Gravatar on 06 Aug 2010 at 7:13 am #

    PS I have just thought instead of being 30 I might just say I am 20-10!I could carry it on forever! POr is that denial? :)

  73. SimonNo Gravatar on 09 Aug 2010 at 12:56 pm #

    Turning 30 tomorrow, starting to feel better about it . I really like the point about creating yourself. That is brilliant! That’s the attitude I want to go in with, I want to make it the best decade of my life.

  74. MichaelNo Gravatar on 09 Aug 2010 at 2:29 pm #

    Simon,

    I have no doubt you are going to rock it!!

  75. chezzerNo Gravatar on 12 Aug 2010 at 12:53 pm #

    I am turning 30 in about 5hours time, scary and depressing.. until I read these posts and now feel excited too. I just cant believe I am nearly a real proper adult!!!

    x

  76. MichaelNo Gravatar on 12 Aug 2010 at 3:06 pm #

    You are going to do just well. :) Hang in there and celebrate BIG! :)

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  78. Andy WongNo Gravatar on 24 Aug 2010 at 12:43 am #

    As person who turned 30 almost 3 weeks ago… the experience of being in “it” ain’t so bad!

    I mentioned to friends that I’m looking forward to my new 20s and wanting to find out what invigorating ways could I look forward to do in my new 20s.

    And after reading your post, I feel confident that I’m getting another chance of rewriting my own personal history all over again, IN A BIG WAY!! Kudos to you, Michael!

  79. MichaelNo Gravatar on 24 Aug 2010 at 5:33 am #

    Andy,

    With these thoughts and attitude, can not wait to see what you do in your 30′s!!

  80. sorshaNo Gravatar on 26 Aug 2010 at 11:30 pm #

    Thanks for this.

    I have never felt more comfortable with myself and confident since turning 30. Thanks for this list.

    I’m 31 now, and can’t wait to see what’s going to happen next!

  81. AlanNo Gravatar on 27 Aug 2010 at 4:06 am #

    I am turning 30 in October and, until I read your article, I was dreading it. I have been so afraid to no longer be in my 20′s anymore that I failed to see the good things about being 30. Thank you for making 30 seem great:-)

  82. AlanNo Gravatar on 27 Aug 2010 at 4:09 am #

    I’m still kinda dreading it though.

  83. MinNo Gravatar on 05 Sep 2010 at 7:04 am #

    Be positive!:) Something great will be waiting for me. It’s hard to believe it, though.

  84. VioletNo Gravatar on 08 Sep 2010 at 2:38 am #

    Your list helped me smile about it (finally!). I’m still dreading it though. I don’t think anyone but me is even going to remember that it is my birthday in a few weeks here. So I’m trying to figure out if I should celebrate at all or just try to forget the day and move on with my life!

  85. LorieNo Gravatar on 17 Sep 2010 at 9:28 pm #

    I’m turning 30 next month on Halloween. Usually I’m so excited about thinking of the many things to do on Halloween but the birthday part has been like this dark cloud slowly drifting over! All the sites I’ve come upon up until this one hasn’t really helped cheer me up. I mean, I didn’t really do a 180 but I don’t feel like crawling into a hole anymore. I kind of feel like I should take advantage that my birthday falls on Halloween and just forget its my birthday..I guess maybe thats how its actually been all these years, anyway!!

  86. ninisosNo Gravatar on 20 Sep 2010 at 11:48 am #

    I am turning 30 tomorrow and couldn’t define how I feel. I always feel 18! but when I look in the mirror, I am like ” WHAT!!” I loved saying I was 29 for the past year. No more 20′s!

  87. kYmberly KeetonNo Gravatar on 19 Oct 2010 at 6:09 pm #

    I appreciate this list. I produce a blog entitled: “soflynmythirties.” I am in love with this mysterious number, and it is bittersweet at the same time.

    I turned 34 in September of this year; when I add up the numbers they equal out to 7= completion!

    I believe that this is the best time of our lives and we should never forget these years.

    We are officially at GROWN STATUS and it is definitely–soflynmythirties.

    kYm
    Writer/Publisher/Realist!

  88. NicoleNo Gravatar on 27 Oct 2010 at 11:33 am #

    I am 30 as of today. I am undecided about the feeling. My 20s were busy. I had a kid at 21 and another at 23. If my 30s are going to be even busier I’m up the creek without a paddle. But it is cool that no one believes me that I have an eight year old or that I’m 30. Plus, most of my friends already did it. Guess I’ll survive too.

  89. MarkNo Gravatar on 27 Oct 2010 at 3:21 pm #

    Turning 30 sucks if you are an uneducated, unemployed male with an anti-social mental illness living in America.

    What about that demographic?

    No light at the end of the tunnel I suppose.

  90. KatNo Gravatar on 08 Nov 2010 at 12:44 am #

    I feel ya, Mark. I’m part of that demographic as well except I’m female. These milestones that are generally accomplished by our age don’t matter in the long run. We can accomplish them at our own pace. Going through this makes us stronger people.

  91. ShawnNo Gravatar on 12 Nov 2010 at 7:28 pm #

    Hey! This is awesome. I particularly like # 23. Not planning on being president, but love the possibility of it.

    I’ve heard so many great stories about turning 30, that I started a tumblr! It’s im30wtf.tumblr.com. Check it out. I’ve got a video blog entry called “The Best of Times and Worst of Times.” With a surprise ending… Feel free to post!

    Shawn.

  92. chiffon cakeNo Gravatar on 20 Nov 2010 at 9:45 am #

    I was excited abt my birthday party next mth as i was planning alice in wonderland unbirthday themed. Bt after planning & reading some of the comments here. I began to teared. I suddenly feel confused, depressed abt turning 30. I could nt accept it.

  93. EricaNo Gravatar on 21 Nov 2010 at 2:54 pm #

    OMG Yes 30 is not such a good age to turn l guess “(( I have mixed feeling about turning 30!!!! I turn 30 in a few weeks and few l don’t have what I thou I was going to have by 30 a baby a good job a happy life…

  94. StuNo Gravatar on 21 Dec 2010 at 6:49 pm #

    This cheered me up big time! Thank you. 30 in a few minutes.

  95. DJNo Gravatar on 25 Dec 2010 at 5:09 pm #

    I’m turning 30 in exactly 8 months and 3 weeks from today…lol…i know…call me crazy…but i’ve been obsessing about it so much…i just keep looking back to see what i’ve achieved in all these years…
    There was a time when being single at my age was considered a feat given the society i live in, am not so sure now…the 20s is the period where one gets disillusioned, and 30 begins reality :(

    hmmm…but must say, your list certainly cheered me up… :) specially 8, 15, 21 and 24; and 23 made me smile…

  96. babzNo Gravatar on 31 Dec 2010 at 6:05 pm #

    Yay I’m 30 in an hour.x. I hope the next decade will be happier and more fulfilling than the previous decade !

  97. BekeNo Gravatar on 09 Jan 2011 at 10:52 am #

    I will be 30 on the 28th of next month! A part of me thinks “oh no, im going to be 30, thats old” but at the same time, my 20′s sucked ( other than the birth of my son) , it was lonely, boring, painful and frustrating.

    So I still do look forward to saying good bye to the past 10 years and seeing this stage of life and a brand new decade to live life. Being who you are with out worrying what people think, rocking it out and still knowing that you are truely a grown up who still knows how to have fun! # 14 and #21 is spot on! just think all us people turning 20 this year, we are all doing it together!! Happy birthday to all 1981-borns :P

  98. BekeNo Gravatar on 09 Jan 2011 at 10:53 am #

    *turning 30 this year, sorry :P

  99. MikeNo Gravatar on 13 Jan 2011 at 1:06 am #

    Except for #21, all others suck big time.

  100. EmilyNo Gravatar on 19 Jan 2011 at 11:23 pm #

    #16 all most made me cry ugh I am really bummed but the list was cute thanks next week I will leave my 20′s for ever but I’m going t NYC to drink through the whole thing :)

  101. DervNo Gravatar on 03 Feb 2011 at 11:19 am #

    I will be turning 30 this year, and have been dreading it since I turned 29, the idea of leaving my 20′s behind scares me, however, the times and society that we live in 30 is no longer considered to be old in fact quite the opposite.

    Many people are putting off getting married in their 20′s and insted getting married in their 30′s and having kids mid 30′s.

    Especially living in London, each and every time I go to a bar or club, they are full of 30 somethings living and enjoy life while they are still young.

    Many people no study into their mid 20′s to get an education and then trying to establish them selves in society with a good job.

    THEY WAY TO LOOK AT IT IS TO SIMPLY REMEMBER TIMES HAVE CHANGED. THE 21ST CENTURY IS ONE WHERE BEING 30 AND 30 SOMETHING IS CONSIDERED TO BE YOUNG AND MIDDLE AGE ONLY OCCURS AT 50-55.

    Great blog by the way and thanks

  102. MatNo Gravatar on 11 Feb 2011 at 11:53 pm #

    Turning 30 in 7 minutes. Nothing easy for me until I read this “I have stopped trying to find myself and started creating myself.”

    Thanks buddy!

  103. Adrien DNo Gravatar on 21 Feb 2011 at 5:14 pm #

    Hey people, I’m turning 30 tomorrow, that’s officially in an hour from now! Well thanks for the opportunity to share this special moment with you. I remember a 55 year old client telling me recently that 30 was a great age because you were full of expectations, projects, love. Well let’s take her advice and go for it 30 is a good age to have!
    Cheers I love you all, be happy life is great!

    Adrien

  104. MichaelNo Gravatar on 19 Mar 2011 at 9:25 pm #

    I am turning 30 next week and I have mixed feelings about it.

    This past few days, I have started evaluating my life (mostly the past 10 years) wondering if I made the right decisions all along. Did I take the right major in college? Do I feel satisfied with my job? Should I have spent most of my 20′s backpacking around the world doing odd jobs? Was it a good decision taking out a mortgage to buy a condo despite the fucking market? Should have I gotten married and started raising kids instead of still being single?

    Well, fuck all that. If Charlie Sheen can be in his 40′s and still act like he’s 20, then so can I. SO CAN I!!! Well, minus the drugs, porn stars, and the excessive partying. If I have learnt anything from Charlie (and you too, Michael) is that age is but a number.

    Come to think of it, I am looking forward to my 30′s. Just like what you said, turning 30 is much better than being six feet under. I’ve made the decision to quit my job in a few months to live in Japan (damn that earthquake and tsunami) or Australia for a year, then hopefully move to Europe in time for the London 2012 Olympics. No, it’s not because of a quarter-life crisis has taken over me (hopefully not) but because I am now more aware of my mortality and what I want out of life. And I am not doing those things because I need to find myself, but because I want to create myself around new experiences and opportunities. Instead of conforming to what a 30-year old man should be or have accomplished (as dictated by society), I will live my 30′s by standards set by me.

    Thank you Michael (and Charlie Sheen).

  105. DuderNo Gravatar on 25 Mar 2011 at 1:29 pm #

    Just turned 30 yesterday – SO MUCH FUN with good friends and my sis flying out for a visit :)

    Look, its just a ruler, or a way to identify oneself. Your inner essence at age 3, 13, 30 or 300 is all virtually the same! so embrace it and enjoy!

  106. MichaelNo Gravatar on 05 Apr 2011 at 11:09 pm #

    I turn 30 on April 10th,Cheers to all the ones who hit the mile-stone before me.

    Take Care & Be Safe
    Michael Parker
    My Brother & a few friends hit the 30 mark next year!

  107. AnthonyNo Gravatar on 07 Apr 2011 at 1:24 am #

    Well, I’m turning 30 in June but very excited and scared at the same time. I hate growing old but its part of life and we have no say in it other than making the best out of life.

  108. RanjeetNo Gravatar on 01 May 2011 at 8:55 pm #

    Turning 30 and have mixed feelings about it, still not established in my career the way I would like to be, still single, still living at my parents place. This darn recession and excessive competition for jobs has left me a shell of my prior self I feel sometimes. I know that I am not the kid I used to be. I hope to one day find a wife, career, children, home, etc… I spent my entire 20s stoned on weed and though it helped me in immeasurable ways, it is something I want to change, hopefully the last few weeks of my 20s I can cut down on my smoking habits and start off my third decade clean. Hoping for the best, not scared so much.

  109. DivyaNo Gravatar on 02 May 2011 at 12:28 am #

    Amen to that Ranjeet…know what you mean! spent my 20s being irresponsible, job hopping and not being in a serious relationship…turned down all the alliances my parents brought (yep we still have arranged marriages)…4 months to go to turn 30 and am dreading it…I seem to have come to a milestone without achieving much! So, what I’d like to do is study some more, maybe even go back to school (although at my age it’s unheard of in India), do something I like, start working on the business plans that I’ve had brewing in my head for ages and try to get into a serious relationship.

  110. MoniqueNo Gravatar on 07 May 2011 at 7:24 am #

    I’m only upset about turning 30 because this is not where I wanted to be when I left my 20′s although I totally adore my life its just limited now as to what I can now achieve in the future.
    That and my ex leaving me for a girl who was 21 at the time :) Oh and Michael come to Australia, its the most gorgrous place you’ll ever visit.

  111. PatrickNo Gravatar on 22 May 2011 at 1:07 am #

    turning 30 in less than an hr! i was quite mopey this year but after reading your list i feel a bit better. thanks michael!!

  112. FrancescaNo Gravatar on 02 Jun 2011 at 11:31 am #

    Im turning 30 tomorrow!! I am feeling the fear. I am saying goodbye to my 20s!! So long!! I love your list and my favorite is #14!! If I knew all the things at 20 that I know now, my life would have been so much better!! But 30 is a celebration, even though I still look like I am 20!
    Thanks for the tips!! One more day to go…..

  113. AddiNo Gravatar on 13 Jun 2011 at 4:54 pm #

    turning 30 in about 7 hours :)

  114. BryceNo Gravatar on 15 Jun 2011 at 7:52 pm #

    Well I have to say I just turnd 28 on March. I have to say to you that turnd 30 you are not old yes you are older than me but you are not old I look up to you gys. I have no Idea if I will be turning 30 if the whole 2012 end of the world thing is corect. I am hoping that it is wrong becuse I am hoping to be 30 in 2013 that would be kind of a mean joke beaing 29 getting ready to turn the 30 and……… Game Over. What the heck! so I am praying for another Y2K event. Yes another Y2K. My goal is to cheer you all on that are older than me and be some one that the younger Generation can look up to. I think some one should make a shirt that says I servived the 2012. keep it up you are all doing great.

  115. AxioNo Gravatar on 27 Jun 2011 at 3:13 am #

    I’m just 30 today. It’s thrilling yet exiting.
    Good lists Michael.

    Greeting from Indonesia :)

  116. LuaiNo Gravatar on 30 Jun 2011 at 5:57 am #

    Nice list!
    Turned 30 8months ago, so far it’s been amazing. I don’t feel old at all. But I feel like it is a whistel blower, half time! So I find muself more ambitious than ever knowing I have to put in more work and make my dreams come true.

    I always tell myself that 30 is my age and anything you say my to is something that is not you!

    If reincarination is true, 30 is the list of our worries! :)

  117. AleshaNo Gravatar on 01 Aug 2011 at 11:14 pm #

    Well I will turn 30 in on the 10th of August and I am kinda excited all my friends r crying and super sad that they r now “old” I am ready to celebrate ill post later how it gose lol..

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  120. AdeleNo Gravatar on 21 Aug 2011 at 4:20 am #

    I unfortunately cannot share in your 30 glee, I turned 30 this year and it along with all my other milestone birthdays, its been LAME!

    This year I planned to take three weeks off around my 30th and go away for a week and spend it all with my boyfriend who was also turning 30. Three weeks before our 30th, we were given notice to leave our apartment in a month. Those next few weeks were spent looking for somewhere to live while I tried to finish off my remaining time at work. As my boyfriend was away in the US, I had to do it myself. I started getting anxiety attacks and by the time it was my birthday and he had returned I was a mess. My hair became really white in many areas, I got bags under my eyes from the anxiety and felt achey all over. We went on our week trip and since I was so worn out, I caught THE worst flu ever AND had to fill out application forms whilst on holiday. For the remaining two weeks of my time off, I was ill in bed. Then we had to move and then I lost my job.

    So turning 30 has been very negative and Im actually a really positive person, but no matter how hard ive tried, 30 has been crap so far. With all the anxiety I had, Ive never felt so old, tired and useless with little direction…where as three weeks before I turned 30, everything was really great. The fact that it was “30″ mentally makes it worse.

  121. JaymNo Gravatar on 14 Sep 2011 at 2:33 pm #

    Yeah… 30 is easy to handle.

    But you’re going to be crying when those 10 years go fast. Well, hey, maybe not- I mean, if you near 40 and you’re already married and have kids, you’re set (of course, if that was your desire).

    If not, you’ll hit 40, be done with the two primary decades in life, have no chance of a relationship unless you settle for overweight/non-toned women, because women under 35 upon looking at you will think you’re “creepy” (it’s an automatic thing). You become invisible. You begin to develop all sorts of fun “elder” health problems no matter how well you took care of yourself. You simply can’t do the things you used to do a decade or two earlier in the prime of your life- 27. You have 15 years left of sex left, assuming same-age partners, unless you’re into the whole elder sex thing (which is overwhelmingly repulsive.) Because no one over 55 should be having sex unless you’ve spent a boatload of money to give yourselves Hollywood style bodies instead of the typical saggy, droopy, wrinkled, fat shape consistent with the age.

    I have lost my career- but due to my age employers age discriminate… No one wants to hire a 39-40 year old to start training from scratch- regardless of my award winning past- when they can hire a 20-something for half the salary and won’t have to dump them in 5-10 years to hire someone younger.

    As I flip to 40, there are no positives whatsoever. I’m on a steep downhill slide into an invisible, unwanted segment of society. Since I worked so much during my 20′s, and have been unable to work due to lack of health care insurance or aid for my generalized anxiety disorder in my 30′s, I missed the chance to marry and have kids of my own, which to me is the yardstick of a successful life- passing on your DNA to the next generation and beyond.

    Each day I sit in Starbucks, and I live by a major university. All I see are tight, toned, perfect women with 10-20 years ahead of them of true life, and I never got to participate in life with those types because of my work schedule forced upon me. Now because of my age- a stupid number- I’m “creepy”. Right.

    30 wasn’t 27, but there was still hope. But as I rapidly approach 40, I know it’s an on-paper death of sorts. I look out on the horizon, and everything in front of me is below my view. It’s downhill, as steep as the first drop on a rollercoaster.

  122. KenaNo Gravatar on 15 Sep 2011 at 6:20 pm #

    Hiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii,,,
    Today i m 30 y-old!
    I can’t believe it and i don t feel it ! Plus people don ‘t belive me when i ‘v said that i was 29 y-old : ” noooooooo; you look 20-25 !
    That’s why i decided to not celebrate it .. i will once they tell me : you look 25-30! :)

    3-0 make you funny :d!

  123. DivyaNo Gravatar on 16 Sep 2011 at 9:40 am #

    aaaaaah!!!! am turning 30 tomorrow…finally the dreaded day has arrived…it’s weird filling in my age as 30 in forms, I booked a ticket online for Sunday (18) and i put my age down as 30 and it struck me then…the 20s have flown past…no matter how much I tried to prepare myself mentally…i’m just not prepared…i wish something like the movie ‘Groundhog Day’ happens to me and tomorrow never arrives…I feel so old…I’m older than age limitations for a lot of jobs…and as per Indian standards I’ve crossed my sell-by date for marriage.

    I had imagined myself to be in a good job with a husband and a couple of kids running around by this age…and I’m not close to achieving any of that…i’m still searching for THE job and my soulmate…

    It’s scary…feel like i’m in a world of my own…the worst part is no one believes I’m 30…people say I look like i’m in my late teens or early twenties which gets really annoying at times…wish I looked my age atleast…baaaaaahhhhh!!!!!

    I posted on this site for the first time last december…and then again 4 months ago…I don’t seem to have achieved anything I wanted to since then :(

    I’m at my wits end!!!!

  124. RichardNo Gravatar on 20 Sep 2011 at 9:40 am #

    I am one month away from my 30th. I could’ve sworn I was in high school the other day. It hasn’t fully hit me yet. Like many others, my 20s went by fast!!!!

  125. LisaNo Gravatar on 05 Oct 2011 at 5:36 am #

    Lol! Gosh a minute ago and for this whole year I hated the fact I’d be turing 30 soon! February next year! But you’all made my day. Especially Michael, what you said’s really enlightening! Thank you to both Michaels and YES to Charlie Sheen too, hahaha! I will live my life by my own rules! Man everyone tells me I look 23, I don’t know what to do to look grown! I guess that will come when I’m 40!!

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  127. VikNo Gravatar on 15 Oct 2011 at 10:23 am #

    I m here because I was cribbing about being 30 and my friend who will be 30 soon sent this link to me.
    Michael, thanks for the post, definitely make me energetic!

    I have procured all the materialistic objects that I had dreamed about. At 30, it feels they all give you pleasure but the ones that give you happiness is your accomplishment for which you dearly wanted. So all you who are here reading this blog, do that one that you always wanted to do, now that you are wiser :)

    I m off prepping for my MBA ….!

  128. NikkiNo Gravatar on 19 Nov 2011 at 8:54 pm #

    Thanks for this GREAT list, i am so ready for my 30′s. I have 2 weeks…Grown&Sexxy Day is December 4th and i can’t wait! I don’t know why ppl dread turning 30, im looking forward to it. I think that your 20′s are your trial and error years and your 30s are to apply what you have learned and by 40, you should have accummulated some good things in life. This is gone be my decade of prosperity, wealth, love & marriage, kids, happiness, sophisticated fun, etc. I simply get excited when i realize how close it is. I am all aboard the 30′s Train plus getting older is a blessing and you get to live life the way you want to, you know who are by age 30 and you don’t have to explain yourself to anyone. Sounds like the good life to me. #team30s

  129. hasithaNo Gravatar on 11 Dec 2011 at 6:02 am #

    i enjoyed ur list alot
    thanks man

  130. Dee GNo Gravatar on 25 Dec 2011 at 9:53 pm #

    I turned 30 today! I really enjoyed this post. I felt a shift earlier in the year and realized that there are certain things about me that I’ve come to accept personality-wise. That was only the beginning…

    I know that I’m finally settling into who I am, and I’m excited about what’s to come. Like item #29 on your list, why dread turning 30 when so many people don’t live to see their 30th birthday? Forever grateful.

  131. DonaldNo Gravatar on 03 Jan 2012 at 4:13 am #

    Gah I turn 30 in a few hrs.. Thanks for the list, like the others here it has made me feel ok about the big day. Doubt i’ll have a party as I have to work tomorrow but will enjoy a quiet few with friends and family on the weekend! Here we go!!

  132. CarrieNo Gravatar on 21 Jan 2012 at 6:19 pm #

    Thanks Mike! I’ll be 30 Monday, and I just needed to hear those!!! Rock On Baby!!!

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