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For episode #103 of inTheir20s, we spoke with CNBC Contributor and Author of “The Principle of 18: Getting the Most Out of Every Stage in Your Life”: Eyal N. Danon.

According to Eyal, we’ve been taught to plan our lives based on a very stressful pattern: Decide what you’ll do for a living in your 20s, focus on making money in your 30s, work into your late 60s, then retire fatigued — and, perhaps, unfulfilled.

But as a life coach who was worked with several major clients, including executives at Amazon and Dell, Eyal discovered an alternative life-system that can minimize your regrets, decrease your worries, and enable you to live a happier, more meaningful life.

You can do this by realizing the potential of five interconnected stages:

• The Dreamer

• The Explorer

• The Builder

• The Mentor

• The Giver.

  Eyal calls it the “Principle of 18,” because each stage lasts for 18 years.