Sometimes in life, we find ourselves at a dead end. Or a crossroads. Or on a path that seems to go nowhere. No matter what stage you are at in life, if you are unhappy with it, or unsure as to how to proceed, then you need to reevaluate.
When we were in high school, we used to think that we will pick a career which will make us happy for the next 50 or so years of our life. What a daunting task. How do you know what’s going to make you happy for the rest of your life, especially if you’re only 16?
You can’t know. You can’t know what’s going to make you happy even five years from now. But you can know what makes you happy now and if you’re current position isn’t it, then you need to move on.
Life is often about trying things and realizing what you don’t want to be when you “grow up.”
You can’t figure out the whole future.
Remember, you don’t know what’s coming next. Life is full of interesting twists and turns, but if we continually pursue things that we enjoy doing whether for a job or hobby, it will make the journey interesting and more fun. Maybe you enjoy making jewelry right now. Maybe you can sell it. In five years, you might be a successful jewelry designer or you might have moved on to another craft. It doesn’t matter. You have the experience of your jewelry design to fall back on and help you with other projects in the future.
Try to be comfortable with discomfort.
Sometimes life is uncomfortable. Sometimes we don’t have enough money to do all of the things we want to do. If you have something you really want to pursue, then you must be able to live with some amount of discomfort in order to do that. For example, I want to splurge my entire salary on buying branded clothes and accessories. In order to do that, I had to give up my entire salary and live on peanuts for rest of the month, but I don’t mind the discomfort because I can wear beautiful clothes and receive compliments from my friends and colleagues.
Life is uncertain. Go with it.
Stuff happens. I thought I had it all. I had a great job and a great house in the woods. Then I got fired, lost my house and turned 40 all in the same week. Quite the week. I laid on the couch for a couple of days, depressed, but I got back on my knees and applied for various jobs online. And finally, I got the job with almost double the salary. Take uncertainty and turn it on its head. Every bad thing is an opportunity to make something good happen.
Overcome distractions. Stop procrastinating.
You’re not getting younger. Sorry, but it’s true. If you don’t start taking the time to pursue your dreams, you might find yourself at the end of your life with nothing to show for it but a lot of Facebook posts, BankersAdda comment section and a bunch of TV shows you just had to watch. If you are serious about pursuing a dream — whether be it’s a PO, Clerk or SO, you better get on it. Take those first steps. Turn off your Facebook notifications and get working. You won’t get anywhere merely thinking about how great you could be.
Ask yourself questions.
Take some time for yourself. Ask yourself big questions. And small ones. Learn about yourself. Meditate. Write down the things that interest you and things you could see yourself doing if time and money were no object. Dream big. Quiet your mind and really imagine yourself doing those things.
Volunteer or shadow someone.
If there is a hobby you are interested in volunteer or job shadow and see if it’s an occupation you really want to do. All the dreaming in the world isn’t going to help you if you don’t go and get your hands dirty. Sometimes, we think we want to do something and then once we try it, we realize it might not be the kind of work we like after all. Or it might be more involved than we realized. It’s important to get hands-on experience and do a lot of reading by those with first-hand experience before we give up our current life to pursue a dream.
If you need to move on or pursue another dream, it might be pertinent to get a job doing something — anything — and save up the money to allow you to do it. I always love writing, but my parents were always against me being a writer, with messy hair and baggy clothes, so I found myself a new job which involves writing and to keep my parents happy I wear classy clothes and combed hair. But one day I will save a huge sum of money, quit my job and be a writer, with messy hair and baggy clothes.
Answer the door.
Opportunity may be knocking but if you don’t answer the door, how can you take advantage of it? You must take opportunities when they are presented to you. Sometimes it’s not the right time, but it doesn’t matter. Opportunities happen when they happen. Answer the door or that opportunity might walk on by and knock on someone else’s door.
The most important thing to remember when trying to figure out what do with your life is that no action is an action in and of itself. You must make decisions and try things — even if you end up hating them or wanting to do something else. At the end of your life, you won’t regret trying things and failing, but you will regret not ever trying at all.
Close that laptop and go get your life!!!
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