Personal Development
Are You Struggling With Not Knowing What you’re Doing With Your Life? Then Read This
How often have you heard someone say, “I don’t know what I am doing with my life?” Those were words I said when I was very young. And lately, in midlife. When I was sixteen, I knew I wanted to be a financial advisor. I did it and loved it. But that changed.
Like many of my friends, I used to believe we all should know what we’re doing with our lives. It’s the sign of an ambitious, purposeful life. We judged those who did not know what they were going with lives as being drifters who led meaningless lives. But it’s not something I believe anymore.
Buying into the BS.
The idea that we should know what we’re doing with our lives is bullshit. It’s an idea many of us were taught since we were kids. And it’s holding us back.
No one truly knows what they’re doing with their lives. Not now and not five years from now. We don’t know what we’ll be doing in 5 years.
Not because we are irresponsible or lack ambition. But not knowing what to do with our lives now or in five years allows us to live according to our inner navigation systems instead of the narratives we once thought would be right for our lives.
You are not tied to a past vision.
You are not responsible for not being the person you once thought you would be, maybe because you no longer want those things you thought you wanted before.
If you’re currently in limbo, you could be between realizing you no longer want what you used to want and permitting yourself to want what you want now.
Thinking you know what you’re doing with your life may soothe your mind with the illusion that your path is laid out before you. But it is an illusion.
Fulfillment.
They say that complete fulfillment is a fast track to complacency. People don’t thrive when they’re fulfilled. They stagnate
“What do I want” is a question you need to ask every day.
What do you want to do if you can do anything? The answers that pop up, again and again, are the ones to follow. Your core truth will win out.
What do you want now?
