Do you feel like a misfit in your current profession? Are you studying a course which you don't like? Are you facing difficulty selecting your career path? Well if you find yourself in any of the above categories then this article on the top 5 questions to ask yourself when you don't know what next to do with your life might be helpful.
The most frequent question we are asked today after our name is, “What do you do for a living?” In our society today most people believe that your job defines you. So what does this general believe mean to those of us who don’t even like our job, let alone want to be defined by it?
You are much more bigger than your job title
A lot of people feel limited and unfulfilled by their work and they try daily to figure out their “purpose” or “calling.” They feel bored by the work. They feel inauthentic, which eats away at their self-esteem. They feel like a “shadow version” of themselves when at work. They know that they have the energy, passion, and smarts to do anything but the problem is they just don’t know what exactly it is or how to begin.
Honestly, no one is going to hand you your passion in an envelope. But there are some important questions you can ask yourself to identify what calls to you and ignites your spirit. A combination of getting quiet, going inward, and being honest about what sparks joy within you, and then taking action to actualize it is very, very powerful. Here are the five questions you can ask yourself when you are at this crossroad as this can help you fully discover what you love doing and what you ought to do with your life.
1. What other activities do I like doing even when at work?
A woman, Gbade, who works at a customer service center but when at work and is a bit free all she does is pin fashion looks together and research vintage jewelry. Gbade's passion is so obvious all sh needs is to step back and realize it.
2. What brings you joy?
Your passions may evolve and grow, but they would never change or leave you. Look deep and discover those things that made you happy even when you where a child, things like playing music, writing stories, helping animals, being on a sports team, building stuff?
3. What do you love to read?
Think about the things you love to read and the type of websites or online information you read daily. For example, an engineer who spent hours reading recipes in cookbooks, websites, and natural food blogs might make just a decent food blogger.
4. What conversation topic never gets boring to you?
What conversation topic brings that “I could talk about this all day!” feeling to you? For instance, if you love talking about sport or politics and you fond the topic interesting and you have the feeling you can never run out of juice when discussing this topics, they just maybe you would make a better sport or political analyst.
5. Who are your circles?
Your circle consists of people who get you. They might not be your colleagues, your siblings or close friends. The type of people you tend to associate better with defines you in one way or the other. Once you discover who your circles are and the type of people they are then this can tell a bit of what next you should do. For instance of you discover your circle consist basically of tech guys and computer geeks then you might just be one yourself.
DON'T STOP AT THIS NEXT IS TO TAKE ACTION.
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