Most of us have no hint of what we want to do with our lives even after completing school, after we get a job, or after we’re making money. Between ages 16 and 22, people change career goals more often than they change their clothes. And even after they had a job, it took another couple of years to determine what they truly wanted in life.
Odds are you have no idea of what you want to do. Almost every adult goes through a conflict. “What do I need to do with my life?” “What am I enthusiastic about?” “What do I not suck at?” Countless advisors and counselors often get emails from people in their 40s and 50s who still have no hint of what they want to do with themselves.
So whether you’re looking for your ideal job, thinking about beginning a second career, or you don’t want to spend the remainder of your life wondering “what if…”, hopefully, you find some notable answers to these stupid but thought-provoking questions.
- What shit sandwich do you want to eat? Because we all are served one.
- What have you done today that would make your 10-year-old self cry?
- What makes you forget to eat?
- How can you embarrass yourself?
- How are you going to impact the world?
- If you had to leave home all day, every day, where would you prefer to go and what would you do?
Discovering one’s “meaning” in life essentially boils down to finding those one or two things that are greater than yourself and more prominent than those around you, conditions that will determine your preferences and guide your actions.
