What to do with my life

There are many people who find themselves at a time in their lives in which they feel stagnant, who do not know which way to choose or what to do to change their current situation, which possibly does not satisfy them enough to be happy. There are people who follow the social 'path' in their life, that is, what they are supposed to do socially; study, find a job, rent or buy a house, have children, continue working ...

And suddenly they realize that this job does not satisfy them, that they wake up tired in the morning and that their life was not what they dreamed of decades earlier. But life passes and it is better not to waste time on things that do not make us happy.

What can I do with my life? This question is asked by millions of people, people who have realized that their lives are not where they should be, who feel anchored as if they cannot move forward, who do not feel fulfilled with their daily lives. If you usually ask yourself this question, pay attention, because when you finish reading this article you will have a much clearer idea of ​​where you should go.

Define what drives you

To know what to do with your life you should think about the things that when you do them put a smile on your face. Look for opportunities that make you feel good about doing them. It is necessary that you think about your life's work not only for the money, but that it is something that you like to do and that you enjoy on a daily basis. There is nothing worse than going 8 hours (or more) every day to a job that does not bring you anything, because if this happens to you, you will get up every day without wanting anything. Your work should make you feel good.

10 minute challenge

Think, how do you spend your free time? Try these 10 challenges for 10 days to find out more clearly what to do with your life.

• 0 to 5 minutes: Meditate Sit quietly with your eyes closed and focus on your breathing or walk (no music) for 5 minutes each morning or evening. But if you decide to walk, do it with your eyes open.
• 5 to 10 minutes. Review what you have in mind during the last 5 minutes right after you have meditated. Then list the activities you've enjoyed in the last 24 hours.

There is not only one 'right way' to live life

Perhaps they have educated you to follow the social path and thus 'ensure a future'. But in reality, there is not only one correct way to live life, there is more than one and what matters is that you find the way that makes you feel good. If you don't want to leave home to go to work every day because you want to spend more time with your children, think about how to work from home. If what you want is a job that helps other people, look for training that will guide you towards that ... Think about what makes you feel good and then start sowing your way.

Maybe when you want to learn new things you let it go just because of the fear of making a mistake. Maybe not leaving your comfort zone and avoiding mistakes makes you feel more secure but in reality that will only lead to failure. But failure is not a failure in itself, because if you ever fail, it will only be a way to learn a new path and evolve. Finding out what you like is much easier when you discover what you don't like and when you are not afraid of being wrong.

If for example you like to post on Instagram, but would you dare to be a social media administrator? Maybe you love to cook, but could you really walk your life to be a good chef? There is only one way to find out, and that is to try. Take the first step and the rest will follow. Remember that it does not matter if you are 20 or 50 years old, if you want to renew your life you are always at the right time to do it.

Challenges in 10 minutes

Do these two 10-minute challenges for the next ten days and you will be able to realize the path you want to choose in terms of your life.

• 0 to 10 minutes: Think about what your dream job could be, even if you think it doesn't exist, make a list of possible jobs that you would love to do and then look for companies that are dedicated to it. And if it doesn't exist ... how could you create it?
• 0 to 10 minutes: Create an email and send it to companies that are dedicated to the jobs you love. They may not answer you, but you are already taking a first step to find out what you really like and where you want to go. Can you imagine that they answer you and guide you so that you can reach your goal?

Get out of your comfort zone

In order to broaden your horizons, you will have to try new things. Try something that you always wanted but have never achieved, something that you want to do but it scares you and also something that is very different from what you are normally used to doing.

Maybe you don't know what you want to do because you haven't tried what to do yet. And you won't know if that's true or not until you go out there and start ruling things out. It's easy to get into a rut and feel like you have no other options than what you are doing right now. However, when you step outside your comfort zone, you will be surprised how much you will end up liking something that you never, in a million years, imagined you would like.

Remember that being wrong is okay

You will need to learn the skills that are needed to achieve what you want to achieve. Most of the time it fails on the first try. You can keep failing, learning, and growing. The point to keep in mind is that this is the time to learn, experiment, grow, and fail without any substantial harm.

What can really paralyze and anchor you in your life is having a fear of failure, once you overcome it, then there should be nothing or anyone to stop you on your life path, to be happy and feel fulfilled with what you you do every day, whatever it is. Whether it's working from home, taking care of your children, looking for an activity that makes you feel fulfilled or a job that doesn't make you need a vacation even if you have it. You can never determine what makes you happy if you dismiss everything because it sounds difficult.