(ARTICLE) Do You HAVE To Have Your Life Figured Out When You're Young?

Short answer : NO - YOU - DONT !

HOWEVER, knowing what you want at a young age is a huge advantage because it allows you to start pursuing and working on it earlier than most.

It's completely NORMAL to not have a clue on what you want to do.

People, family and friends constantly ask us what we are going to do with our lives. The pressure on all of us is huge.

It’s okay to not know what you want to do, or to have a plan for a lifelong career.

Embrace uncertainty, it is just another beautiful way of life to make you realise that you are ALIVE and HUMAN. 

We all feel lost at some or the other moment of life..... EVEN ME! 

Sometimes getting lost helps you to discover your TRUE SELF.

It's definitely not necessary to have your life figured out at the age of 18, people who are in their mid20s and mid30s still struggle with their life.

How do I know? because I speak to them.... many of them are still clueless

So calm down.

We should make the best use of our young age and we should experience / experiment a lot of things. 

Also remember that your experience with failures help you figure out whats best for you.

If you desperately want to become an engineer, a lawyer, a doctor, or any other career then you need to get to work.

But be aware that there are a lot of people who are engineers, lawyers, and doctors etc... who hate what they’re doing — and feel they cannot quit and start all over again.

You Don’t Need To Worry About Other People’s Opinions.

One of the things many people struggle with is worrying about what other people think.

The majority of people I've met have told me they were afraid of failure or afraid of doing what they truly wanted with their life because they were afraid of what people would think of them.

This was eye-opening, because I realised how often we limit ourselves based on what other people say we should do, and that their opinions don’t matter because they are not living our lives.

ALWAYS REMEMBER!

The people who tell you no, downplay your visions and criticise are often the ones who are not following their own dreams. They may have been knocked down by not succeeding at what THEY wanted and may have become jaded by the world. 

You don’t have to live your life based on what they say.

Never live your life due to the expectation of other People.

The likeliness that you are able to set a goal at 18 and make that your life's purpose or goal is tiny. Typically over the next 15 years what you want in life will change time over time. 

It's Just like driving on navigation and you willingly, or are forced to, take a turn not on the planned route.

It will re-route and sometimes you plan to go to destination A and while you are on-route, you decide that destination B would be a better place to go to.

Life is a long journey and many destinations you will pass or visit.

You Can Create A Worthwhile Future While Enjoying The Moment.

When we get wrapped up in believing we need to know what we’re going to do, we can lose sight of the present. I know many people who are constantly worried and overthinking about the future. They’re afraid things won’t work out, and they never truly live in the moment.

We need to think about the future in order to create it, but we can actually do that most effectively when we focus primarily on the present...

If you are stuck, here’s Just a few things to remember / focus on :

- Exercise daily and be active

- Eat healthy. Avoid or if possible, don't smoke, use drugs or drink, you don't want to go under depression and guilt if you become addicted.

- Daily spend 1–2 hours for your personal growth like building something communication, writing skills, etc....

People think 1-2 hours is nothing. But if you spent 1 hour a day working on something then that compounds into 365 hours a year you've invested time into something.

- ONLY consume social media content which educates, motivates and inspires you. Looking at entertainment content is okay but don't allow it to over consume your life because it can lead to unhealthy addiction of just procrastinating and being lazy.

- If You know any successful or older people, seek for advice from them because elder people already have been through life hassles and learn from their mistakes etc...

- Make good friends. Avoid being in and around a toxic group of friends.

- Beware of bad habits and stay away from any bad circle. Once you go down bad lane, it will be very hard to turn your life around. not to say it's impossible.

- Finally, try to enjoy and be grateful of whatever you have and in whichever situation you are currently in. 

The time which is lost is never going to come back, so use your time wisely. time is very limited for everyone, don't waste it being a lazy bum. 🙂

Till Nxt Time....