Question from a reader:,”I don’t know what to do with my life in terms of a career. I am 23, in college but feeling lost and apathetic. Any thoughts?”
My answer is that you are going through normal Spring fever and that applies to people in college, high school and in the business world. You are hitting a wall where you start to think, what the heck am I doing here when I can be outside, doing something else or even doing nothing?
The answer is that you need to make a living but I do have a counter question that you can answer to yourself. What is the one thing that you you really want to do with your life?
Is it something that even if you can’t do it now or make money at it, what steps can you take to materialize it? If you are already doing it – say you are studying geology because you love rocks- you just need to decide if it is worth the remaining haul of however many years of schooling you need to do.
My other suggestion is to relax and not make a decision when you are feeling like chucking everything. You don’t want to make a bad choice that you will regret later on. For now, work on your “one thing” list and see what it will take and that might renew the passion for whatever it is you are studying and also help you get a deeper insight into yourself.
If you are feeling apathetic – are you working way too hard? You need to relax and recharge your batteries – emotionally, physically and spiritually. Trust me as a person who burns the candle at both ends and the middle, sooner or later no matter what you are doing, you will get a moment or two of exhaustion and you will need to step away before getting back into the thick of things. Maybe a couple of nights of good sleep are called for as well, don’t you think?
If you are pursuing a college career and are thinking of changing directions to another major, take the couple of nights off to relax and think it over. Sometimes it is easy to switch directions and for other degree programs you may need to go back to get some other prerequisites or training.
Also don’t colleges have counselors anymore or is the quality of the advisor not what it use to be? Try finding one you can trust and ask him or her as well about what you want to do but remember the choice and the final decision is ultimately yours, my friend.
Hope things work out for you and may your Spring Fever pass quickly!
April 30 2009
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Your One Thing
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