I have recently changed my job not as per my expectation, tbh I don’t like it here, everyday I want to switch, but I cant find proper job, tbh I don’t know what I am looking for now…I feel lost, I feel this is the end like there nothing after this.. completely lost, I don’t understand what I want to do…please don’t ask me what I like doing… I want to built my career my life.. but how do I… is what I am not able to clearly think about.
Hi @tranquillilac9547 !
Thanks for sharing your struggle with us. Working in a place that doesn’t seem to “click” can be draining!
I noticed that you’ve requested responses to not ask you what you like. I’m curious — would it be okay for you to elaborate on why you’ve asked that?
Hear from you soon!
Thank you for responding,
I mean whenever I have shared this, they are like do something you like, but i don’t know how to say I don’t know what I like, like I like watching movies, listening to music, or to be in nature, also someday just keep resting doing nothing… I wanna do something good, I wanna grow in my career (whatever I am trying to build) but I’m just not able to find something that is right for me.. that I would enjoy doing… that I would be excited for. I know I need to do new things to find that out, but I have to continue my job after that when I reach home I feel so lazy I don’t wanna do anything.. and stuck in a loop of feeling lost, don’t know what to do, wasting my youth..
Hi again @tranquillilac9547 !
I hear you. It’s hard to connect what you truly enjoy in your free time with what is required of productive work, isn’t it?
I know it might seem a bit fuzzy to you right now, but from what you have described though, I can already make out that you have some idea of what you like, which is to do good work. What this tells me is that you want to do work that has impact and meaning
and you know, that is a really good start. It could help to take some time, even just 30min when you can spare, to break down what “good” and “meaning” looks like for you. It might not immediately show you what you want, but it might become clearer which part of your current work is causing you to dislike it. We often find clarity through these smaller steps that are also more tangible.
It can be very overwhelming when we enter into a loop where we imagine very far into the future (I noticed that you fear wasting your youth). This can definitely feel very paralyzing, because it seems like your decision and your actions now will create a singular and definitive outcome. I’d like to assure you that that is simply not true
Again, small steps! Perhaps you feel drained after a long day of work that you don’t like — you don’t have to have found another job in order to break the cycle, you can simply start updating your CV, for example. If that feels like too much, break it down even further, just start formatting the page. Little by little, these actions may bring you some insight about yourself and what you’d like.
Remember, you don’t have to have it all figured out right now, none of us do.
I am certain that you have it in you to form your next step, and I will be rooting for you! You’re always welcome to update us any time! ![]()
Thank you for the comfort words and motivation..
yes I do have a few ideas which i wanna work on, but it’s just I have not started giving some or the other excuses… I wish to work but I end up doing nothing.. I lack action I guess,
I will definitely start as said by taking small steps..
Thankyou for rotting for me. Thankyou for being so kind and nice.