too much choice is driving me crazy?

Question

I have a small income from some investments that I can live off here in the UK, however I think I want to go traveling again and maybe live overseas in place such as India. I feel it is "not normal" to want to do this which in a way makes me scared, so spent about £4000 forming a small company (to keep me in the UK), which so far hasn't took off. I should be a little annoyed that it is so far a waste of money, however I don't. I feel happy, and that it is an excuse to go overseas. I am stuck and have 4 thoughts
1. Just go overseas and have fun
2. Just get a job here and be happy like 99% of the population
3. Learn to teach English overseas, and use this as a way to fund the travel but more importantly give a sence of worth
4. Stick with the business and see if it improves.

Has anyone had similar "problems", I know i am in a nice position however it really is winding me up, and starting to depress me.

I felt embarrased to write this, and am sure people have much bigger problems, however, the smallest of things can effect people in different ways- eg to lose a finger can be a big issue to someone, however it might seem minor to someone who has lost an arm!

Answer 1

Pack your bags and go on a long adventure while you can. You have plenty of time in your later ages to do what 99% of the population is doing.

Answer 2

Let's look at those options. I sense you have a problem with 1, or you would have done it before; maybe it would seem too shallow, or maybe you'd feel you should have "moved on" from this in some way. You might get a job, but the chances of it making you happy don't seem too good, so that's 2 out. The choice seems to be between 3 and 4. What chance is there with the business? I think you'd like to make a success of it, but it's not easy going (it never is) and the old lure of 1 keeps coming back into your mind, becoming more seductive when the shallowness is dealt with by adding a "sense of worth". Take a hard look at the business, maybe see if you can get an objective view from someone else, and if it has a chance, with hard work and persistence, that's what I think you'll find most rewarding.

Answer 3

Sit down and take ten minutes to take stock of your life. What do you really want? What do you ultimately want in life? What do you need to do to get what you really want?

I'll scrap choice number 2 from your list for you - you don't want to be happy like 99% of the population because 99% of the population is in a state called pretend satisfaction. You want to be part of the 1% of people who get what they want when they want and have fun in ways you have not even dreamed of. That leaves the other 3 options as well as a great number of things you haven't thought of. Make a dream list and set out living them, after all isn't that what life is all about?

Answer 4

Can someone manage day to day with your online input?
Go, sell the business if you must.
Manage your money and buget, sit with an accountant.
Go to small towns that are not tourist traps, learn some of the language (Rosetta Stone).
I started a business in Britain, and am an American. It did not succeed, but I regret it not. It was fun, and I gave it a go.
Where do some of your "rules" come from? Why do you need them? Give it a go!

Answer 5

I am glad you did write the problem down. It is a serious problem and it is bothering you. I suggest you give yourself more time to decide. Can you keep your options open until you know what you want? How about no. 4 until you decide. You can always sell the business if it takes off. Or how about no. 1 for a sabbatical year, then decide. Whatever, it is YOUR decision. Please do not let this site choose for you.

Answer 6

99% of the population are not happy in the UK. You don't necessarily have to happy with the state of the nation or the state of the world or the state of people in general.

I have found that it is best to try to meet like-minded people who share similar interests and who have aspirations (but who aren't prepared to lie and cheat their way to whatever they want).

Whether you can do what you want to do in the UK or India or wherever is up to you to decide.

Answer 7

Many people would like to have this many choices. The prime thing that older people say is they wish they had taken more chances in life.

Answer 8

if you got no commitments in the uk except a bussiness that aint going anywere then why not, stay here and you will always wonder what your life might have been like.

Answer 9

I'm sure there are millions who would like that problem mate.......get real?

Answer 10

cool&relax