How did you find your 'path' in life?

Question

Hi-
All you grown-ups out there: do you have any advice for early twenty somethings who don't know what they want in life nor how to get there: what career they want, and how to be satisfied with life in general? How did you make your way to a settled adulthood?

rkilburn4-- woa. that is not very nice of you. I am a responsible, mature person and contrary to your judgement, I always was that way growing up. I'm lucky in that I was raised with a sense of decency and morality from my family and always worked hard throughout school and never got into trouble. Why are you jumping to that conclusion? And I nor any twenty something expects a guidebook for life as you say. I think I'm asking a legitimate question and most if not all people, at least thinking mature people, ask this question of themselves, as life and growing into adulthood, nowadays especially is far from easy. There are so many freedoms, choices, and challenges today that young people face with careers, relationships, etc. I'm just asking for some friendly advice as this is what this site is for, if you haven't noticed

Answer 1

Listened to personal development tapes such as Tony Robbins, Wayne Dyer, etc. then attended many seminars. (look on ebay for audio programs at discounted rates!)

I have cultivated a peer group who are also 'seekers' and who hold me to a higher standard. I try to have an open mind and and open heart.

Know that you can be anything that you want to be. Each step is not the end but a step on the path.

Enjoy!!

Answer 2

Start with a community college. They can test you for career and personality helping you to map out a career plan for your life. Education is the only way and it's not to late. By the time your in your late 20's you'll know where your going and how to get there. But I can promise you without a four year degree of some kind the future will always be uncertain especially not doing work that is satisfying or earning a descent income that would enable you to enjoy your life, working just 40 hours a weak or less. Maybe even being your own boss. You will most likely have to work long hours making someone else rich while it will only continue to get harder and harder for you. Remember getting older means less energy with each passing year, health issues to consider, and like I said less energy to do what you should have accomplished before age 30 at the latest, and without enough money saved it can be very hard. There are also many other minuses to getting older, like looking it, companies reluctant to hire older people and the list goes on. So get it together now while you have the oppurtunity, because TIME WON'T WAIT FOR YOU!

Answer 3

sorry it is a bit to late to be telling you the facts of life now, and I am not talking about the birds and the bees, I am talking about the idea of being a responsible, respectful, mature, considerate, open minded thinking adult. You should have started your goal making when you were 10 and used all the time in between to practise and attain those goals. Did you grow up believing that at 23 some one would come along with a manual and let you read it to be come a sucess, not going to happen. now because you played you pay

Answer 4

When I was first married,I used to watch my bothers and sisters act up with my parents,I would get upset with my parents and once when I was brave ,I ask my mom and dad ,why do you guys let these kids get away with this kind of behavior? My dad would look at me and after much thought he would say to me,son you are just getting started in life,so you need to live much longer in order to understand what life is about.Just wait until your kids grow up and are teenagers then come back and we will talk about it,until you are blue in the face. much,much later when our kids had grow some and some of them started to kick their heels,then only then did I understand what and why it take a long time to find the right path. My dad would also tell me that in this life you get if you are lucky three twenty's and one ten,the first twenty ,most young people waste them the second twenty you had better make them count because if again you are lucky to make it to the third twenty you just might have ten good years of coasting the last years of your life So enjoys life while you have it. thanks for letting me say this.

Answer 5

Take your chances.
Some are good, some won't be for no particular reason.
It is just the way things turn out.

You should consider yourself lucky if you don't encounter the tragedies others have to face. It could just as easily happen to you.

Answer 6

I followed the yellow brick road. No really, just believe in yourself, and believe that what goes around comes around. Treat people like you want to be treated.

Answer 7

I think IT found me.