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I wouldn’t say I HATE my job.

I am good at what I do, there is plenty of opportunity to learn and grow within a great company. It is not my passion in life and I am fearful that i will wake up one day and wonder where my life went. I was an art student but never finished my degree. Today, I really do not know what I am passionate about or would be interested in studying. I often times just wish I had time to figure out what I really want out of life, but I truly do not know where to begin. I have given myself the goal to have moved on from my career in five years. To where? Yeah, that’s about where I am at.

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sfschneider6 offline Verified User (1 month, 2 weeks) Shouts: 0 #
An Unknown Location | 1 month, 2 weeks ago (8 minutes after post)

You are not alone.
Dig deep down and look for what you want out of life.
It is easy to say these things and difficult to act on them because you are afraid.

Don’t get controlled by money and creature comforts.

How will you live your dash.

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An Unknown Location | 1 month, 2 weeks ago (13 minutes after post)

I am very afraid. I have been with the same company for almost seven years and I just don’t know how to prepare to leave. It is mostly security that keeps where I am. I don’t have to worry about taking care of myself. Just surviving is unfulfilling.

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An Unknown Location | 1 month, 2 weeks ago (37 minutes after post)

That is what makes everyone play it safe.

They find a job stick with it then find themselves asking the exact same things you are asking only they are much older and stuck in a lifestyle they are attached to.

Surviving by itself is unfulling, but the people that are interesting are those that have something to talk about.

Example: My brother-in law makes $150k a year but hates what he does and wants more out of life but is held hostage to his current lifestyle. (big mortgage/car payment / etc).

Don’t worry about what others will think about what you are doing. I am 41, no kids and love to travel to places most have never heard of.

Your best bet is to ask your older relatives what they wish they had done.
No one will ever say that they wish they worked more and spent 2 hours a day in a car going to and from work.

If you are young (under 30) with nothing to keep you tied down. You have what most people would kill to have……….
oppournity.

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An Unknown Location | 1 month, 2 weeks ago (1 hour, 9 minutes after post)

I just turned 30. I have always regretted not finishing my education. I’m not sure returning is the answer anymore.
I would love to travel and that is one reason I took my current position. Now I can afford it but don’t really have the time.
Perhaps I don’t fully understand what opportunity there is for me.
I too have a brother that hates his job and is trapped like yours. Actually, no one in my family is happy with their jobs, come to think of it. Maybe its inbred.
It is so easy to let life lull you into complacency. I feel like i fight it everyday. Some days, weeks, it’s much easier to just go with it.

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sfschneider6 offline Verified User (1 month, 2 weeks) Shouts: 0 #
An Unknown Location | 1 month, 2 weeks ago (7 hours, 7 minutes after post)

You can always try something like Peace Corp.
Do some traveling + looks good on a resume with the volunteering part.
Provides you time to find what you are needing inside without the distractions.

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