14 Tips On What To With Your Life

What to do with my life? This is the question that most people ask at some point along their journey. It’s hard to make big life changes if you can’t figure out the small ones. It is easier to do what you’ve always done but that just keeps the cycle and the stresses the same. 

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This workbook is a guide that helps you figure out your overall life journey. Each step asks questions so you can start generating ideas for the future and helps deal with past emotions that you might be ignoring. It will help you answer the question “What to do with my life?” But, it will require work and honesty to discover who you are and what you want to do. 

What to do With My Life – 14 Tips 

1. What do you do every day but don’t get paid for it

If you spend hours doing something and you love it, why not try to make it into a business or see if you can find a job doing that activity?

Don’t share your ideas with others, it’s very likely they will have a negative response and it may discourage you from doing research or helping your mind explore all the possibilities. We live in a world where you can make a living doing almost anything. 

Research ideas:

• Search YouTube to see if there are any videos about your hobby.
• Do a Google search to see if there are any businesses or blogs about it
• What if any, extra skills do you need

2. Take Risks

Figure out the cost in money, time, and marketing you’ll need to make your hobby into a business. Don’t take out a loan, fund the beginning stages yourself and learn all you can about social media and paid marketing. Taking risks helps you to grow. One thing is certain if you don’t do anything different, nothing will change. 

3. Look For A Career

If you don’t want to start your own business then see if there are jobs related to your hobby. Think outside the box, if you love to play video games and are good at it. Check out esports, video game design, storytellers, etc. Do not limit yourself to negative thoughts, the free workbook will guide you through the process.

4. Read Books

Books don’t just teach or give you knowledge, they can trigger ideas. If you don’t like to read then listen to audiobooks, you can find some free ones on YouTube. But, they are worth the investment, one just might change your life forever. What to do with my life? May take time to answer but if you are persistent and follow these steps and use the free workbook, you will find what you are looking for. 

5. Take Free or Inexpensive Training

There is a lot of free or inexpensive training on sites like Skillshare and Udemy. Today, you can do almost everything online from the comfort of your home. If you don’t want to do your hobby for a little, then take some classes and see what you like. There are also certificate programs to improve your skill set to make you more marketable. 

6. Travel

Gather your pennies and set off on a new adventure. Traveling will teach you about the world and yourself. If you are open to the experience, you’ll meet fascinating people who can teach you about life. If you don’t have a lot of responsibilities don’t let age stand in your way of finding the real you. 

7. Embrace Change

If you don’t like change how will you change your life? Things will change eventually, so why not try to control the ones that you can such as.

• How you earn a living
• How you spend your time
• What you put into your mind
• What type of people you hang around with 
• How much money you spend

8. Practice Gratitude

Practicing gratitude allows you to thank yourself for what you already have. It helps you approach your challenges in a positive way which help be open to different types of solutions.  Also, be careful not to surround yourself with highly toxic or negative people they will influence you more than you realize. 

9. Who Are Your Friends

Most of the time, you will attract friends based on your common energy, interest, and behaviors. However, those things can change over time and some friends won’t change for the better. So, if a friend is causing you drama, or is too negative then you may want to limit your interactions. Especially, as your discovering the real you. Watch out for friends who make comments that affect your self-esteem. You know who they are, don’t let them get away with anymore. 

10. Find a Mentor

Having a mentor is a great way to explore new careers and business ideas. It’s okay to have more than one mentor especially if you are not sure exactly what you want. This person(s) is there to answer the questions you have along this journey of self-discovery.

11. Volunteer

Volunteering is a way to increase your skills and build relationships while giving back to your community. This will also help you discover what you like and don’t like about a certain field. As a kid, you may have wanted to become a doctor, lawyer, or teacher but now you realize those professions are not for you.

Volunteer Ideas:

• Community gardens
• Teaching kids/adults how to read
• Foodbank
• Homeless Shelters
• Habitat for Humanity
• Animal Shelters
• Hospital holding babies
• Children Sports League
• Recreational Centers

12. Cultivate Self-Awareness

Developing self-awareness can help you understand your strengths, weaknesses, and motivations. This can help you make better decisions and navigate life’s challenges more effectively. The free workbook will help you become more self-aware by asking you questions about all the areas of your life. How you answer those questions will give you great insight into who you are and who you want to be.

13. Take Care of Your Finances

Managing your money effectively can help you achieve your goals and reduce stress in your life. Consider creating a budget, saving for the future, and paying off debt to help you feel more secure and in control of your finances. Also, become financially literate, the more you know about how to handle money and debt it will help you make better choices.

14. Goal-Setting

This is where you begin to answer the question “What to do with my life?” It is hard to change anything without a goal or a plan. Once you answer the question some things will change. Goals do not have to start big, I suggest you start small and as you accomplish them replace them with medium size goals. Goals should be specific, measurable goals can help you focus your energy and make progress toward your desired outcomes.

Examples of small goals:

• Eat more vegetable
• Go for an hour’s walk each day
• Read two chapters a day

Examples of medium size goals:

• Lose 10 pounds
• Save 5000 dollars
• Hire a personal trainer

If you need more help, there are questions and exercises in the free workbook.

In Conclusion

What to do with my life? This article’s goal is to help you start the process of answering this question. Remember, this a journey so it may take some time but be kind to yourself as discover you.