What Am I Supposed to Be Doing With My Life
This article isn't about Barbara Sher's Scanners, Yantra Manifestation Review but I want to mention them first before I go on to what I want to say. If you have ever felt concerned because you tend to start projects with zeal then find you zig and zag every time a new project strikes your fancy, please look up her Website and learn about Scanners. If you're a Scanner, there's nothing wrong with you; you just need to understand what motivates you and how to manage and value your nature for your best interests and fulfillment.
The answer to the question in the title can be arrived at by asking three additional questions (right questions always lead to appropriate-for-you answers). First question: What am I good at There are important reasons I suggest you spend time with this question. If you struggle with perfectionism, whether it's your nature or is the nature of an influential authority figure in your life (living or passed on), more than likely, you blip right past achievements in your life, small and large, and it's time to recognize and learn how to celebrate these. Maybe you grew up with one or more people who felt so negative about themselves they projected it onto you with critical comments. If so, it's time you realize that was their pain speaking and had nothing to do with you or your gifts, talents, or skills (though, ultimately, it served a purpose for you). It's time to step out of living in the past and into Now.
There's another reason I suggest you look at this question: What you're good at may have nothing to do with what you're supposed to do (or want to do) in life. A personal example is years ago, I was helping someone clean and re-bandage her surgical incision. Because of my efficiency and gentle touch, the person said I could easily be in medicine. Well, no, I couldn't. Why not That field and I are absolutely unsuited to each other.
Recognize that you may be good at something (even exceptional at it), but you may not want to do it as a career. Many get trapped into unfulfilling jobs and/or are never promoted because of this one.
The answer to the question in the title can be arrived at by asking three additional questions (right questions always lead to appropriate-for-you answers). First question: What am I good at There are important reasons I suggest you spend time with this question. If you struggle with perfectionism, whether it's your nature or is the nature of an influential authority figure in your life (living or passed on), more than likely, you blip right past achievements in your life, small and large, and it's time to recognize and learn how to celebrate these. Maybe you grew up with one or more people who felt so negative about themselves they projected it onto you with critical comments. If so, it's time you realize that was their pain speaking and had nothing to do with you or your gifts, talents, or skills (though, ultimately, it served a purpose for you). It's time to step out of living in the past and into Now.
There's another reason I suggest you look at this question: What you're good at may have nothing to do with what you're supposed to do (or want to do) in life. A personal example is years ago, I was helping someone clean and re-bandage her surgical incision. Because of my efficiency and gentle touch, the person said I could easily be in medicine. Well, no, I couldn't. Why not That field and I are absolutely unsuited to each other.
Recognize that you may be good at something (even exceptional at it), but you may not want to do it as a career. Many get trapped into unfulfilling jobs and/or are never promoted because of this one.
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