After being out of college for close to 2 years, you'd think that I'd have figured out by now what exactly I'd like to do a next. While an undergrad, I pursued anything and everything, experimented without getting into trouble, etc. In essence, everything seemed to work out perfectly.
Unfortunately, everything after college has turned into a disaster. Why do I feel as though I will never be successful again? Why do I feel as though I am wandering aimlessly?
How do I get back?
Posted by anonymous at February 7, 2006 8:32 PMDon't give up. Start small and work your way up towards ... whatever. You're probably putting undue stress on yourself by expecting that you should now be successful, or on the way to something big. Nothing wrong with aiming high, but it's easy to lose sight of what you want when you realise all the other stuff that comes before it. Think back to before you started college and remember your goals, and then work out how they developped and changed through your studies. Then look at the things you enjoy and are good at. You can start to piece it all together, but don't expect the answer to come over night, it will come. You'll find what you want to do/be so long as you stop worrying about it so much. Give yourself some time, you only become old or unsuccessful as soon as you put those labels on yourself.
Posted by: at February 9, 2006 5:21 AMThank you so very much for the kind comment! It reminds me very much of advice a favorite professor would give me...
I promise I'll hang in there and not give up! I promised my Mom that a few months back and now realzie that I have been giving up these past few months... Things are looking up though.
Posted by: at February 9, 2006 11:34 PM