Do you know what you want to do with your life?

[Neversoft]

Being really old I guess the future has finally become a problem. I've known it for a while now, but I really don't know what I want from life nor do I know what I want to do with my life, which probably isn't the best thing someone who has just started university can say. Hopefully it will give me some direction, but I seem to be here, there and everywhere. Struggling to make big decisions is one of my biggest failings and I can't seem to find a solid path. Obviously I have dreams, but despite that I still feel very uncertain regarding the future. It's never really bothered me before, since I am a very go with the flow kind of person, but I can't help but feel I should probably be worried about this otherwise it's all going to be over before I realise it.

This isn't a thread about me though. I don't want any help. I just want to know if anyone feels the same way? Are you uncertain? Do you have a clear path in your life? Do you have a goal? Do you know what you want to do in the future? When people ask you "where do you see yourself in five or ten years?" can you actually answer that question? Can you even imagine yourself in the future? I know I can't.

[FlyingJesus]

I've just gone back to college then prob 3 years of uni, who knows what then... just gonna stay in education as long as possible so I don't have to deal with the real world

[lawrawrrr]

I suppose I'm one of a minority... I've wanted to be a teacher since I was in primary school, although subject/year has changed over time! But yeah, 3 years uni (starting tomorroww aa) then a PGCE, move to USA/AUS and teach! woo!

[Red]

Glad i'm not the only one feeling like this. I'm doing history atm and going into my final year so thoughts like this are stressing me out because I feel like i've ran out of time and I need to make decisions soon. I used to be certain I wanted to primary school teaching but places are so tight here and theres a real lack of jobs in northern ireland. I might apply for places in england but then i'm clueless about where to go etc. I'm just not sure about what I wanna do so think I might head to su for some career advice as soon as I start back.

[beth]

feel the same, just dropped out of a course at uni because i hated it and kinda stuck in limbo at the moment.

my ultimate goal is to have my own theatre company specialising in in-yer-face theatre + theatre in education. i want to deconstruct the current ideology of theatre and rebuild it in the streets of the united kingdom. that's the dreaaaaam.

[Recursion]

I'm not entirely sure yet, but I'm going to do CS at Uni just because I'm interested in it, I'll worry about what I really wanna do afterwards.

[Catzsy]

Well I know which direction I would like to go in which is a career in the law but we all know things won't be easy so I will have to remain flexible. Apart from that I prefer just to go with the flow and not worry about tomorrow it will come soon enough.

[CaptainAce$$]

I want people who are being bullied to believe in themselves, even if everything at the minute looks like a cruel and dark place and if I can inspire someone to never give up, I'd be the happiest person in the world. If I can touch and help people through my poetry, then that makes going through the pain, darkness and the feeling of being alone that being bullied brings worth it. If I can also make someone feel like life was worth living, that would be a bonus. Thats my mission in life.
Spirit

[wixard]

just started uni, one of my lecturers told us we shouldn't decide so soon what we wanna do with our lives
we need to spend the next 4 years figuring out which areas we like and what we're good at

[GirlNextDoor15]

I have problems with it too. I constantly change my mind.. and I couldn't make a decision. Well, atm I thought of getting good results in my exam. Get a good university and a high-paid job. Then, I'll start a business if I have enough money. That's all atm. But God knows if I'll ever change the plan. haha