Hindi ko pa din alam gusto ko..

[deta]

I'm 25 and I also don't know what to do with my life.

Although, I always tell myself "I can do anything I want to do with my life." Most of the posts I've read in this thread are made by people in their 20's. Bata pa tayo. Kaya pa nating gawin kahit ano, right? We should make plans for our future, do the things that makes us happy, try out new things. And if we think that we still "failed" or that whatever it is we tried wasn't for us, at least the list of things that "we don't want to do with our life" gets shorter. This gets us closer to the things that we want to do with our life.

Life is not about finding ourselves. It's about creating ourselves. So, try lang ng try ng kahit ano. It's part of the process of creating.

[ragnar_danneskjold]

I'm 25 and I also don't know what to do with my life.

Although, I always tell myself "I can do anything I want to do with my life." Most of the posts I've read in this thread are made by people in their 20's. Bata pa tayo. Kaya pa nating gawin kahit ano, right? We should make plans for our future, do the things that makes us happy, try out new things. And if we think that we still "failed" or that whatever it is we tried wasn't for us, at least the list of things that "we don't want to do with our life" gets shorter. This gets us closer to the things that we want to do with our life.

Life is not about finding ourselves. It's about creating ourselves. So, try lang ng try ng kahit ano. It's part of the process of creating.

Thanks sis, I really need this. I've just turn 25 at di ko pa din alam anung gagawin ko sa buhay ko. When I think about it, I always get depressed. This is what I'm gonna work on these coming months...

[thesis_gal]

gosh, y'all are still too young to stress about what you want.  Just enjoy.  Start panicking when you reach my age and you still do not know what you want- I am 29 but still lost.

[leggyline]

Guilty! I know I'm just 23 but i really want to know which field ang para sakin.

[dkbgutierrez]

Dami ko natutunan sa thread na to... Thank you for sharing! I would like to share this simple but very powerful activity from "What Color is Your Parachute?" I hope this can help you too.

1. Take ten sheets of blank paper. Write, at the top of each one, the words: Who Am I?

2. Then write, on each sheet in turn, one answer to that question. And only one.

3. When you’re done, go back over all ten sheets and expand upon what you have written at each sheet. Looking at each answer, write below it why you said that and what turns you on about that answer.

4. When you’re finished with all ten sheets, go back over them and arrange them in order of priority. That is, which identity is most important to you? That page goes on top. Then, which is next? That goes immediately after the top one. Continue arranging the rest of the sheets in order until the least important identity is on the bottom of the pile.

5. Finally, go back over the ten sheets in order and look particularly at your answer on each sheet to What turns me on about this? See if there are any common denominators or themes among the ten answers you gave. If so, jot them down on a separate piece of paper.Those things you jotted down in step five are the very core of what you should be doing with your life.

[spoiled_brat]

gosh, y'all are still too young to stress about what you want.  Just enjoy.  Start panicking when you reach my age and you still do not know what you want- I am 29 but still lost.

same here.. Sometimes im thinking if this is an early sign of mid life crisis lol. Although my job is paying enough.. But deep inside i know this isn't enough... As if i' m just working because i need to. HopeFully i can figure out what i want to achieve:s or maybe contentment?

[latte.e.cioccolate]

Sis, I know you posted this a long time ago,but I want you to know (sana mabasa mo pa 'to) na nainspire ako sa story mo. Sana maging ganyan din ako. 21 palang ako turning 22 on May, I know early 20's palang ako, pero nappressure na kasi ako na mahanap kung ano ba talaga ko sa gusto ko sa buhay, kung ano ba tlaga gusto ko maachieve, ma-fulfill. As early as now may mga feelings na ako na baka mapaglipasan nalang ako ng mga taon at nag-asawa nalang ako at nagkapamilya nang wala pa akong naachieve sa sarili ko man lang. And I dont want that to happen! Panganay pa naman ako, lahat ng expectations ng family namin nasa akin, i dont want to disappoint them. Tapos yung course ko pa di ko naman tlaga gusto, so feeling ko dahil nasanay ako na laging sunod nalang ng sunod sa father ko, parang pati sarili kong ambition sa buhay di ko na alam, di ko na nafigure out dahil nawalan na ko ng time para isipin pa yun. Kaya parang nagkapatong patong na yung mga reasons na yun kaya ngayon di ko alam pano magsisimulang hanapin ang sarili ko.

Im so sorry for all these rantings mga sis. Kasi mabuti nalang at nakita ko ang topic na 'to, at least na realize ko di ako nag iisa, and its not yet too late. Tama si sis katcarneo, try nalang ng try para malaman mo.


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[black_lady14]

"You are never too old to set another goal or to dream a new dream" -C.S. LEWIS Turning 22 this april and still don't know what to do with my life. Sa kakasunod ko din sa parents ko hindi ko na alam kung ano talagang gusto ko. Ang hirap pala ng ganitong feeling, yung parang napagiiwanan ka na ng panahon.

[sarsingkit]

Ako, i am torn between doing something i want pero hindi sure sa job options (konti ang jobs for this field) or doing a so so job pero maraming jobs available. When i migrated here in canada, nagpunta ako sa carrer assessment/workshop and they help us in fnding jobs kaso ang main problem ko nga is hindi ko alam ang gusto ko. Nakakainggit yung mga tao na alam nila yung gusto nila. Yung may passion talaga sila about something. LAhat na ata ng carreer assessment quizzes, natake ko na pero to no avail.

[charmainne16]

Hello mga sis! Nagwork ako sa isang american company. Masaya ako sa naging work ko. Kahit na malayo sa natapos ko yung mismong ginagawa ko. Nagtagal ako dun ng almost 6years. Minahal ko yung work kong yun. Kaya lang ako nagresign, kasi I got married, pregnant and yun, nagka baby. Before matapos ang maternity leave ko, nagpasa na ko ng resignation letter ko. Kaya eto, asa bahay lang with my baby. Homebased online business na lang kina-career ko. Para kahit papano eh makatulong pambayad ng mga bills.

[entwife]

"You are never too old to set another goal or to dream a new dream" -C.S. LEWIS Turning 22 this april and still don't know what to do with my life. Sa kakasunod ko din sa parents ko hindi ko na alam kung ano talagang gusto ko. Ang hirap pala ng ganitong feeling, yung parang napagiiwanan ka na ng panahon.

I just like what you said.

Another quote: "Teach a child how to think not what to think"

Most of the younger generation today, unsure of what to do. Myself included. Haha. Meron kasi yung mga inin-culcate ng parents na parang wala ng ibang option sa mundo. Yun lang. Yun ang tama. Yun ang makakabuti. That kids won't even have the chance na makilala yung sarili nila.

Actually, before I do not really know anong gusto ko. Sunod lang sa uso. Ngayon naman, parang ang dami kong gusto.

I feel like this is my period of exploration.

[KeithCU]

This is exactly what I'm feeling now 

[missreese]

ganito din problem ko... i'm already 29, working as billing analyst (bpo back office) for more than 4 years na.. gustong gusto ko na magresign kaso saan naman ako pupunta? wala na ko ibang napagaralan during nagwowork ako. Grad ako ng compsci pero di ko nagamit kasi narealize ko di ko mahilig sa programming at medyo mahina ako sa logic.

Gusto ko magbusiness kaso walang capital at di ko din alam anong ibibusiness ko.

Mahirap pa nito kasi ako ang gumagastos sa bahay kaya di pwede magresign ng walang trabahong kapalit.

Litong lito na ako. =(

[grace.kelly]

Ako rin, and I'm only 24. Akala ko dati mararanasan mo yung ganito pag nasa 30s ka na, di pala. Ganyan na nararamdaman ko just after a year ko grumaduate. Pero simula nung bata ako hanggang sa grumaduate ako 101% sure ako sa gusto ko. Now I'm super lost. Nasa -101% na ang uncertainty ko. Feel ko mali ako ng kursong tinapos hahahaha. Pero siguro napakarami ko rin gusto so I don't which to take first and the steps to take. 

[minnie99]

Pa-join naman ng club na to

I'm turning 23 and I'm on my 2nd job. I lasted one year in my previous employer (6 mos management trainee, 6 mos account officer). Quit because I passed UP Law. I didn't enroll. Spent 3 months looking for work. Got employed in the same university (btw, I also graduated from this university with honors). I'm a little over 6 months here in my new employer.

How do I describe my work now?

"Indifferent"

That's the only word I know (kahit hindi siya appropriate) that fits. Or baka ako yung indifferent. It's 5 mins away from home, which I love, but I feel like I could do more. I KNOW I could do more than sitting in an office doing absolutely nothing (at least 80% of the time) related to work. I can't leave. I don't know how. I feel like I'm in a very comfortable bed at 5AM, I just can't leave.

But I can't leave mainly because I don't know what I should do, what I should look for, what I want. I don't want to leave this early because baka maling signal ang ma-send sa employers. Gusto ko itry bumalik sa una kong work pero I'm afraid baka ayaw nila sakin dahil umalis ako. But also because I'm not sure if I want that kind of work.

[kwang sun]

waaa I'm old na.. gusto ko na rin ng pangmatagalan na job.. andami kong wants and needs lol ..

[hotbabe_sabby]

me too, i can relate in this topic. i am 27 years old na with three kids. but still i don't know kung anong job ba talaga kukunin ko. I have been a programmer for 2 years, 1 year sa administrative work, and 2 years being a callcenter agent. Now I am selling condominiums or real estate naman pinasok ko. Then naiisip ko naman pasukin ang pag momodel as sideline. this is bad, need ko na nang stable job A job na pwede ko pa maalagaan ang kids ko at may time ako sa kanila.

[Marin]

I have the same problem. I've been teaching for 2 years and I refused to resign my contract even if I was offered a raise. Parang nawala yung passion ko

[Escapaira]

I'm 19 Years Old and taking up BSIT malapit na ako grumaduate pero di ako sure kung magiging masaya ako, kasi nung first year ako excited ako magprogram pero nung higher year na prang nawlan ako ng gana kaya eto ako ngayun nagseself study about graphics design dahil yun tlaga gusto ko.

[Yes Man]

That feel when you're literally dragging yourself everyday to work because you need money.
That you can't practice what you love doing because your job eats up 80% of your time.
That you can't resign because you got nowhere to go.
And the job you want always demands years of experience or specific skill sets that you're willing to learn but can't because you don't have time.
That you feel like you're walking in a never-ending loop, a circular maze. Nothing new to discover, nothing new to learn.
You're just.... There. For the money.

And then you are reminded everyday that "We are only young once."