Feeling Lost

I am feeling so lost at the moment…

I don’t know what my purpose is, I don’t like my work but I don’t know what I want to do instead.
I have ideas but I don’t know how the hell I can translate my ideas into reality or how they would make any money.
I don’t have any savings or start up money to fund anything. This scares me.
I have BA and MA degrees, but I work doing something practical rather than academic – but I am tired of feeling under paid. I’ve taken so many courses and changed jobs many times because nothing ever feels right – I have never had a ‘career’ and I really want to feel like I am working doing something I love and something I can progress in.
I am nearly 32, and my partner and I are starting to think about having a family, but I don’t want that to put me off course of trying to find my work purpose. I also want to be earning a reasonable salary first too, and to feel ‘settled’ somewhere.

Help!

Answer:

In episode 82 of the podcast, Maisie alluded to the fact that she has made a lot of money recently, and how easy it is to focus on her recent achievements without accounting for the nearly two decades of work she put in before becoming a successful coach and an author. Those first 15 years of being a doula and becoming an acupuncturist laid the foundation for her to grow how she’s grown.

You have a listed a handful of the things you don’t have and don’t know. Give some equal air time to what you do have and what you do know about yourself. In what ways has your experience to date laid the foundation for you to grow in the areas you desire most? How does it feel to acknowledge this? Come back to us when you’re ready to take some more action, and don’t forget to love on yourself. Sometimes the journey feels messy – and that’s totally normal. Also, go take a listen to episodes 82 (and 83, 84, and 85)!