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Feeling Stuck? 4ways To Make A Change In Your Life by jomek1(m): 1:07pm On Aug 01, 2014
Have you ever felt stuck in one place? Or wondered what you’re actually doing with your life? Do you feel like you have nowhere to go until you do your time, and all you can think of is how much you want to get away and move on to the next adventure? We’ve all been there, whether it is comparing our lives to others, a hangover day when we’re seriously questioning the antics from the night before or when we just have too much time on our hands.

To avoid driving yourself mad, next time you’re feeling stuck or that you might not be living your life to its fullest potential, remember these few points:

Find Your Passion

Give yourself a break. Maybe you just haven’t found your passion in life yet, and that’s perfectly okay. After all, how are you supposed to know what you really want to do if you don’t test the waters by casting out the net as far and wide as possible?

Take up a new hobby you think you might be interested in. What have you got to lose?

If it doesn’t work out, you can’t say you didn’t try and you’ll know that you definitely don’t want to do it. If it does work out, then it will bring you endless joy, a sense of accomplishment and even an extremely successful career.

It’s Never Too Late

It really is never too late to change the course of your life. If you’re genuinely unhappy where you are or with where your life is going, it is up to you to change it.

Who says when you can or can’t start something new and whether or not you might succeed at it? Listen to your heart and your head will follow. If it’s something you really want to do, the only thing getting in the way is you.



Think being in your 20s is too late to change your life? Being in your 20s is the perfect time. You have worldly experience, you’ve probably lived alone, you know what you value and you know that there’s so much more in the world to learn about.

Your 20s is the only time you’ll have all this knowledge, minus the endless responsibilities that come with your 30s. The time is now.

Don’t Compare Yourself To Others

Okay, so I need to take my own advice here, but it’s true. The grass isn’t always greener on the other side; it’s greener where it’s watered.

If you put as much effort into improving or changing your own circumstances as you did following the life of someone else, imagine where you could be. This is your life; you are responsible for grabbing it by the reigns and controlling where it goes.

Oh, you’re not known internationally? You don’t have millions in the bank, yet? Just imagine where you could be in five years time if you put your mind to it. You never know; people could be wishing for your life in years to come.

Be Happy

At the end of the day, it’s all about being happy, right? If you’re happy where you are and where you’re going, fantastic. If you’re not and you really are wondering why you’re stuck in this job or internship, maybe it is time to get out.

Be brave and do it for you because no one else will.

Sure, feeling stuck or trapped where you are sucks when you’re not enjoying yourself, but sometimes you just have to grit your teeth and get on with it. If it’s where you want to be, remember that it will be worth it. If it’s not, it’s up to you to change your path. “Life’s what you make it!”

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