The Year I Turned 23: Surviving Setbacks, Seeking Clarity, and Saying Yes to Starting Over

This year has been a weird for like I've been self employed, employed, unemployed and have done things way out of the box just to make sure that I'm not wasting my time

and doing something productive this year even though there's been a lot of downside that I've seen this year but doesn't stop me from doing better next year.

I want more Clarity

I've realised that my weakness isn't that I'm doing something wrong or late but that I don't have as much clarity as I should have.

Being unsure about the career path I'm walking is a big setback, I'm starting to think about changing it since I'm not so sure about it anymore.

I'll begin the next year with more clarity and will seek something that I am sure enough to continue for next five years.

The biggest lost anyone can have and regret about is not being able to choose a career path while you're in your 20s.

I'm supposed to try a lot of things, fail and do something rather than just stopping at some point.

It's better for me to fail better and explore more than giving up my true self and potential.

Sure of starting over in a new place Now

I've been told by my mom and other relatives that you're wasting your time in this country but I had serious hope that I could work here and save more

Rather than investing into a different country, it takes a lot to move to a new country, that's a big investment and leaving family behind isn't easy

I remember last year I jokingly applied for job with my cousin and we both got selected and he got his visa while I had some issues so I gave up on that idea entirely.

But now after giving an entire year to this country working in places that would've bought me much more if I was somewhere else I've realised now is the time to start over and move somewhere else.

This time isn't different

Another year has passed and recently I turned 23 like 3 days ago it was my birthday and I had no reason to be excited for it or celebrate it.

That's like it most of the time but I want it to be different next year. Not relying on the delusions that we'll get another bull run like 2021

Instead working on real things, more than happy if internet money is working for me but I won't make it my personality anymore.

It's like being unemployed and on cocaine that'll not end well for you.

A change of mindset was much needed and I'm ready for that and have accepted to bring new things in my life with a different approach that I was once unsure and scared to do.

Wonder what you are thinking how you're making progress in life? Is it going as you're expecting it to be? Or there's unfortunate events pushing you two steps back everytime you move forward? Do share about it in the comments.

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