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Have you ever stopped to wonder if the things
you're doing with your life are right for you?
Is your life on the path you wanted to take?
Even if you don't know where you wanna go,
or if life's difficulties are complicating things for you,
you can still determine if you're going
in the right direction, because chances are,
you still know where you don't wanna go.
With that said, here are nine warning signs
you may be on the wrong path in life.
One, your mindset is stuck in the past.
Do you constantly think about the times you messed up
or obsess over people who have wronged you,
or ruminated on old memories?
Our mindsets are powerful things.
If you have a tendency to view the world
in a pessimistic way,
or if you're constantly dwelling on negatives,
it can keep you stuck in a place you don't wanna be.
If you find yourself consumed with the past
and barely living in the present, it might be because
you're not heading where you're supposed to be heading.
Two, things don't align or make sense.
Do you always try your hardest
but don't feel good about the outcome?
No matter how much you try, you just can't make things work.
Does it always feel like something is missing
or things just don't add up?
Life throws curve balls all the time.
However, if you're doing the same thing over and over again
and expect different results,
maybe it's time to try something new
to achieve the outcome that you want.
Three, you aren't satisfied.
Do you wake up and feel unmotivated to start your day?
It isn't necessary to jump up with intense enthusiasm
every single day, but you should wake up in the morning
and feel at least some sense of satisfaction.
In life satisfaction is important
for our health and wellbeing.
If you can't even be excited about the day ahead,
it's probably time to figure out how to change
the life you're currently living.
Four, you have no energy or enthusiasm.
Are you tired no matter how much you sleep?
Do you reach for coffee after coffee, after coffee,
just to get through the day?
Low energy could be a sign that you aren't enthusiastic
about what you have to do every day,
and it's making you mentally drained.
American businessmen, Bo Bennett said,
"Enthusiasm is excitement with inspiration,
"motivation and a pinch of creativity."
To be enthusiastic and therefore have enough energy,
you need to be excited and inspired
and motivated by your life.
Five, making choices feels difficult.
If you're lost, unsure of whether or not
you're on the right track, you might find yourself
always second guessing your choices.
It could be because the options on the path in front of you
seem equally terrible since they don't reflect the life
you wanna be leading.
It could also be because you don't wanna think
about the decisions you have to make,
since that would involve facing the reality
of the wrong path that you're on.
Avoiding the hard parts of life
might be better in the short term,
but there will ultimately be a time you have to face them.
Six, you're always stressed out.
A study published in 2013 found that
having a direction in life makes people recover more easily
and more resilient in the face of stress.
By startling people and measuring
how quickly they compose themselves after,
it concluded that higher levels of purpose in life
predicted better recovery from a negative stimulus.
Meaning, when we know where we wanna go
we're better equipped to face adversity.
So if you're not recovering from your stress easily,
it could mean that the life path you're on
isn't one with purpose.
Seven, you aren't focused.
Are you overqualified for what you're doing?
Do you find it hard to concentrate
on what you're supposed to be doing?
That's normal to some degree.
But if you're constantly fighting with yourself
to get your work done, it could be because
the work you have to do has nothing to do
with the work you truly want to be doing.
Eight, you aren't confident.
Many people struggle with confidence,
particularly in terms of their physical appearances.
That doesn't mean you're heading somewhere
that's wrong for you.
But if you aren't confident
in the actual way you're living life,
it's a sign you're on the wrong path.
If your self esteem has been dwindling,
pay careful attention.
And nine, a gut feeling.
Is there a little voice in your ear telling you,
"Something is off?"
If nothing else, your intuition might be telling you
that you need to make some changes.
Intuition is simply non-conscious thinking,
where your brain works on autopilot
and is actually a result of past experiences
and all the knowledge you've built up throughout life.
Is the reason something you can't quite put your finger on?
Well, if your gut is telling you that things aren't right,
you should listen, there's probably something
about your current journey your brain knows
that isn't reaching the surface.
Finding out who we are and what we're meant to be doing
is certainly not easy.
It takes effort to get on the route that's right for you.
And you might need to backtrack or start over a few times,
but looking back, your future self will thank you
for the effort you put in
to start in the direction that was right for you.
Do you relate to any of these signs?
Do you think it's easier to change course
rather than toil away on the wrong path?
Do share your thoughts in the comments below.
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