Finding a purpose

Prodaytrader · 12-07-2011, 03:42 PM

I'm so lost its not even funny. I can't for the life of me find something rewarding to do with my time. I slept till 4:30 today. What a waste of my existence. My circumstances afford me to no longer struggle for existence/sustance and little did I realize what a powerful motivator that is. I keep thinking that I will be able to find my true calling but its not happening. I'm not interested in working for the corporate machine ever again. How do I find my niche again? I've had an excuse up till now but yesterday my kid turned 5 and doesn't need me during the day any more. I'm afraid if I keep this up I'll waste away!

LordOfGoblins · 12-07-2011, 05:31 PM

Find something rewarding?
Serving the Bahai faith doesnt feel rewarding?
I am in the same boat as you as to profession. I seriously am thinking a complete change in my job now as I have been doing it 4 years and I feel like a corporate robot. I dont know how people can tolerate the 9-5 thing. It just seems that I am not built that way. I may give up and go pioneering to try something completely different because I feel so down about it...
Dont you have anything that you are passionate about? Mine is writing fantasy stories or games (rpg's) and playing games. I know for a fact that if God let me do that all day I would be very happy as I am a creative mind and not a tedious mind.
Also you could ask for advice from your wife?

Prodaytrader · 12-07-2011, 08:14 PM

I've asked and discussed this with everyone I know for several years now. I'm of the personality type that when I find something I jump both feet first, live and breath that thing until its dead. I can truly do anything I set my mind too. However sometime ago I quit dreaming. I quit having aspirations about anything worthy of my time. I'm not a very creative person so artistic endeavors aren't up my alley. Until the weather turned I had been playing golf daily which was something I had been wanting to do for awhile but only because I was out of ideas for anything else to do. I've thought disaster relief would be something to try but I'm not really in a position to leave my family at a moments notice.

Service- I've never been keen on the idea of total service to the faith. Although it has rewards in its own right it's not a trade that would allow me to practice virtues in my oppinion. I think I'm entitled to earn something for my time if I do it well.

I understand the forces and processes for how people make success or visualize their dreams, I just don't understand how one finds a new goal or dream worth pursuing. The old ways of doing business are changing. I see that clearly but I refuse to simply change roles with my wife and do housework all day simply because the pendulum is swinging the other way.

tonyfish58 · 12-07-2011, 10:11 PM

Most of the answers in life come through Prayer or Meditation, it is in this state you usually receive inspiration. The next step is to act on the inspiration and see where it leads too

Any job done in the spirit of service to the cause is worth while. You just have to find out where you fit with that.

Golf

Back in my early days I did my professional apprenticeship and went on to Play Professionally for a while, did not leave the West Coast of Australia while a Professional though. Do not play at all any more

Life is too busy for Golf - It is a great day waster all in the pursuit of a little white ball

Give it a go and all the best in the quest for the answer. Motivation in the end has to come from within.

Cheers Tony

12-07-2011, 03:42 PM	#1
Prodaytrader Member Joined: Nov 2011 From: Dallas Posts: 31	Finding a purpose I'm so lost its not even funny. I can't for the life of me find something rewarding to do with my time. I slept till 4:30 today. What a waste of my existence. My circumstances afford me to no longer struggle for existence/sustance and little did I realize what a powerful motivator that is. I keep thinking that I will be able to find my true calling but its not happening. I'm not interested in working for the corporate machine ever again. How do I find my niche again? I've had an excuse up till now but yesterday my kid turned 5 and doesn't need me during the day any more. I'm afraid if I keep this up I'll waste away!

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12-07-2011, 05:31 PM	#2
LordOfGoblins Senior Member Joined: Dec 2010 From: Australia Posts: 1,317	Find something rewarding? Serving the Bahai faith doesnt feel rewarding? I am in the same boat as you as to profession. I seriously am thinking a complete change in my job now as I have been doing it 4 years and I feel like a corporate robot. I dont know how people can tolerate the 9-5 thing. It just seems that I am not built that way. I may give up and go pioneering to try something completely different because I feel so down about it... Dont you have anything that you are passionate about? Mine is writing fantasy stories or games (rpg's) and playing games. I know for a fact that if God let me do that all day I would be very happy as I am a creative mind and not a tedious mind. Also you could ask for advice from your wife?

12-07-2011, 08:14 PM	#3
Prodaytrader Member Joined: Nov 2011 From: Dallas Posts: 31	I've asked and discussed this with everyone I know for several years now. I'm of the personality type that when I find something I jump both feet first, live and breath that thing until its dead. I can truly do anything I set my mind too. However sometime ago I quit dreaming. I quit having aspirations about anything worthy of my time. I'm not a very creative person so artistic endeavors aren't up my alley. Until the weather turned I had been playing golf daily which was something I had been wanting to do for awhile but only because I was out of ideas for anything else to do. I've thought disaster relief would be something to try but I'm not really in a position to leave my family at a moments notice. Service- I've never been keen on the idea of total service to the faith. Although it has rewards in its own right it's not a trade that would allow me to practice virtues in my oppinion. I think I'm entitled to earn something for my time if I do it well. I understand the forces and processes for how people make success or visualize their dreams, I just don't understand how one finds a new goal or dream worth pursuing. The old ways of doing business are changing. I see that clearly but I refuse to simply change roles with my wife and do housework all day simply because the pendulum is swinging the other way.

12-07-2011, 10:11 PM	#4
tonyfish58 Senior Member Joined: Sep 2010 From: Australia Posts: 828	Most of the answers in life come through Prayer or Meditation, it is in this state you usually receive inspiration. The next step is to act on the inspiration and see where it leads too Any job done in the spirit of service to the cause is worth while. You just have to find out where you fit with that. Golf Back in my early days I did my professional apprenticeship and went on to Play Professionally for a while, did not leave the West Coast of Australia while a Professional though. Do not play at all any more Life is too busy for Golf - It is a great day waster all in the pursuit of a little white ball Give it a go and all the best in the quest for the answer. Motivation in the end has to come from within. Cheers Tony