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You won't ever find a career or purpose with your name inscribed on it. The only way I've found my so-called "purpose" is by trying many things. I don't even consider it a purpose but rather, something I gravitate towards. We're all uniquely born with different traits, genetics, interests, and life experiences. There's nothing out in the universe that is an exact replica of you. The best way to find what you're called to do is by trying many things, following what makes you curious or excited, and leaning into your strengths. Avoid being absolutely correct in finding a "life purpose" but rather being directionally correct. This will save you years of frustration and get you on the "path" quicker. Focus on being useful to society rather than figuring out the precise thing you're meant to do in life.

Personal values help you make decisions faster and know what you stand for. Take some time to identify them. Understand that as you age, your values may shift and change with you. They serve their purpose at different stages and adapt with who you become as a person.

Stop avoiding the thing you want to do and just do the thing.

If you find yourself progressing in any dimension of your life to only find yourself sabotaging any efforts, fix your self-image and self-esteem.

Negative addictions are symptoms, not the root cause to fix. Look deeper within yourself why you're addicted to anything—drug, alcohol, or stimulant—there, you will find what needs to be fixed. You can't see the problem when you're overstimulated by anything. Only when you subtract and remove things artificially stimulating can you then clearly solve for the root problem.

If you ever feel like you want to pull the plug, pause. In my darkest moments I always held onto hope when there was nothing else left to hold on. Believe you're meant for something in life, whatever that may be. This becomes your last thread of hope that gives you something worth seeing come to fruition.

Lean into your strengths.

Create an archive and collect great questions you come across or think of in life. The better questions you ask, the better the quality of an answer you get.

When you're at your lowest lows, you have nothing to lose. Only everything to gain—there's infinite upside. Go for it.

If life feels stagnant, introduce growth stress into your life. Shock you life by doing something that makes you uncomfortable which forces growth. Change locations. Downgrade/upgrade your life. Do something different to shock yourself out of homeostasis.

Admire what life has to show and offer you but understand you cannot do/become everything. Focus on yourself but admire the beauty life presents to you.

Cut off any ounce of negativity in your life.

Read and learn widely.

Create space in your life to think and work your own thoughts. Whether it's in a notebook, second brain, or on a walk. Find some space and learn how to think for yourself.