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18 and unsure about career

Hiya, Im 18 and about to go to uni and doing my last set of secondary school (high school ) exam but im going to be honest i dont have a clear goal in my life apart from being HAPPY , HEALTHY AND SATISFIED WITH MY LIFE . Even the degree i picked im not sure about anymore . I find satisfaction in helping people and improving their lives and seeing they are happy by something ive done but also get happy from my own good work.

I write this as sometimes i feel like my boyfriend makes me feel bad for not knowing what i want to be in the future , he is set to be a doctor and sometimes he asks like" but what is your goal in life " and he says "yeh im sure u will find something you want to do hopefully " . i take it as he means well and isnt judging me .. :,)

I KNOW that most ppl dont know what to be at 18 but my main issue is i like TOO many things and i change my mind too often ,not that im lazy or not ambitious. This lack of clarity demotivates me from trying in school as i have no clear goal and has led me to attaining not so good grades . This summer , no matter what grades i graduate with i want to have a clear goal for career or atleast industry so i can fix my life up and motivate myself (and maybe even resit my exams ). I have a few career industries in mind such as food industry, makeup industry and health industry but they are all VERY different . I feel really upset and frustrated by the fact idk what to be in life and i can tell its setting me from back from my progress due to my indecisiveness and i get bored of things easily. Any advice on how to truly narrow it down and find the career i want would be very helpful :)

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u/Even-Macaroon3936 — 22 days ago

18 and not sure on career

Hiya, Im 18 and about to go to uni and doing my last set of exam but im going to be honest i dont have a clear goal in my life apart from being HAPPY , HEALTHY AND SATISFIED WITH MY LIFE . I find satisfaction in helping people and improving their lives and seeing they are happy by something ive done but also get happy from my own good work.

I write this as sometimes i feel like my boyfriend makes me feel bad for not knowing what i want to be in the future , he is set to be a doctor and sometimes he asks like" but what is your goal in life " and he says "yeh im sure u will find something you want to do hopefully " . i take it as he means well and isnt judging me .. :,)

I KNOW that most ppl dont know what to be at 18 but my main issue is i like TOO many things and i change my mind too often ,not that im lazy or not ambitious. This lack of clarity demotivates me from trying in school as i have no clear goal and has led me to attaining not so good grades . This summer , no matter what grades i graduate with i want to have a clear goal for career or atleast industry so i can fix my life up and motivate myself (and maybe even resit my exams ). I have a few career industries in mind such as food industry, makeup industry and health industry but they are all VERY different . I feel really upset and frustrated by the fact idk what to be in life and i can tell its setting me from back from my progress due to my indecisiveness and i get bored of things easily. Any advice on how to truly narrow it down and find the career i want would be very helpful :)

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u/Even-Macaroon3936 — 22 days ago