Join the majority! Most people don’t know either, but you’re one step ahead of them - you’ve acknowledged the fact! The others are still working away in the wrong career because they don’t know what the next step is to get out. You’re doing the next step right now. 
I didn’t know what I wanted to do for my first few years working, and I ended up feeling very miserable in a number of roles. I gradually felt worse and worse, stuck in a rut, out of my depth, not doing what I was naturally best at (a strong feeling of some sort of wasted talent!), and not feeling respect for myself and from others.
This got so bad that I hit a point when I knew I had to fix this!
I didn’t know what to do, so I simply made it my mission to find out.
That’s what you should do if you’re identifying with this.
It was actually fairly easy to do, was really enjoyable to do, very energising and motivating (of course it is - you’re finding out how to enjoy spending the rest of your life whilst also earning a living!). And it wasn’t long until I found my perfect career, and then made a plan to get into it!
It’s now 6 years later. I’m still working in the same career and because I ended up doing what I was driven to do, naturally good at, loved doing, it has not only felt like I’m not even ‘working’ but I’ve got naturally better and better at it.
When you’re in the club of working in the right career, it’s magical. You get good at it faster, and people are drawn to your service more. They want to employ or buy from people who are enthusiastic, energetic and KNOW about their work. If they love their work, they care about it and they care about their customers and the solutions they provide.
EVERYTHING changes.
So here’s my immediate advice to you if you identify with this post. SET A GOAL WITH A DEADLINE TO FIND OUT WHAT YOUR IDEAL CAREER IS.
Give yourself a month to 2 months to find it. You should be able to find it much faster, but you MUST dig up the right resources that get you THINKING about this area and looking at what ‘presses your buttons’ in life.
An Excellent Starting Point
You’ve got to start somewhere, so take this recommendation from me - someone who has used it, applied it and got it working. Buy this book from Amazon:
UK Amazon - The Pathfinder (click here)
USA Amazon - The Pathfinder (click here)
Then…grab a pen and a marker pen, read it thoroughly highlighting anything of interest and taking plenty of notes. Grab more note paper and do the exercises. Spend the next 1 to 2 months with this in your mind (and you may of course like to check out other resources). And live and breathe the idea that you are on a mission to find your ideal career.
This book is a great starting point. Good luck.
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