What’s the best way to figure out who you truly are? I mean I have a bunch of things I like doing, but I don’t know how I could make a career out of them. I have a few ideas for what I want to major in college, but I don’t know if I’m really good at them. I want to be more aware of who I am and who I want to be, I know I can’t have definite answers now, but what’s a good way to discover what I want to do?
Ask a parent, teacher or career guidance counsellor instead of a bunch of high schoolers. I’m sure they would know more about potential careers and college majors for the things you like, since they’ve already gone through the whole process themselves.
Go walk in the woods on your own or anywhere, just exploring. Take a bike ride to some sort of nearby landmark (10 miles or so so it doesn’t take so long) and just stay there to think about life. If you are to trust my advice, try to find something you can do that you know you can do comfortably, but that also gives you meaning personally.
In general, I find that I gain a lot of insight into myself when I go jogging. In terms of wanting to figure out what you want to do in life, I would recommend keeping an open mind and trying things out to examine what you like and dislike.
It’s not a bad thing to be unsure about what you want to do. For the longest time, I thought I wanted to study molecular biology, but recently I’ve thought that there’s so much else out there, and I may find something I like more. You should definitely keep an open mind, and consider everything. Maybe you could look at the things that you enjoy, extra-curricular activities, course-work, etc., and see what it is exactly that draws you to them.