Do This If You Feel Lost

The fastest route to an unhappy and unfulfilling life:

Take the safe route, the easy, predictable, and certain one

Follow the masses, never try anything new, never test your limits, never fail or make mistakes so you can learn from them

This is how most people live

Running on autopilot, only knowing what they're spoon-fed, never learning to think for themselves.

Just observe the people around you, trapped in the rhythm of their routine: wake up, go to work, come home, argue, eat, sleep, and repeat.

They live the same day over and over again, and end it by numbing their mind from the worries of the things they have to do tomorrow

The path out of an unfulfilling life is already available to you, that voice in the back of your head, the one that keeps reminding you time and again, you’re meant for more, but you pretend you don’t hear it, hoping it will silence itself, but it won’t, not until you follow it

Do What You Want:

Most people don’t know what they want, so they let others tell them what’s important, what’s worth pursuing, and what they “should” want and because they have never gone through the discomfort of self exploration, they have no choice but to accept it

To find what you want, you first have to do what you think you want.

It sounds counterintuitive, right?

But stick with me, you need to try what you think you want to find out what you really want. You need to cut out what drains you to find what fires you up.

Most of us don’t know what we want because we’ve never given ourselves the chance to discover it.

Here's the thing – you can't be 100% sure about anything in life. That's why most people run to "safe" jobs and copy others' beliefs.

They're hiding from the unknown. But you can't skip taking risks. Risks show you what you're made of. They show you where you need to level up.

Like Steve Jobs said, "Your time is limited, so don't waste it living someone else's life." Most people do exactly that.

They chase what looks good on paper – fancy job titles, expensive stuff, social validation – but when they get it all, they feel emptier than ever.

They keep forcing themselves to want these things, never growing, never going deeper, never finding out what they're really capable of.

They're living from their programming, not their truth.

Why You Feel Lost:

You feel lost because you're on autopilot.

You're on autopilot because you haven't found what matters to you.

You haven't found what matters because you're not paying attention to what actually bugs you.

Life moves in cycles.

Your year is a story.

Your month is a story.

Your day is a story.

Each has its own wins, losses, setbacks, and breakthroughs that repeat as you level up.

There's one big pattern to growth.

Once you see it, you can spot where you are, learn from it, and move through it with purpose.

The pattern has 3 parts:

1. The Empty - You feel lost. Your old goals don't juice you anymore. You know there's more but can't see it yet.

2. The Search - Your curiosity wakes up. You start trying new things until something clicks.

3. The Fire - You find your thing. You go all in, learning everything you can, building stuff that matters.

When you're feeling empty, move in 2 ways:

1) Look Inside

Get quiet. Think. Write. Move. Breathe. Watch what goes through your head. Listen for the quiet hints. Follow what bothers you to its source.

2) Take Action

Do stuff. Learn. Meet people. Build things. Take chances. Focus on what actually matters: Health, money, relationships, growth.

Just keep moving. Any movement beats staying stuck

Next Steps:

Start being brutally honest with yourself.

Stop ignoring the distractions, limiting beliefs, and habits that are quietly destroying your progress.

Accept your problems and weaknesses, then take complete responsibility for yourself

Your life is your mess, no one will fix it for you

Anti-Vision

Your anti-vision is your starting point. It’s the future you don’t want.

The opposite of success. The consequences of failure.

Map out the life you don’t want, be specific, you should feel uncomfortable writing these or you're not being honest with yourself

• The friends you don’t want

• The habits you don’t want

• The career you don’t want

You don’t need to eliminate them right away, you just need to see them from the lens of your vision for long enough so you can naturally pull yourself away

Vision

Without a vision, you’re wandering aimlessly. You can’t shape your life if you don’t know what you want.

Every decision should align with your vision. That’s how you eliminate distractions and make your actions matter.

Write down exactly what you want in life. Every detail, even if it’s messy at first. This isn’t a one-time task; it evolves as you evolve.

Give yourself time to draft it, then revisit and refine with time.

Goals

Big goals give you direction. Small goals bring clarity.

When your tasks are simple enough, motivation becomes irrelevant—you just do them.

Break down your vision into goals by decade, year, month, week, and day.

They’re markers on your journey. Not your chains. Stand firm in your vision. Let the goals evolve as you grow.

Projects

Growth isn’t about memorization. It’s about struggle.

Convert your goals into projects.

• Outline the steps to take.

• Set deadlines and create milestones.

• Identify what you need to learn along the way

Start the project. Discover your gaps. Learn through action, not theory.

Education

You’re stuck because you don’t know what you think you know. Every project demands a new set of skills.

Make self-education a daily habit. If you stop learning, you stop growing. The world will leave you behind. Education is the key to moving forward.

Levers

Every day, you need to execute on priority tasks. They might seem basic, but they’re the building blocks. These tasks drive your goals forward. Don’t get distracted. Anchor your vision in your actions.

If you’re not seeing results, it’s because you’re not moving the levers. No excuses.

When things aren’t working, come back to this process.

The key to progress is clarity, in life, in business and in relationships—knowing what you want, how to get there, and executing relentlessly.

This may feel overwhelming, and that’s okay.

You don’t need to change your life overnight, you just need to become aware of the things you need to avoid and the ones you need to focus on

Until next time

Azan