If the life you’re living seems awfully similar to the one someone else dreamed up for you, it’s time to take back ownership of your world.
Go to university. Get a stable, well-paid job. Start a family. It was these three universal life commandments that were instilled in Kathryn, 32, by her parents from a young age. But when she’d achieved all three, she realised she’d followed the path she felt was expected of her, rather than forging her own. “I never felt satisfied. I was good at my job but I wasn’t doing what I truly felt passionate about. I knew there was more waiting for me,” she says. If you feel like everyone from your boyfriend to your barista has a theory on how you should live your life, we’ve got a news flash for you: you are the sole master of your destiny.
Why we do it
Not following the path we want can often stem from a desire to avoid conflict, says Emma Grey, director of work-life balance consultancy WorkLifeBliss. “Many of us have a well-developed need to be liked. We learn early in life that a way of achieving happiness is by pleasing others,” she explains. “When we grow up, we allow this to carry on, boosting our self-esteem like a sugar hit that, when it wears off, leaves us feeling unhappy.”
Fight the fear
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