QUARTER LIFE WITHOUT A MAP

Quarter-life Crisis is: 

“A crisis involving anxiety over the direction & quality of  life which is most commonly experienced in a period ranging from a person in their mid 20s to early 30s (although it can begin as early as 20)”

But what does it really mean? Why weren’t generations before us experiencing this? & if we are having a quarter-life crisis, how can we make the best of it? 

So to begin with, it isn’t a problem that has just been made up. Towards the end of 2017, LinkedIn published research indicating that 75% of 25 - 33-year-olds have experienced a quarter-life crisis. So evidently losing a clear sense of identity & questioning the next step is an unsettling yet an incredibly common experience for most millennials & we are all susceptible to a quarter-life wobble that could be triggered by a number of reasons. 

How to know you’re having a quarter-life crisis? 

Below is a link for signs of quarter life crisis. There are of course a number of other signs but I thought these four would suffice
               
https://www.nib.com.au/the-checkup/healthy-living/quarter-life-crisis

Also in hindsight - you can experience a quarter-life crisis in either your career, finances, or relationship life. Today allow me to only delve into your Career life. 

So how do you stop floundering? 

1. Learn the art of benign detachment 

• This is crucial if you’re one of those people who makes everyone else’s happiness your responsibility. Learn to Detach yourself from the problems of others

    2.  Ask God what’s your purpose in life through prayer

• Jeremiah 1:5 NLT “I knew you before I formed you in your mother’s womb. Before you were born I set you apart and appointed you as my prophet to the nations.”   (The same way he formed Jeremiah, set him apart & called him with a purpose - He has done the same with you too, he’s created you with a purpose. So ask him about your purpose because he’s your creator)

   3.  Draw a vision board

• Proverbs 29:18 (a) kjv “where there is no vision  - the people perish” 

• Habakkuk 2:2 (b) kjv “write the vision, & make it plain upon tables, that whoever reads it will run with it.”
• You’re most probably feeling like you stuck in a rut because you don’t have clear set goals before you.  A vision board should feature your future goals & it should also give you confidence & clarity if you don’t know what you want. 

   4. Submit your dreams and desired Goals to God

• Proverbs 19:21 NIV “many are the plans in a person’s heart, but it is God’s will that prevails.
• (It’s good to plan and have dreams but leave room for God’s will - trust his plan for your life. The best & perfect place to be in life is in the will of God)

  

   5.  Set realistic goals 

• Know your strengths & weaknesses, gift & talents. Ask yourself how can you go about reaching those goals. Also what could possibly be keeping you from reaching those goals & how to improve. Lastly don’t box God. He can do beyond your imagination. 

I hope this encouraged you to know if you’re going through quarter-life crisis, you’re not alone. I hope you took something from it. Also as you open up more to God in prayer he may show you other things that I didn’t mention here. I wish you love & light. A sound mind (free of anxiety and panic)!

Until next time. Ciao