As the beginning of the last semester of senior year starts, it is always difficult to figure out the next step in life. Many people just go with where the wind takes them, or they do what may be easiest. Some take whatever comes their way with no better idea of what is to come, or ever a better idea of what makes them happy. One thing that tends to be common in college students especially is the fact that they push their happiness off because they think that if they are unhappy now, happiness will just happen later on. Happiness isn't just something that comes, it's a lifestyle and something that you have to have the right mindset for.This is the time in where risks should be taken, do something that scares you.
Why are you scared of leaving?
So many people in the prime time of their lives are unhappy with where they are and always talk about leaving, and doing something different but push it off because it's never the right time. In reality it will never be the right time, there will always be an excuse as to why right now isn't the right time.
Doing something that scares you can be one of the best ways to learn a lot about yourself and what makes you happy. Going somewhere new where everything is unfamiliar forces you to put yourself out there and try new things. When was the last time you went completely out of your way to try something new? Or the last time you went out of your way to talk to a complete stranger?
Take risks
When I have talked to my mentors about times in their lives that have been the most beneficial the answers, more often than not are when they took huge risks such as starting a business, a new career, a new hobby or moving somewhere new. One of the best pieces of advice I can offer is that so many people say they are afraid of change, or try to push it off, but if you told them that their lives wouldn't any different in a year or ten, they would be upset. Take a chance, do something different, meet new people and challenge yourself.
Become uncomfortable
When you become too comfortable somewhere things start to become repetitive. This can be a job, a career or a place. You stop learning, you stop challenging yourself, and eventually you have gotten every experience you can out of a certain job or place. Getting the most out of life is a motto everyone should live by because life is just too short.
What is the worst that can happen?
OK, say you do take that risk, fear is obviously in the back of your head telling you that things are going well here. Fear can be the thing holding you back. In reality what is the worst that can happen? You don't like it, come back, your career isn't what you thought it would be, find something different. Regardless of the risk you take all that can happen is you find out it wasn't right for you, you learn a lesson about what you didn't like.
Choose happiness
Above all, if you are unhappy, or becoming bored, choose your happiness above all else. If you become happy in your life then everything else will go much more smoothly. You can live life in a positive way and others will notice that in you. Become the best possible version of yourself because when it comes to your happiness, you deserve to be selfish.
