Every time I’m asked (in interviews, recently), “Where do you see yourself in 5 years?” my honest answer is always, “I don’t know.” Within the last 5 years, I switched careers twice (the first job I had out of school was at a VFX studio, wasn’t sure where it could lead but knew I wasn’t going to stick around to find out). A lot of it had to do with understanding who I am. 5 years ago, I wanted to be on TV. 3 years ago, I wanted to move up in the news industry. A year ago, I thought I’d still be reporting. Today, I’m content with work-life balance and making moves to set up my life in Vancouver.
Tomorrow, who knows?
In my short 29 years of life, I’ve learned one thing from people of ALL ages and walks of life: change is the only constant in life. Life is about growth, and you transform each second, minute, hour and day, meaning you never stay the same.
Working on/knowing yourself is a lifelong process. How many of us care about the same things we did 5 years ago? 10, 15, 20 years ago?
Time and experience have taught me that every few years, I get comfortable and happy with who and where I am in life for a bit. Then suddenly, I’m uncomfortable and yearn for change. I learn something new about myself and others around me. Life happens and forces us to adapt or be left behind.
As we learn, we grow. To me, that’s the point of life – to keep learning and growing as much as we can.
So if you feel a little lost or not sure of who you are – don’t worry. You’ll 100% feel like this again at some point down the road and will have more chances to figure yourself out.
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Hi Zayne,
What an insightful blog entry. It made me think about how many times I have changed, been transformed in the course of my “short” life. You disclosed that you are 29 years young, and so I will tell you that I am 67. While I distinctly remember when I was 29, I sure don’t want to go back there, though that was good at the time! You made me think especially about how I got to the 29 milepost, and the journey from there to now, and where it might be headed after this. Yup, I’m still a work in progress as you say. Haven’t arrived yet. But maybe soon. I don’t know too much about your journey, but I sincerely wish you all the blessings that you can stand, and of course everything that you need to continue growing into the person you are meant to be. So warm wishes from cold Ontario. God Bless!
Dieter
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