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7 Ways to Answer "What Should I Do With My Life?"

Gather Inspiration From Others

Walk into a bookshop and go straight to the autobiography section. Buy books from across different industries, societies, and cultures.

So what better way to get started than by learning how others reached their goals? Keep in mind as you’re reading that these people weren’t born knowing what they wanted to do either.

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26 Steps to Living a Life You Love

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Have you dreamed of doing something big with your life? Are you longing to find your passion - something that makes you come alive? We all want to live a passionate, purposeful life, but most people have no idea how to go about doing that.

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Write a vision

Write down exactly what you want your life to look like. Put it where you can see it every day. However, it is not set in stone. You can change it along the way.

Examine your current life

See how much of your life already matches your vision.

You want to keep those things and remember that part of your vision is already happening.

Define your core values

Every decision you make about your life should reflect those values.

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Your Guide to Answering "Tell Me About Yourself" in an Interview

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When Muse career coach Theresa Merrill does mock interviews with her clients, she always leads with, "Tell me about yourself." It's good practice because that's often the very first thing an interviewer will ask you to do-whether you're having a preliminary phone screen, speaking to your prospective boss, or sitting down with the CEO during a final round.

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Why Interviewers Ask It

This introductory question serves as an icebreaker to lend an easy flow to the conversation. It helps the recruiter to get to know you in terms of hard and soft skills.

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How to build your response

Present: Talk a little bit about what your current role is, the scope of it, and possibly a recent achievement.
Past: Tell the interviewer how you got there and/or mention a past experience that’s relevant to the job and company you’re applying for.
Future: Continue with what you’re looking to do next and why you’re interested in this job.

You do not have to respond in this order. Tweak it to suit you. Make sure to tie it to the job and company.

Tailor Your Answer

Interviewers want to know how your answer about yourself is relevant to the position and company you’re applying for.

This is an opportunity to articulate why you’re interested and how your objective fulfills their goals. In order to do that, spend some time researching the company. If your answers resonate with them, it shows that you really understand the role.

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'Following Your Passion' Is Dead - Here's What To Replace It With

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New research has come out that dismantles the idea of "follow your passion" as a recipe for career success. In fact, this advice does far more harm than good. But what should we replace it with? I suggest three frameworks that help navigate the question "What should I do with the rest of my life?"

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Don't follow your passion

The main flaw of “finding your passion” presupposes that interests and passions are fixed, rather than fluid and evolving as we age and gain wisdom and experience.

The problem with following your passion

It ignores the market. Unless you have a trust fund waiting for you, you’ll have to feed yourself and others.
It will turn a passion into a job.

Learn from Startups

Identify real needs in the market that are currently not being well met.
Assess your strengths: Whatever is easy for you that most others have a harder time with, that’s a worthy option.
Match up these two in a constantly iterative process: This process takes many years if not decades.

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