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How did you find what made you truly happy

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Rebecca’s Answer

This is a question you have to ask yourself and answer yourself honestly. Under what circumstances, what do you do, who you are with together you feel happy. Others do not know your actual feel.
You can think about what do you do make you feel happy, e.g. you have gathering with your best friends together, you spend the time on your hobbies, your family time, etc.
Having said that, if your question is referring to your future career, you can start thinking on your interest / hobbies. Any careers that are related to these. You can explore more on these careers like finding information online, talk to someone who really working in these careers, seek advice from career counselling in school, etc. It can help you to shortlist some career that you are interested in and you would feel happy to work in these careers.
Hope this helps! Good Luck!
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Lindsay’s Answer

This is a difficult question to answer because everyone is so different! I'd say look at your interests while you're in school. What subjects did you like doing and what were you good at? Could you see yourself continuing education and experience in a field that uses those subjects? If that's a yes, then you've already narrowed down some things. If you're a biology major, there are tons of options. You can go into research, healthcare, public health, etc. I think the best way to explore some of these options is to contact individuals in those fields. See if you can talk to a career coach and have them look at what you're looking for in a future career and see if they can help give you some options to look into. Personally, I shadowed a lot and that's how I found the field that was right for me. I contacted a lot of people and surprisingly, many people were willing to answer my questions!
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Valerie’s Answer

I think looking at the things you enjoy and do well with a new eye can help. If you think about: What was it I enjoyed? and What skill did I use to be successful? you can find a commonality even among very disparate things you enjoy. Perhaps regardless of what it is, you use a sense of humor, or maybe it is research skills, learning, leading, creativity, team work vs. solo, etc. When you learn that, then you can approach any career with this knowledge and see if it has those elements. I believe it actually broadens the scope of what is available rather than narrows it. It helps you see how you can enjoy a wide variety of careers if they have the elements that bring you satisfaction. This approach has been very helpful to me in finding my own path to happiness rather than some version that other people envision. Good luck!
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Malisa’s Answer

Hi Yairy - This is a great question and one that will be every changing depending upon the person. For me, I looked at what interested me then matched it against my skill set at the time. Next I talked with some trusted friends and got their opinion of times when they saw me as being happy or enjoying what I was doing. Added their feedback into my assessment and then started looking at jobs. That was a starting point only. As you grow and gain experiences your taste and skills will evolve and thus the level of what makes you happy will change. In the end, knowing your self (likes, dislikes) and skills that interest you will help you pursue that happiness. Stay true to yourself - that is where happiness resides. Good Luck.
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Gloria’s Answer

Hi Yairy,

I have to say it was a lot of trial and error. I always envied those people in my life who knew that they wanted to be nurses, teachers, police. And most of them still do some variation of that dream 30 years later. I actually did not really know what I wanted to do until I was in my early 30's. What I did was just start working with the hopes that I would eventually stumble upon what I loved. I am not sure that I would change my journey except in one way. I would have gone to college and gotten a degree, any degree. I would have gotten some opportunities sooner if I had completed a college degree of any kind.

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