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It’s easy to think that you’re investing all your time, effort, and emotion into a path with no promise of success. You may have plenty of reasons why this lifestyle is so fulfilling or at least not enough reasons to stop. But just because it’s fun doesn’t mean that if something’s wrong, it’s right.
Believe me, I know all about getting lost in the moment and taking things too lightly; but in order to find happiness and success, you have to be willing to put in the work.
Follow these 15 warning signs that you might be wasting your time on the wrong path:
1) Your work does not require any specific educational background for qualification.
Often times you will have to consider the path that you are working on as a means to an end. It’s not always going to be enjoyable and stimulating, but it should at least provide opportunities for advancement and steady income.
If you find yourself doing something similar from 9–5 Monday through Friday with no chance of growth or becoming more qualified for a better job then it’s time to take a serious look at your life.
You shouldn’t be putting in all this energy and effort hanging on the edge of millennial poverty just because you don’t want to go back to…
