Don't know the prefix to this thread so I thought I would leave it blank.
Even though I'm a mentally and emotional strong person that hardly ever cares what people think - because no matter what, I'm going to do what I want to do anyways - peoples idea of how I should forward from my failures are starting to affect the way I move forward with my ideas, THAT I FEEL, in my heart, is the right thing way for me to move forward.
This thread isn't about me deciding what I want to do, because on the contrary, I already know what I have to do.
Its more about how to handle your family and friends opinion of your current failures and moving forward. People that have no idea what you're truly trying to do and you explaining it to them, but still give the same redundant advice over and over again. Also it doesn't help when you don't have a degree and they do. It's all about getting a degree.
Why not get a degree? Because, I told myself I can succeed without one. Truly a personal choice. I have no problem with degrees or people that have them.
Could I get a degree? Yes I could. But since I told myself I can succeed without one, I don't want to give in to the pressure just because things aren't going my way.
Taking action and LEARNING is what I want to do. I don't want to keep learning new things because it may become another form of mental masturbation. No point of learning new things if you have no idea of how to implement it now or in the very near future, IMHO.
I want to take action and make shit happen, but there criticisms keep getting in the way.
So is there a way I can move forward with these criticisms from family members and friends? Which may get stronger and heavier as I keep progressing forward?
How have all you accomplished this?
Suppressing these feelings is a quick fix to deeper problem. I want to move on with the feelings and not waste too much time contemplating and day dreaming of, "what if things were different?".
I'm wasting a lot of my time thinking, contemplating, and day dreaming, instead of taking enough action to really progress me forward.
Thought I would make this thread since it may help out other people with the same dilemma.
P.S. Also, the thread title may need a little work. It's kind of correct but not really. I had an idea for it, but that is the closest I could think of. Too many things on my mind currently.
Even though I'm a mentally and emotional strong person that hardly ever cares what people think - because no matter what, I'm going to do what I want to do anyways - peoples idea of how I should forward from my failures are starting to affect the way I move forward with my ideas, THAT I FEEL, in my heart, is the right thing way for me to move forward.
This thread isn't about me deciding what I want to do, because on the contrary, I already know what I have to do.
Its more about how to handle your family and friends opinion of your current failures and moving forward. People that have no idea what you're truly trying to do and you explaining it to them, but still give the same redundant advice over and over again. Also it doesn't help when you don't have a degree and they do. It's all about getting a degree.
Why not get a degree? Because, I told myself I can succeed without one. Truly a personal choice. I have no problem with degrees or people that have them.
Could I get a degree? Yes I could. But since I told myself I can succeed without one, I don't want to give in to the pressure just because things aren't going my way.
Taking action and LEARNING is what I want to do. I don't want to keep learning new things because it may become another form of mental masturbation. No point of learning new things if you have no idea of how to implement it now or in the very near future, IMHO.
I want to take action and make shit happen, but there criticisms keep getting in the way.
So is there a way I can move forward with these criticisms from family members and friends? Which may get stronger and heavier as I keep progressing forward?
How have all you accomplished this?
Suppressing these feelings is a quick fix to deeper problem. I want to move on with the feelings and not waste too much time contemplating and day dreaming of, "what if things were different?".
I'm wasting a lot of my time thinking, contemplating, and day dreaming, instead of taking enough action to really progress me forward.
Thought I would make this thread since it may help out other people with the same dilemma.
P.S. Also, the thread title may need a little work. It's kind of correct but not really. I had an idea for it, but that is the closest I could think of. Too many things on my mind currently.
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