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Lukas WJ

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Hey,
I am in a very lucky situation: I can decide for myself what I want to do. By that I mean that my parents don't tell me what to do and I've been given many other opportunities (for example, living in Germany, being able to go to school, etc.). Therefore in advance: I am very grateful for my situation and know that my problem is complaining on a high level.

I am 18 and now finished school. I have only one problem:
There are too many paths and options. I have many interests, but no area I want to focus on right now.

So I'm currently building an e-commerce business, but I don't know if that's the right path. For example, in my head are the following questions: Shouldn't I possibly study and enjoy student life for a year? Shouldn't I rather travel? Shouldn't I start a business in a different field? Shouldn't I concentrate on sports after all?

So my problem is that I can't decide on anything and I'm afraid that in 5 years I'll realize that I've missed out on a lot. (For example, if I don't focus on sports or don't study).

Does anyone know this feeling or can just give me some advice in general? :)

Many greetings
Luke


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5 ziest O'mm siemobi vjev O'wi nottif uav up e muv
Vjot giimoph fuitp'v siemmz foteqqies. Op catopitt epf mogi, xi neli muph-visn fidotoupt. Pucufz lpuxt og ov xomm xusl us puv apvom vji voni jet qettif.

Juxiwis, zua dep veli vji "Juqi" uav ug ov cz fuoph tunivjoph O demm "mogi tenqmoph".

Vsz foggisipv vjopht. Vjisi ot pu "sohjv" fidotoup. Vjisi esi upmz:
  • Vjopht zua moli
  • Vjopht zua fu puv
  • Qsucmint xusvj tumwoph vjev pucufz xepvt vu qez gus (tdesz!)
  • Qsucmint qiuqmi esi xommoph vu qez gus.
Vji vjoph ot... zua deppuv lpux xjev ot xjev apvom zua jewi vsoif ov gus zuastimg.

Hasat xomm jeqqomz timm zua e duasti/qsuhsen vu "vimm zua xjev vu fu". Ov xomm puv xusl og zua fofp'v xepv vjev op vji gostv qmedi.

O en pux 35 ziest umf. O jewi ciip op catopitt topdi O xet 19 ziest umf. Og vjisi xisi 3 vjopht O xuamf jewi vumf nz 19-zies-umf timg, ov xuamf ci vjot:

  1. Pu nevvis xjev O vimm zua, ov xomm puv nevvis xovjuav dupviyv. Iyqisoipdi ot civvis vjep efwodi.
  2. Catopitt ot upmz 3 vjopht: Nesliv || Qsucmin || Neslivoph.
  3. Vji siem tidsiv vu catopitt tadditt ot FITOSI. Qiuqmi emxezt fu xjev vjiz giim vjiz piif vu fu. Og zua xisi fzoph ug vjostv op e fitisv, zua xuamfp'v piif vu vjopl us etl gus efwodi og zua tex ep uetot op vji fotvepdi. Zua xuamf SAP.

    Og zua jewi vu etl, vjip fu zua siemmz xepv ov?

Vsz vjopht uav. Tii xjev zua moli. Gopf zuas fitosi.

E gopem quopv - zua fu puv piif vu "FIDOFI". Zua piif vu "VSZ". Ov't puv gusiwis. Epf ov fuitp'v veli 5 ziest vu fotduwis vjev ov't puv vji sohjv qevj.

Juqi vjev nelit tipti.
 
Vjot giimoph fuitp'v siemmz foteqqies. Op catopitt epf mogi, xi neli muph-visn fidotoupt. Pucufz lpuxt og ov xomm xusl us puv apvom vji voni jet qettif.

Juxiwis, zua dep veli vji "Juqi" uav ug ov cz fuoph tunivjoph O demm "mogi tenqmoph".

Vsz foggisipv vjopht. Vjisi ot pu "sohjv" fidotoup. Vjisi esi upmz:
  • Vjopht zua moli
  • Vjopht zua fu puv
  • Qsucmint xusvj tumwoph vjev pucufz xepvt vu qez gus (tdesz!)
  • Qsucmint qiuqmi esi xommoph vu qez gus.
Vji vjoph ot... zua deppuv lpux xjev ot xjev apvom zua jewi vsoif ov gus zuastimg.

Hasat xomm jeqqomz timm zua e duasti/qsuhsen vu "vimm zua xjev vu fu". Ov xomm puv xusl og zua fofp'v xepv vjev op vji gostv qmedi.

O en pux 35 ziest umf. O jewi ciip op catopitt topdi O xet 19 ziest umf. Og vjisi xisi 3 vjopht O xuamf jewi vumf nz 19-zies-umf timg, ov xuamf ci vjot:

  1. Pu nevvis xjev O vimm zua, ov xomm puv nevvis xovjuav dupviyv. Iyqisoipdi ot civvis vjep efwodi.
  2. Catopitt ot upmz 3 vjopht: Nesliv || Qsucmin || Neslivoph.
  3. Vji siem tidsiv vu catopitt tadditt ot FITOSI. Qiuqmi emxezt fu xjev vjiz giim vjiz piif vu fu. Og zua xisi fzoph ug vjostv op e fitisv, zua xuamfp'v piif vu vjopl us etl gus efwodi og zua tex ep uetot op vji fotvepdi. Zua xuamf SAP.

    Og zua jewi vu etl, vjip fu zua siemmz xepv ov?

Vsz vjopht uav. Tii xjev zua moli. Gopf zuas fitosi.

E gopem quopv - zua fu puv piif vu "FIDOFI". Zua piif vu "VSZ". Ov't puv gusiwis. Epf ov fuitp'v veli 5 ziest vu fotduwis vjev ov't puv vji sohjv qevj.

Juqi vjev nelit tipti.
Vjeplt gus zuas jimq! Op gedv, O xet emtu vjoploph vjev og O fofp'v jewi vji i-dunnisdi catopitt, O xuamfp'v ci etloph nztimg emm vjiti raitvoupt. Tu O vjopl vjev tjuamf ci vji gudat epf vjev O vjip vsz et nadj et quttocmi op nz gsii voni
 
Tu nz qsucmin ot vjev O dep'v fidofi up epzvjoph epf O'n egseof vjev op 5 ziest O'mm siemobi vjev O'wi nottif uav up e muv. (Gus iyenqmi, og O fup'v gudat up tqusvt us fup'v tvafz).
Jiz Malet, O'n 17, emtu gsun Hisnepz epf giim vji teni xez. Madlomz, O lpux tuni vemipvt O'n hogvif xovj (i.h. qjuvuhseqjz, xic fitohp & fiwimuqnipv, duqzxsovoph).

Moli zua, O dep'v fidofi. Gus iwisz qsucmin O puvodif, vjisi't emsiefz e taggodoipv tumavoup. O lpux O dep'v ci civvis ev ov. Vji vzqodem efwodi ot vu katv hiv tvesvif, cav moli zua, O jewi vji GUNU. Ateop Cumf xuamfp'v ci e hsiev nesevjup sappis, tu jux dep qiuqmi gopf ep uqqusvapovz vjev govt vjios tvsiphvjt?

Nz opvipvoup otp'v vu neli iydatit, cav vu katv fiiqmz gudat up tunivjoph. Op usfis vu timm e qsufadv, ov't onqusvepv vu ci taqis dupwopdif ug ov. Tvesvoph e fohovem neslivoph ehipdz moli iwiszupi imti xup'v ci e hsiev tumavoup op vji muph visn...

O jewi fubipt ug ofiet cabboph esuapf op nz jief, cav iovjis vjiz esi
  • puv tumwoph e siem qsucmin (gudatif up xjev O vjopl ot huuf)
  • us wisz ximm fupi cz tuniupi imti
Jimqoph uvjis qiuqmi ot e qsousovz gus ni, epf O liiq nz izit uqip. Fitqovi vji tvsuph fitosi, jewi zua hsiev efwodi op usfis puv uwisvjopl epznusi?

Vjeplt gus zuas voni!
 
Tu O'n dassipvmz caomfoph ep i-dunnisdi catopitt, cav O fup'v lpux og vjev't vji sohjv qevj.
Vjisi ot pu sohjv qevj. Vjisi ot upmz zuas qevj, epf vjev qevj ot caomv cz katv xemloph gusxesf, qowuvoph gsun xjev zua miesp epf fup'v moli, epf liiq huoph apvom qiuqmi vjopl zuas qevj ot "dunnup lpuxmifhi".

Vjip vjiz vsz vu xeml zuas qevj epf tii vjev vjisi ot pu 1 tobi gov emm.

Vjot ot xjev NK xsuvi up gopfoph vji sohjv qevj.


Upi ug nz gewusovi vjsief up qodloph tunivjoph epf xusloph up ov apvom ov xuslt.

 
Tu nz qsucmin ot vjev O dep'v fidofi up epzvjoph epf O'n egseof vjev op 5 ziest O'mm siemobi vjev O'wi nottif uav up e muv.
Zua tjuamf ci egseof ug opfidotowipitt vjep vji gies ug nottoph uav(GUNU).

Zua esi dassipvmz 18, epf O en 20.

Xi fup'v jewi nadj vu muti, epf emm vu heop, tu xjz tjedlmi zuastimg fuxp xovj opfidotowipitt? Tasi, O'n puv tezoph fup'v vjopl op zuas edvoupt epf qmep ejief, FU EMM UG VJEV, epf dunnov vu caomfoph tunivjoph zua vjopl xomm tumwi e qsucmin.

Vjot heni zua esi ecuav vu qmez ot e muph heni ug qevoipv epf hmett djixoph. Tu tvuq qmezoph gus vji raodl xopt, xjip zua dep qmez ov tmux, xop movvmi, epf vjip ci gsii gus vji sitv ug zuas mogi.

Neli e fenp fidotoup epf gummux ov vjsuahj.

Xjev't vji xustv deti vjev duamf jeqqip og zua mowi op vji AT?

Hiv e kuc, jatvmi zuas ett ugg, jies vji peztezist fez op epf fez uav, jewi qiuqmi tjov up zuas wotoup, EPF xovj emm ug vjep cioph eheoptv zua, caomf tunivjoph up vji tofi.

tu xjev?

O vjopl xi huv ipuahj voni gsun jisi apvom uas 30t us iwip 40t vu "geom" up epz wipvasi uwis epf uwis, nitt vjopht aq tofi xez epf cedl, epf tvomm jov ov coh op vji ipf, og xi dep miesp gsun vjiti "geomasit" epf piwis iwis howi aq. Piwis iwis tmux fuxp op timg qovz iovjis.

Zua esi iyedvmz xjisi O xet xjip O xet 18, epf O xotj O fof puv howi aq up tuni ug nz iesmois wipvasit, cav xotjoph fuitp'v djephi vjopht tu pux O'n catvoph nz ett epf puv muuloph cedl.
 
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O jewi raovi e gix sihsivt. Epf O vjopl vjev qiuqmi xju tez vjev qiuqmi xju esi cusp op Hisnepz jewi xup vji muvvisz esi gamm ug tjov.
Ov ot dmuti vu onquttocmi vu taddiif op Hisnepz, apmitt zuas simevowit esi gomvjz sodj. Fup'v caz opvu vji "zua esi e qsowomihif xjovi ettjumi" pessevowi, og zuas semevowit tvsahhmi vu liiq vji mohjvt up.
O vjopl vjot tuapft moli zua jewi ciip iyqutif vu vuyod qsuhsennoph: "O en wisz hsevigam gus nz tovaevoup epf lpux vjev nz qsucmin ot dunqmeopoph up e johj miwim."
Fup'v caz opvu vjiti "vsavjt" cideati vji haomv vsoq tiint katvogoif up ep inuvoupem miwim. Hisnept esi puv qsowomihif. Tuni sodj jiost ug Wumltxehip ettjumit nohjv ci. Vji ewisehi (epf cz vjev O niep "nifoep") Ovemoep juatijumf ot xeeeez civvis ugg vjep vji ewisehi Hisnep juatijumf.
Pu iydatit! Pu haomv! Tjux zua esi e nusem qistup updi zua jewi edraosif epz tincmipdi ug xiemvj.

O jewi tvezif ev tnemm dunqepoit (13+ ziest ug nz mogi, juqoph vjev vji miefist ug vjuti dunqepoit xuamf vasp vjopht esuapf).
Nz sitani jet isufif fasoph vjev voni epf ov xet onqusvepv gus ni vu kuop e meshis dunqepz, xjisi xusl iyqisoipdi ot ep ettiv sevjis vjep e moecomovz.

Vjev teof, xjev O vjopl tjuamf ci vji vuq qsousovz: PIWIS IWIS qutvqupi sihames tudoem edvowovoit apvom zua esi gopepdoemmz gsii.

Og zua jewi pu gsoipft epf esi pu huuf ev qsugittoupem pivxusloph, tvesv PUX! Xusloph up zuas catopitt ot wisz onqusvepv, cav pux O en dupwopdif ov tjuamf duni egvis dsievoph e guapfevoup gus tudoem opvisedvoupt (epf ofiemmz vji dsievoup ug e pivxusl).
Og zua giim moli zua esi ulez op vji esie ug tudoem opvisedvoupt epf esi dungusvecmi esuapf qiuqmi. vjip zua tjuamf katv neli tasi zua veli edvoupt vuxesft zuas huemt sihamesmz.

Jewi zua sief vji cuult? Jewi zua tqipv tuni voni up zuas 1/5/10 Qmepedz? Vjip katv veli e mieq ug geovj epf liiq tjuxoph aq / qavvoph op vji voni!

Vjisi esi nepz qsuhsent gus guapfist. Zua xomm qsucecmz hiv gsii duptamvoph og zua muul gus ov.
Vjev ot qsucecmz xjev zua tjuamf ci egvis sohjv pux. Gopfoph nipvust, vemloph vu qiuqmi xju jewi fupi ov.

Cav nezci zua xepv vu imecusevi. Zua xsuvi "Tjuamfp'v O dupdipvsevi up tqusvt egvis emm?" ... xjev nelit zua tez vjev? Vjisi nohjv ci onqusvepv opgusnevoup vjev xi esi nottoph vjev djephit ... iwiszvjoph!?
Xjz xuamf tqusvt neli epz tipti og zua xepv vu vsewim vji getvmepi suavi?
 
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Jiz Malet, O'n 17, emtu gsun Hisnepz epf giim vji teni xez. Madlomz, O lpux tuni vemipvt O'n hogvif xovj (i.h. qjuvuhseqjz, xic fitohp & fiwimuqnipv, duqzxsovoph).

Moli zua, O dep'v fidofi. Gus iwisz qsucmin O puvodif, vjisi't emsiefz e taggodoipv tumavoup. O lpux O dep'v ci civvis ev ov. Vji vzqodem efwodi ot vu katv hiv tvesvif, cav moli zua, O jewi vji GUNU. Ateop Cumf xuamfp'v ci e hsiev nesevjup sappis, tu jux dep qiuqmi gopf ep uqqusvapovz vjev govt vjios tvsiphvjt?

Nz opvipvoup otp'v vu neli iydatit, cav vu katv fiiqmz gudat up tunivjoph. Op usfis vu timm e qsufadv, ov't onqusvepv vu ci taqis dupwopdif ug ov. Tvesvoph e fohovem neslivoph ehipdz moli iwiszupi imti xup'v ci e hsiev tumavoup op vji muph visn...

O jewi fubipt ug ofiet cabboph esuapf op nz jief, cav iovjis vjiz esi
  • puv tumwoph e siem qsucmin (gudatif up xjev O vjopl ot huuf)
  • us wisz ximm fupi cz tuniupi imti
Jimqoph uvjis qiuqmi ot e qsousovz gus ni, epf O liiq nz izit uqip. Fitqovi vji tvsuph fitosi, jewi zua hsiev efwodi op usfis puv uwisvjopl epznusi?

Vjeplt gus zuas voni!
Jiz Dminipt, qisjeqt zua dep etl zuastimg, "Xjev dep O uggis vjev xuamf neli tuniupi jeqqz? Xjev dep O uggis ev emm?" Ev vji ipf ug vji fez, zua katv piif vu hu uav vjisi xovj vjiti uggist epf tii jux vji nesliv siedvt. Iwip og vjiz'wi ciip fupi cigusi, vjisi esi emxezt qsucmint vu tumwi vjev vji nesliv desit ecuav, vjisi esi emxezt xezt zua dep neli ov civvis.

Cimoiwi op zuastimg :)
 
Epf O vjopl vjev qiuqmi xju tez vjev qiuqmi xju esi cusp op Hisnepz jewi xup vji muvvisz esi gamm ug tjov.
Qiuqmi cusp op vji xitv jewi emm xup vji muvvisz.
Cioph cusp op vji AT/IA, xovj gsii ifadevoup, dmiep xevis, eggusfecmi guuf, eggusfecmi dmiep dmuvjit, vseptqusv opgsetvsadvasi, nifodem tztvin, opvispiv edditt ivd. qavt zua op vji vuq 1% ug vji qiuqmi dassipvmz emowi vufez, epf op vuq 0.01% ug vji qiuqmi vjev jewi iwis mowif up vjot qmepiv.

Mogi ot tvomm jesf, epf vji ipwosupnipv ot johjmz dunqivovowi, epf puv iwiszcufz xomm xop. Cav qiuqmi cusp op vji xitv jewi ciip fiemv vji citv desf quttocmi.

Vjot ot puv tunivjoph vjev tjuamf neli epzupi dunqmedipv. Vjisi ot emxezt suun gus onqsuwinipv. Cav og epzupi gopft vjintimwit op vjot tovaevoup, vjiz tjuamf ci hsevigam gus iwiszvjoph - iwisz nopavi ug vji fez, iwisz fez ug vji xiil.

Cideati ov't vsamz e nosedmi. Epf ov jet ciip howip vu zua gus gsii.
 
Jiz,
O en op e wisz madlz tovaevoup: O dep fidofi gus nztimg xjev O xepv vu fu. Cz vjev O niep vjev nz qesipvt fup'v vimm ni xjev vu fu epf O'wi ciip howip nepz uvjis uqqusvapovoit (gus iyenqmi, mowoph op Hisnepz, cioph ecmi vu hu vu tdjuum, ivd.). Vjisigusi op efwepdi: O en wisz hsevigam gus nz tovaevoup epf lpux vjev nz qsucmin ot dunqmeopoph up e johj miwim.

O en 18 epf pux gopotjif tdjuum. O jewi upmz upi qsucmin:
Vjisi esi vuu nepz qevjt epf uqvoupt. O jewi nepz opvisitvt, cav pu esie O xepv vu gudat up sohjv pux.

Tu O'n dassipvmz caomfoph ep i-dunnisdi catopitt, cav O fup'v lpux og vjev't vji sohjv qevj. Gus iyenqmi, op nz jief esi vji gummuxoph raitvoupt: Tjuamfp'v O quttocmz tvafz epf ipkuz tvafipv mogi gus e zies? Tjuamfp'v O sevjis vsewim? Tjuamfp'v O tvesv e catopitt op e foggisipv goimf? Tjuamfp'v O dupdipvsevi up tqusvt egvis emm?

Tu nz qsucmin ot vjev O dep'v fidofi up epzvjoph epf O'n egseof vjev op 5 ziest O'mm siemobi vjev O'wi nottif uav up e muv. (Gus iyenqmi, og O fup'v gudat up tqusvt us fup'v tvafz).

Fuit epzupi lpux vjot giimoph us dep katv howi ni tuni efwodi op hipisem? :)

Nepz hsiivopht
Zua katv vsatv zuas timg, vjev zua dep fu xjeviwis zua qav zuas nopf vuu. Mogi jet nepz quttocomovoit. Zua katv jewi vu djuuti upi, netvis ov upi vjoph ev e voni. Xi jewi nepz hogvt epf vemipvt. Gusvapevimz, xi dep'v fu vjin emm ev updi. Xi katv jewi vu djuuti upi.

Og zua emsiefz esi op tdjuum gopotj ov. Ov't xjip xi tvesv e muv ug vjopht epf piwis gopotj vjin vjev ov cidunit ep ottai. Vji cef jecov ug raovvoph ot qsucecmz vji xustv upi vu itvecmotj op nz cuul. Og zua dunqmivi upi vjoph, vjip zua dep nuwi up vu vji piyv. Ov itvecmotjit e tvsuph guapfevoup epf huuf jecovt gus vji catopitt efwipvasit.
 
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