Man, lemme tell ya, figuring out what you actually wanna do with your life, career-wise, that’s a real head-scratcher for most of us. I went through a big stretch where I just felt like I was drifting, you know? Like I was watching everyone else just kinda know what they were doing, and I was just trying to keep my head above water, bouncing from one thing to another, always feeling like it wasn’t quite it.
I remember sitting there, staring at job boards, flipping through old college notes, just feeling this heavy cloud of “what now?” hanging over me. I tried talking to folks, reading all sorts of articles, even took a few of those online quizzes – you know, the ones that promise to tell you your true calling in five minutes flat. Spoiler alert: they don’t. Or at least, they didn’t for me. They just made me feel more confused, honestly. I was just grasping for something, anything, to make sense.
Starting the Daily Hustle
Then, one day, I just kinda hit a wall. I realized all my external searching wasn’t doing much. I needed to shift gears. I came across this idea, not like a formal thing, more like a whisper from somewhere, about a “daily practice” or a “daily check-in,” kinda like what Premkumar Sharma talks about with his Virgo Daily stuff – not necessarily astrology for me, but that idea of consistent, focused reflection. I decided to make my own version of it. I committed to spending just 15-20 minutes every single day, no matter what, just focusing on this one big question: “What actually lights me up, even a little bit?”
It started real simple. I grabbed a cheap notebook and a pen. Every morning, with my coffee, I’d just sit there. At first, it was brutal. My mind would just wander. I’d write down grocery lists, complain about my boss, or just draw squiggles. But I kept showing up. That was the main thing. I just kept pulling that notebook out.
- I started by simply listing things I liked doing, even if they seemed totally unrelated to a “career.” Loved cooking dinner? Wrote it down. Enjoyed fixing that squeaky door? Wrote it down.
- Then, I pushed it a bit. I’d try to dig into why I liked those things. Was it the problem-solving? The creativity? The feeling of helping someone?
- I began observing my energy. What activities drained me? What left me feeling energized, even after a long day? I’d jot down notes on that too.
It was messy. There were days I wanted to throw the whole notebook across the room. Days I felt like I was making zero progress. But I just stuck with it. That daily ritual became my anchor. It wasn’t about big epiphanies every day; it was about showing up and chipping away at the fog.
Small Steps, Big Discoveries
Over time, I started noticing patterns. I realized I consistently felt good when I was organizing things, whether it was my messy drawer or a project at my old job that no one else wanted to touch. I also found myself really drawn to explaining complicated things to people in simple terms, breaking it all down so it made sense. I wasn’t just observing these things anymore; I was actively seeking them out.
I started testing these ideas in real life. If I thought I liked organizing, I’d offer to help a friend declutter their garage. If I felt good explaining stuff, I’d volunteer to walk new hires through the onboarding process. These weren’t huge leaps, just small, low-stakes experiments. I was doing, not just thinking. I was gathering actual data on myself.
The “Premkumar Sharma Virgo Daily” approach, for me, boiled down to being methodical about self-discovery. It wasn’t about waiting for a lightning bolt. It was about consistently checking in, reflecting honestly, and then taking tiny, actionable steps based on what I observed. I was building up a whole pile of evidence about myself, about what truly resonated and what felt like pulling teeth.
The Path Emerges
Slowly but surely, a clearer picture began to form. All those little things I liked – organizing, clarifying, problem-solving, making systems smoother – they started to converge. I saw a thread running through them. I wasn’t going to be an astrologer, but the spirit of that daily introspection really guided me.
It wasn’t a sudden “aha!” moment, more like a slow dawning. I started looking at job descriptions through this new lens. Instead of just seeing titles, I was picking out the tasks and responsibilities that matched my evolving understanding of myself. I began targeting roles that emphasized those strengths. I reworked my resume, highlighting those specific experiences, even the small ones from my daily experiments.
I ended up pursuing a career in operations, specifically optimizing workflows and simplifying processes. It clicked. It felt right. It wasn’t something I even knew existed as a “career path” when I first started, but through that consistent daily reflection and action, I built my way to it. I gathered the puzzle pieces one by one, every single day, and then I slowly put them together. It just shows you what showing up, even for a few minutes, every damn day, can do for you. It’s not magic; it’s just consistent work.
