I'm 15 and have no clue what I want to do with my life.?

Question

Is that normal, I'm just curious because a lot of the kids I know have there lives planned out for after high school.

IDK if i want to make video games or be on radio or write stories or what so I don't if its normal to have no clue any help?

Answer 1

Please don't take this wrong... but it's good that you don't. If you were to dedicate yourself to a "plan", only to find out it didn't fit you later, or you thought you liked it but now can't stand it... what a waste of time!

I don't know about the rest of you, but I'm almost 50 and didn't even begin to know myself until I was in my 20's... and then not really well until I was 30! I say this not to discourage you or anyone else... it's just a fact. Aside from a few basic qualities and tendencies, I resemble nothing of what I was in my teens and early twenties. If I may humbly suggest... start to really identify what you like to do.. I'm not talking "preferences", I'm talking about what you do when no one is around and you loose yourself in the task for hours on end. I'm talking about that thing that if you had food and a home, you'd do it for free for the rest of your life! Then take that 'thing' and look at the 'field' it is in... sounds to me like it's creativity and self expression for you.

Now here is the kicker... do the thing you love... don't stop, but add something new every once in awhile. If you are a writer, try your hand at poetry for a month or so... or write some advertisements for a business or product you know... branch out and try different things.

Keep them in the areas you enjoy, NOT what you excel at unless it is also what you truly enjoy. Reason being it's easy to get trapped at doing what your good at because of the positive feed back... but it may not be your "bliss" (as Joesph Campbell advocated). FYI, it is not only normal to be where you are right now... but the ones with their lives planned out are the aberration and in for a HUGE surprise later.

Keep your options open unless something really "clicks" with you... you'll know IT if and when that happens. Otherwise, channel your studies in the direction of your "things" but not to the exclusion of other less appealing things... chance not only favors the prepared mind, but the well rounded and diverse one as well!

Lastly... there are an abundance of books out there on finding a career or your "gifts". Barbara Sher is a really smart cookie in this area and she has a web presence... check out "Refuse to Choose" and "I Could Do Anything If I Only Knew What It Was". Good reads!

Lastly, be patient... I have an 18 year old son so I know a bit of what I speak... and I was 15 once many, many a moon ago, and yes... I remember very well what it was like.

All my best wishes...

Answer 2

Most people don't know what they want to do yet at 15, and those who do may end up doing something very different. But it can still be good to have goals, so you have a direction to head in. There are lots of ways to come up with goals...you could make a list of all the things you want to do before you die, or you could think about what kind of life you picture yourself leading when you're 20 or 30, or you could browse a jobs website and pick out some jobs that look like something you might want to do. Then figure out what sorts of things you need to do to get there - classes that would be helpful, books you might want to read, things to try, people to talk to. (Most people are really happy to talk to teens about what they do for a living and how they go there.) As you head towards your goal, you will learn a lot and your goals may change because of this - you may find that something you thought you'd love is really hard for you, or that something you thought was dull is actually a ton of fun - and this is ok too.

Answer 3

well first you should think something that is real. like.....Is this a job that i can make a living with or .... is it possible to get everything i need to live like shelter, food, etc. and also do you have a BACKUP plan for those "what if" scenarios like someone took your job or they dont need that kind of job anymore. so think carefully and also if you want to be on the radio or make video games or write stories you to have the education in school for your future like you need to know how to do proggrammin to make games, have alot of time for books and reading and writing, and you know how to speak well and to not stutter and also you need to find the right words to say so you wont mess up. i am 15 myself and my future is set. I'm joining the navy by taking a course in high school called ROTC. It's not a recruitment program but it could send you to college for free and get a better job or become a navy officer. Think of what the classes u are taking now and the electives. see what you do great at and what you do poorely at to see your potential in a subject that could lead to your future.

Answer 4

You're 15, man. Alot of people don't know what they want to do. Here's an interesting fact: Most people change their minds in high school. Even if your friends all have their lives "planned out" they're still developing, and chances are they don't really know what they're going to do with their lives anyway.



What I suggest is for you to try out a whole lot of different things, and take school seriously so that you'll have all the options you can get when you're graduated. Just let life take you where it does and you'll do fine.

Answer 5

Very normal. In fact most people who are 21 years old still don't know what they want to do with their lives.



Eventually, most people do what opportunities become available to them. It may not be much but it probably matches their vision and capabilities.



You will never create video games as a living as the competition is too great for most people. What would you do on radio? Be a fat blowhard like Limbaugh? Writing stories is also a very competitive field and is not easy to succeed in.



If you want to do wonderful things you have to be a capable, creative, wonderful person. But how you achieve that will be something only you can determine.

Answer 6

that's definitely okay... i hope :) haha cause i'm 16 and i, too, have no idea what i want to do!



my friend who is extremely smart, and going to be validictorian, does not know what she is going to do, which made me happy at first.... but then i realized it's cause she's good at everything and could succeed in WHATEVER she chooses! so that's why she has trouble deciding.



i'm worried that i wouldn't be able to succeed in what i do end up choosing... or that since i don't really LIKE school, even though i'm good at it, i just won't wanna choose a job that requires "working" and i'd rather have a fun job.... but the fact that it wouldn't pay much would suck!



but here's what i'm gonna do. i have a job in mind that i think i MAY wanna pursue. my mom mentioned it and i thought, hey maybe i could do that. it's a speech therapist. anyway, so if when i go to college, they ask me what i wanna major in, i could say that.. but not REALLY intending to do it. in college, i plan to discover what i want to be. based on the classes i choose and end up enjoying, i will decide from there.



hope i helped? lol

Answer 7

You're fifteen, you still have plenty of time to decide what you want to do with your life.



Start writing stories, researching game development, check out more radio channels or online radio, broaden your horizons with various hobbies.







"My goal is not to wake up at forty with a bitter realization that I wasted my life at a job I hate because I was forced to decide on a career in my teens. -Daria (Gifted)

Answer 8

Yes, it is perfectly normal. Most of the kids I knew when I was 15 who had definite plans ended up doing something very different. You are still developing, so there is no hurry. Relax and enjoy your youth; you will find out what motivates you as you develop.

Answer 9

I heard the average person changes careers at least 3 times in their lifetime. I found there are a lot of industries I never knew of later in life.

Take your time in figuring what you good at. You'll notice people will tend to ask you questions or help in your area of expertise. Something you like to do.

Answer 10

Hey u still have time beleive me



I know people who are out of highschool ( 18-20 yrs old ) and still dont know what to do after highschool .. but yeah give it some time!

Answer 11

You'll soon get more choices in life if you go to college. Get one that pays good money. also have some friends to party and maybe get a girlfriend. for now when you're 16 get a job at like mcdonalds to pay for your classes

Answer 12

Its fine but make sure u make ur mind before going to college, i mean while choosing DONT LOOK AT THE MONEY U CAN EARN JUST FEEL WHAT INTREST U HAVE AND WHT MAKES U HAPPY

Answer 13

I'm 16 and I'm completely clueless of what I want to do.

Its normal, relax and enjoy your teenage years.

Answer 14

99% of those kids aren't going to end up doing what they thought.I'm in college and I still have no idea what I want to do with my life.

Answer 15

no worries you have plenty of time. im 19 and in college and i still dont know

Answer 16

I'm 50 and I don't either.

Answer 17

its all good, im the exact same way.. i just havent found what im interested in yet!

Answer 18

im 17 and i dont even know yet

Answer 19

Me too i just dont care though im set for liffeee!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! moms a millionare !!!!!!!!!!!!!!11