How common is mid-career crisis and how to deal with it

India
May 13, 2010 3:22am CST
I have friends, mostly in mid 20s, who have been working with big corporations and earning good money, however most of them tell me that they want a change, and the job has become monotonous to them. The bigger problem however is that they are unsure about what they would want to do. I believe its a very common situation as most of us end up following the crowd for higher education and even for jobs. This discussion therefore seeks opinion on how commonly you come across such situations, and how would you advise such a person to resolve his/her crisis.
1 response
@347eat (113)
• Philippines
13 May 10
Ok lets say that they're earning a good salary but their time is more focus on work even if you're at home you're still working for money and your life will be like a rotating wheel. Most of the problems there are you don't have time for yourself since you're dedicated to your job even your day offs turn to office hours. I had these kind of problems before until I tried MLM everything has changed. On my first 6 months of MLM it was so difficult but after several months I resigned at my work because I got high amount in my MLM compared with my salary, after a year I established my own business and it was successful. Now I have my own control of my time unlike when I was working the office holds a lot of my time, I have time for everything like swimming, hiking without any worries. My advice to all of you are be a business minded person so you can unveil the secrets of life. Most of our mindset are focus only in employment lets change it. The common scenario of this is like this "Baby you should study hard so you can find a job" which is wrong for me. The correct one for me is "Baby you should study so when the time comes you can establish your own business" That's the correct one for me.
• India
13 May 10
I agree to what you are saying, most of us don't realize what would be good for us and are therefore resigned to status quo. It takes courage to leave the steady income and start something on our own, and to be honest many would hesitate doing that. I wish there was proper guidance and counseling which would help a young graduate in realizing what he really wants to do. That would certainly help creating more satisfied individuals.