March 18, 2024

How To Find Clarity When The Next Steps Are Very Uncertain

There are no guarantees in life; nothing is pre-written, and nobody knows what will happen in the next hour, let alone the next five years. The world has so many uncertainties, which is easy to say but much harder to experience. To pause in your life and seek clarity is not a luxury many people have; bills need to get paid, children need to get fed, and life continues even when you are unsure about your direction.

So, finding clarity is not always easy, especially when you don’t know what lies on the other side or if the other side is better than what you currently have. But finding clarity does not have to be a scary endeavor.

When you go to sleep, you don’t know if you’ll wake up the next day, but you still close your eyes. So, even with uncertainty, clarity holds strong value, and there still is a path to find it.

Finding clarity is a journey.

The first thing you must understand is that finding clarity is a journey. You won’t find the answers to your life in a day or two. It’s going to take some time, and it is going to take a lot of thinking. You will have to spend time alone and put the pieces together on how to structure life and reach a better understanding of who you are.

One part of this journey is accepting that you don’t know the next step. You don’t know what you’ll discover, and you don’t know what the outcome will be. The result could be negative, but this is a risk worth taking because the alternative is to walk around lost or on the same hamster wheel as so many others.

So how do you find clarity with a level of uncertainty?

The answer to this question is you will have to go for it. It’s going to be scary, it’s going to be nerve-wracking, but nothing in life is certain, so you shouldn’t expect this to be any different.

If you want to live a life of mediocrity, that’s okay. But if you want to find yourself, and understand yourself, then you’ll have to accept that the other end of this will be uncertain. At this point, it’s up to you to ensure that the next step is certain.

You need to put in the work, whether this is talking to a counselor, moving to a new location, adopting meditation habits, or exercising more. Even if the next step is not the desired outcome, there is a good chance you need to be better than what you currently are.

And while it may not have led you to the top of Forbes’ richest person in the world list, it may set you up for the next step.

How do you find clarity in general

Once you accept the uncertainty, here are a few ways to find clarity

• Meditation
• Exercise
• Seek help from a mentor/counselor
• Journal your thoughts
• Find a community

These are a few ways to find clarity in your life. Each of these will help make the next step of your life better than where you are currently. Life is uncertain, so there is nothing you can do about the unknowns that come with going down this road.

But you may regret never taking this first step toward improving your life. Clarity does not mean you will be rich, but you will be rich in focus, understanding, direction, and purpose.

While money is important to function in our everyday life, you’re less likely to obtain the financial security you desire if you don’t have clarity.

So, accept what the outcome might be; accept that you don’t know what it will be; and accept that uncertainty is an inherent part of the human experience and take the plunge.

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