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Questions We Don’t Ask Ourselves Nearly Enough

This article is written by a student writer from the Her Campus at UC Berkeley chapter.

As the years in college pass by, it’s amazingly common to hear, “I don’t really know what I want to do with my life” and trust me, that is more than normal. 

 

However, when you’re at the standpoint where you may not know what you want to offer the world or those around you or even what makes yourself happy, it’s crucial that you start finding the answers you need in order to progress. Despite how daunting these questions and reflections may be, unravelling our individual purposes bit by bit is a lot more enjoyable than we may imagine. 

 

Here are some questions that are reasonably important to consider:

 

  1. What do you prioritize, how do you spend your time?
  2. What do you hope will matter to you at the end of life? Is what you’re prioritizing right now aligning with what you hope for in the future?
  3. If not, what are the necessary steps that will take you from where you are right now to where you want to be?
  4. Are you happy with who you are and what you’ve accomplished at the end of each day?  
  5. What moments truly make you happy? Are you spending enough energy investing in those moments?
  6. What cause or who motivates you to be the best you can be?
  7. What’s holding you back? Do you have to give that up to be closer to your values/happiness/fulfillment?

 

The truth is that your life is whatever you make of it. That being said, do not forget how fleeting each hour and each day and each year is. Believe in yourself and everything is entirely possible. 

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Melody A. Chang

UC Berkeley '19

As a senior undergraduate, I seek out all opportunities that expand my horizons, with the aim of developing professionally and deepening my vision of how I can positively impact the world around me. While most of my career aims revolve around healthcare and medicine, I enjoy producing content that is informative, engaging, and motivating.  In the past few years, I have immersed myself in the health field through working at a private surgical clinic, refining my skills as a research assistant in both wet-lab and clinical settings, shadowing surgeons in a hospital abroad, serving different communities with health-oriented nonprofits, and currently, exploring the pharmaceutical industry through an internship in clinical operations.  Career goals aside, I place my whole mind and soul in everything that I pursue whether that be interacting with patients in hospice, consistently improving in fitness PR’s, tutoring children in piano, or engaging my creativity through the arts. Given all the individuals that I have yet to learn from and all the opportunities that I have yet to encounter in this journey, I recognize that I have much room and capacity for growth. Her Campus is a platform that challenges me to consistently engage with my community and to simultaneously cultivate self-expression.