I feel like i'm wasting my life??

Question

Seriously guys it is going nowhere....fast!!!

I had very high prospects of becoming an illustrator or writer in the future, but that was at least 4 years ago now and my lifelong ambition has been killed by a lack of jobs in basically any form of work.

I had the best life plan ever...to travel from country to country gaining my degrees and eventually getting a master degree and building up my career in america and perhaps making something big of my various ideas and eventually become settled there.

But sadly that is not the case....

I'm living at my sisters now, unemployed and making zero use of my talents and my life is not picking up at all, even though i've tried to get things going, it's gotten so bad i've resorted to self help books and i sit around depressed and beardy drinking coffee all the time reading these to no avail.

Socially, i am fine, except for the fact that i appear to have issues getting women but that's the least of my worries right now......

Does anyone else here do flip all with their lives and wish their life was drastically different??

Answer 1

If you feel you are wasting your life, then you probably are.

So, do something else. Skip the counterproductive activities.

Some of the things you do  will not feel like wasting, or less so.

Maybe cleaning or painting your sisters house,landscape her garden,shopping for groceries, drawing or painting for yourself, cleaning and repairing your clothes and/or reading about art. Some of these self help books are more helpful then others.

Do those things that are no waste of time more often.

Add one attractive activity per week like: writing short stories, drawing self portraits or teaching to draw cartoons to neighborhood kids, work in a soup kitchen for the unemployed,.........

Take doable steps in stead of weakly wishing your life were totally different.

Forget about your future plans for a while. Create a few good weeks to begin with.

Answer 2

There are times in life where we all hit a rut.  Persevere, keep your writing/illustrating muscles working, set aside an amount of time to work each day.  You could even try and do some pavement art or something similar - anything that buoys your spirits right now will be beneficial.

  The career path you've chosen is a difficult one with lots of competition, I know that from experience.  Don't give up, if you feel what you are doing has value then it does, no matter what anyone says.

  I also spend much time beardy, vibrating from too much coffee and do what most people would consider flip all but at the same time I'm writing furiously, new ideas (even if they're just baby ideas) jotted down, going over old work.

  Don't give up!

Pax,

Ape.

Answer 3

You Had The Best Plan Ever? Don't Let That Plan Go To Waste!

If You Have a Room In Your Sister's Place,, Then Write It Down On

a Piece Of Paper && Stick It On Your Wall. Write Your Best Story

With Your Best Illustrations Then Look Up Some Book Publishers For

Your Books && Either Post It To Them Or Travel There. && Hopefully

If You Get a Published Book Then Maybe YOu COuld Travel The

WOrld,, Meeting New AuthOrs && Asking FOr Their BOoks. Everyday

YOu ShOuld Wake Up && Think "TOday I Am GOing To Make a BOok

&& GOing To Be An AuthOr" Just DOn't Give Up, Okay?

Answer 4

I have been were you are several timess in my life.  I have two College degrees.  At one point I volunteered as a welfare rights adviser and eventually got a job out of it.  But the community voluntary sector was poorly funded and I was constantly in fear of losing my job, and then my home etc.  So I then joined the Police Force.  My only advice is to do something - volunteer, work for free doing what you love.  When your in a job you'll get a job sooner.  Working = experience.  Good luck