How did you know?

I am 31, and I am still trying to figure this out myself. I thought I had it all worked out, but a mistake ended up costing me my career, so now I have to start over. I am literally back where I started from before earning my Associate's degree 2 1/2 years ago. I am working at the same restaurant I worked at while going to school, doing the same job. I guess I will figure something out eventually, since I can't seem to do what I really want to do, which is get my own company going...

Hitting walls is part of the process. Once you reach the point/right maturity, your purpose would become clearer. I'm guessing you are still young and there are still a lot of things you want to do or prove. Try them all and Find the one that suits you.

At my present age, it would be good to know what I really want to do with my life. I am like you though, I have hit many brick walls in the last three years as well. I had a good job in 2006 only to lose it in a reverse discrimination situation. Then I got a pretty decent job which took me 20 miles away from home each and every day. That was not a problem, but when gas began to rise, then it did become a big problem. I began looking for a job closer to home and found one. Man, I wish I never left the previous job! I enjoy writing and I do freelance on the internet. I have finally written my first full length book and working on a second based on my drawings and paintings. I want to do what I can to work in service of the Lord and my best friend and I have started a ministry based around his music and his excellent skills of public speaking. I am the promoter and the editor of our ministry website. If I really wanted to do something that was really exciting, I would want to serve with the men and women in Iraq or Afghanistan. I have a military background, but now, it appears as if I am too old. So, all-in-all, what I do for the rest of my life, will be to make sure that I am able to begin saving money so that my wife is taken care of in case of my untimely demise.