Someone seeks the meaning of life, and someone sets himself goals and achieves them. It is known that the presence of a goal incredibly mobilizes people. They no longer roam idle, do not think, what to take a free evening. They have a task for the implementation of which you can spend any free time.
Steps for choosing a goal
Before looking for a needle in a haystack, it would be nice to outline a plot in which the probability of its finding will be the highest. So with the goals. Determine your strengths. What works well for you with little or no effort? Write it down.
Next, make another list. There should already be what you like, even if you do not succeed at all. This list is usually harder to compose, as people often put themselves in psychological blocks when something does not work out for them or when others criticize this type of activity.
For example, when you were a child, you painted well, but your parents told you that artists drink too much and starve. You love to draw, but forbid yourself somewhere very deep in your head, without even realizing this moment. Here, envy can serve as a good beacon. Remember who you envy. The fact is that envy is such an ancient and deep feeling that he manages to overcome any psychological blocks.
Let's say your new acquaintance told you that right now he is developing a draft engine that will reduce fuel consumption by almost half. And then you felt such envy! This feeling as if reminds you that there are things interesting for you that you do not do. By the way, understanding the true causes of envy makes it easy to cope with it.
Then think about why you are going to fulfill your goal in the long run. Do you want to become famous? Earn a billion? Create something beautiful? Contribute to the development of mankind? This is a vector that will allow you not to stray from the direction during the implementation of the goal.
Now analyze all the lists. Try to find where they intersect. Find what you are interested in, what you could do with the help of your talents and abilities, and that would allow you to achieve a global goal, and ultimately give you satisfaction.