r/deepquestions • u/Substantial_Cash7617 • 14m ago
Successful people, what is your purpose in life?
I feel like I grew up wanting to be successful, all I wanted was to be perfect. I don’t know how to explain it but whenever someone asked who I wanted to be I didn’t have a specific career in mind all I wanted was to be perfect, have the perfect husband, have the perfect job, the perfect body. Anyways, I’m post grad now working my cushy job after going to my prestigious university and all I can think is about how I want a job at Google, because it’s just the next best thing. I’ve come to the realization that I can’t feel good about myself unless I’m perfect. Almost like my purpose in life is to be impressive, and now that I’m realizing that is not a realistic goal, I feel like I have no purpose. So successful people who wake up every morning motivated to do whatever you do, what is your drive? I’m genuinely curious.