I Stagnated In My 20s. Here’s What I Did To Get Out Of The Muck.

Avoid the mistakes I made to cultivate your purpose faster.

Ynés Sombra
Agua Tofana

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In my 20s, after losing my first real job and failing to complete my degree, I was stuck. I languished underneath the weight of my failures, disappointment and depression permeating every thought that I had. I thought I was a loser. A failure. And nothing could change that.

But as I detailed in my previous article, that changed when I was exposed to self-improvement and productivity content during COVID-19. I consumed any and all information that would get me out of my pit of despair. I wanted to change. And I realized that the only way I could change and embrace the woman that I wanted to be, I needed to find purpose. My why. The very thing that would motivate me to wake up and work on myself.

It was difficult. It’s still difficult. But if you don’t have a purpose, if you don’t have your why, then this article can help you to determine your purpose and get out of the muck of stagnation.

Purpose is developed and cultivated

The first thing to understand about purpose is that it is developed and cultivated. Not found. “Finding”…

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Ynés Sombra
Agua Tofana

I write about behavioral change for women who want to be more and pursue excellence.