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What To Do With Your Life When You Have No Idea

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👁️ 2K views📅 1 months ago⏱️ 19:54
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Source: Our analysis of the creator's lived experience, based on what they said in this video.

Creator's Key Takeaways

You cannot think your way to an answer. You have to experience your way to an answer.

Working on cruise ships was the best decision I ever made. It was the best thing I could have done for myself.

The laptop lifestyle is lonely. So, I don't think I've spoken about this before, but when I came off cruise ships about 2 years ago now to do YouTube full-time...

Creator's Tips & Advice

✓Experience your way to an answer rather than trying to think your way through it.
✓Try a variety of different jobs and volunteer work to find your path.
✓Work on a cruise ship if you want to travel the world without the financial burden of paying for destinations.

🆕New to Cruising? This Creator Addresses:

Lack of direction/career anxiety — Don't panic; trying many different things early on makes pivoting easier later in life.
Financial limitations for travel — Work on a cruise ship to see destinations like Bora Bora without spending your own money.

Questions This Creator Answers

QWhat to do with your life when you have no idea what you want to be?
QIs the laptop/entrepreneurial lifestyle actually as good as it looks on social media?
QAre cruise ship jobs a good way to travel the world?

Topics Covered

Service Crew4 Happy BaconCabin Interior2½ Sad BaconPort Destination4½ Happy Bacon

Port Highlights

Bora Bora4 Happy Bacon
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YouTube Video Description↓

Hey sailors, The question starts young and never really stops. What do you want to do? What's your plan? If you genuinely don't know — this video is for you. I was 18 with no idea what I wanted, no money, and no one to travel with. Working on cruise ships wasn't my dream job. It was my way in. And what it gave me — 55+ countries, hundreds of people, and the first real sense of what I actually value — couldn't have come from sitting at home thinking harder about it. You can't think your way to an answer. You have to experience your way to one. 🚢 WANT TO WORK ON CRUISE SHIPS? ---------------------------------------------------------------- Sail For Success is the step-by-step course that helps you apply, stand out and get hired. Join the course: https://www.cruisingascrew.com/course/#next-step Free masterclass: https://www.cruisingascrew.com/free-training/ MUSIC ------------ Subscription to Epidemic Sound WATCH NEXT ---------------------- How I got my job with Virgin Voyages https://youtu.be/r9jPl59Ddcg How to deal with an awkward roommate https://youtu.be/9IDQEA9WT9M FOLLOW --------------- Website I https://www.cruisingascrew.com Instagram I https://www.instagram.com/cruisingascrew/ Thank you for watching