Walk your own path and take the fall if you must. Life is difficult to navigate, sometimes, with all its twists and turns as well as its difficulties. I am not saying mine has not been easy, but I have made about a dozen hasty decisions, especially on my own later in life. I trusted people I should not have but remained hopeful in being that way to anyone. I can see disaster coming, but I continue to get right in the middle of it, which is usually costly. There are examples written in article from Psychology about seven reasons to follow your own path, and the one I found really a basis for all of them is the freedom to be who you are(Brelnes, 2016).[1]

When walking our own road, there are times when can help other people walk theirs. Here are a couple of examples, and one I have personally done is being a caregiver, helping an elderly person on their path no matter what time they have left. I also found an article on LinkedIn about helping others find their career path. There is a reason, so few people successfully work their way up that coveted prominent level of expertise; they go at it alone(Abnee, 2017).[2] Of course, this points to having a career coach help guide you on the right path to find a career that you love.

We often cross paths with other people, both good and bad. There is also an article from the website Thrive Global in article why we cross paths with others, and in one part of it indicated that we meet other people to either learn or teach(Ray, 2018) [3], and often it is only a give and take meeting or relationship, which sometimes is costly for the giver. I know this first-hand well.

Regarding trial and error with work, I must try things before I know whether it will be worth my effort or not. At this point in my life, I will not do anything uncomfortable regarding my mentality especially, so the possibility of working from home is conceivable or having my own online business.

My immediate need right now is to make enough money to survive or live without going into a hole I have visited about five to ten times before.

[1] Juliana Brelnes, 7 Reasons to Follow Your Own Path (Psychology Today, April 30, 2016) https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/in-love-and-war/201604/7-reasons-follow-your-own-path

[2] Nina Abnee, Helping Others Find the Path to Doing What They Love (LinkedIn, January 18, 2017) https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/helping-others-find-path-doing-what-love-nina-abnee

[3] Ritu Chawla Ray, Why We Cross Each Other’s Path (Thrive Global, September 7, 2018) https://community.thriveglobal.com/why-we-cross-each-other-s-path/#:~:text=As%20someone%20said%2C%20%E2%80%9CWe%20don,its%20purpose%20to%20be%20there.