So What Do You Do, When You Don't Know What to Do

How to use the little you know now to get you to where you want to be

If you follow me on socials, it’s likely that you’ve gotten a glimpse into my world right now: navigating a transition that’s being branded as wanting to leave my corporate job in tech. But more than defining how I make my living, this transition is really about restructuring my reality to make space for what I’m passionate about, what brings me fulfillment, and, most importantly, how I can best be of service to everyone around me during my time here on earth.

It has been such a wild journey that I’m extremely proud of but the last several months have presented their fair share of challenges — I think, not to any coincidence. What I’ve discovered is that the more I’ve started to reveal what it is I’m passionate about and what I feel like I’m here to do, the more agonizing it’s been to spend so much of my time not doing those things.

So, for the first time in my life, this has all put me in a position where I don’t know what to do. And don’t get me wrong, there are so many ways this could pan out, but that’s exactly what overwhelms me. There’s no single solution to finding fulfillment, no one to tell me exactly what to do or what to chase after, what to prioritize, what to stop, or what to start. And every decision feels so weighty. Very often I think about things like:

• Do I need to love my job or is it a means to an end?

• Am I crazy to think my ‘dream life’ is possible?

• What do I focus on first?

• How will these decisions impact my growing family?

And with all these open questions, I also feel like I know so little that could inform my next steps. If you ask my husband, he’ll tell you how I like to complain that it’s been “ghetto” or “I’ve been in the trenches” — I can be dramatic if you let me; I’m just a girl! But in reality, I also know it’s a blessing to be on this journey, to find what I love and use it to help other people.

So, What Do You Do When You Don’t Know What to Do

While I still feel like I’m in the very early stages of my journey in figuring this all out, I don’t want to belittle the progress I have made, because every step counts. As I look back from where I’m at now, there are a few things I know have gotten me this far. This list is far from exhaustive, but I know that, in some way, shape, or form, all that I’ve done is some variation of the following:

1. Create a Vision

This is where it all starts. Sometimes words feel so obvious to me that I look up their definitions to see if they’re as obvious as I thought — “vision” was one of them, and here’s what I found:

vision - noun. : the ability to think about or plan the future with imagination or wisdom.

source: Google definitions

‘Plan the future with imagination’ — I love that. This doesn’t have to make sense or track against what you’ve done so far. Quite frankly, you don’t have to have seen it done before to know it’s possible. By definition, it can be a product of your imagination. And I was so pleased to see that.

Vision is strategic. It should lean on wisdom and yield direction, but it’s also rooted in your imagination — so don’t be boring!

My 2025 vision board

2. Chase the Truth

How do we know what’s true? Well for me, my truth “feels right”, it’s affirmed in my Spirit and in other people’s words. Sometimes you can be so blind to your own truth and talents because they’re…yours. What’s true about you has always been, and that can be hard to discover when you’ve always lived it. But luckily we have people who can hold up a mirror — helping us see what’s been there all along.

You know how they say the truth will set you free? It’s that, too. The truth is freeing — it feels easy and light; it feels like alignment. You should feel joy in your truth. It shouldn’t feel burdensome to be truly you. It’s liberating.

The Bible is truth. As cheesy as it sounds, when I feel lost, I reset in God’s word, anchoring myself to something I know to be true. When you feel like you know so little, sometimes it feels good to just know something and be reminded of what is promised to you — I always find that confidence in the Lord.

Recent scripture I’ve been meditating on

And the diction here is quite intentional — the ‘chase’. Remember playing tag, and the kid you’re chasing after is cuttin’ left and cuttin’ right — that’s exactly what this can feel like. Sometimes ‘chasing’ doesn’t feel linear; some days you’re going left and some days you quickly pivot right, but as long as you’re moving, you’re still in the game.

3. Keep Momentum

In short, show up. Be consistent with your pursuits and put in every effort to stay the course. I feel like a parent in saying this, but in a different way, you have to do what you know is right — what feels right. And do it again and again and again. I bet there’s something you know you could do right now to take a step forward. Start there!

A visual that has stuck with me

But, more than being consistent, keeping momentum is about building upon your successes to take what you know forward. This is about getting smarter, faster, and more efficient along the way.

You should know more today, than you knew yesterday, and those learnings will hopefully compound over time.

Happy Returning

I’m not saying this is an easy journey, but it is simple. There’s a difference. In my opinion, seeing success in this space is not a super complex problem, but it does require having a vision, a curiosity to discover what’s true about you, and a tenacity to keep momentum so you can see it through. And if you’re anything like me, staying where you’re at isn’t an option, which gives you no other choice but to keep going.

This tension between moving forward and not knowing exactly where to go has me thinking about something I recently read: life is about constantly returning to yourself. And at its core, that’s what this is. My subtitle to this article is “How to use the little you know now to get you to where you want to be”. And honestly, in writing this, I’ve discovered that perhaps where we all want to be is at home with ourselves. Aligned. At peace.

So, if you don’t know what to do, or even if you feel like you know very little about where you’re at right now, you surely have enough to embark on this journey back to you. Wishing a happy return for us all.

Thank you so much for reading!

Talk soon,

Leticia

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