I am in my 20s with a good job in the public sector. I know my career should be purposeful and I want to help others, but since leaving university I have felt unenthused about work. I have had a few good roles and know I am in a privileged position, but I had always hoped I would love what I do. In my spare time I teach yoga and feel the complete opposite. I feel I am helping people and developing my skills each day. If it wasn’t for my ego about being a yoga teacher with a useless master’s degree, I would choose it in a heartbeat. Am I just looking for an escape from desk life without giving myself a chance to progress or should I try making a go of an alternative and creative future?

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