What to Do When You Want Change But Don’t Know What’s Next

There comes a moment in many people’s lives where something inside says, "I can’t keep doing this." Maybe your job, your relationships, your location, or your entire way of living feels misaligned. You know something needs to shift. But when you try to figure out what’s next?

You hit a wall.

If you feel stuck in the in-between — craving change but unsure what direction to take — you’re not alone. And you’re not lost. You’re simply in a powerful (and often uncomfortable) season of transition.

This article will guide you through what to do when you’re in that foggy place between no longer and not yet.

Why You Might Feel This Way

Wanting change without clarity is more common than it seems. It usually means you’ve:

• Outgrown your current reality

• Started to question the life you were taught to want

• Realized your values or priorities have shifted

It can feel frustrating because the desire for change is loud, but the direction feels quiet. That’s often because you’re moving out of survival, burnout, or autopilot — and now your body + mind need time to reconnect.

1. Let Yourself Be in the In-Between

First, release the pressure to figure it all out right now.

We’ve been conditioned to move quickly, make a plan, and keep progressing. But real, lasting change usually starts with pause. With stillness. With time to hear your own truth again.

Try this instead:

• Name the season you're in (e.g., "liminal space," "pivot season," "creative pause")

• Give yourself permission to not know yet

• Focus on presence, not productivity

2. Reconnect with Your Inner Knowing

Often, the answers are within us — they’re just buried under years of expectations, pressure, or fear.

Ways to reconnect:

• Daily journaling (ask: "What feels off right now? What am I craving?")

• Movement without a goal (walks, stretching, dancing)

• Voice note to yourself (talk out loud like you're processing with a friend)

Create room for your intuition to speak. It usually whispers, not shouts.

3. Detach from the "Big Picture" Pressure

You don’t have to know your 5-year plan to take your next step.

In fact, putting pressure on yourself to figure out everything often leads to more anxiety. Instead, ask:

What do I know for sure I don’t want anymore? What would feel 5% better than where I am now?

Even micro-shifts can redirect your entire path over time.

4. Explore Without Committing

Give yourself permission to experiment. You don’t have to choose "the next thing" right away. You can try, taste, test.

Try:

• Taking a class or workshop just because it sounds interesting

• Reaching out to someone in a field you're curious about

• Starting a creative hobby with no end goal

Clarity often comes through movement, not mental planning. Exploration is not wasted time — it's how we reconnect to our desires.

5. Limit Comparison + Advice Overload

When you’re unclear, it’s tempting to look to others for the answer. But too much input can drown out your inner voice.

Try a digital detox or simply reduce content that:

• Makes you feel behind

• Pressures you to find your "passion"

• Offers formulas or quick fixes

Instead, surround yourself with people and stories that leave you feeling calm, open, and inspired.

6. Ground Into Daily Rituals

Even if the big vision isn’t clear, you can still create a sense of purpose and peace each day.

Simple rituals to anchor you:

• Morning check-ins (ask: "What do I need today?")

• Evening reflections (ask: "What felt good or true today?")

• Nature time, movement, or quiet before screen time

These daily acts create inner safety, which makes it easier to access clarity over time.

7. Reframe Uncertainty as a Sacred Season

What if this stuck, foggy, unclear time is not a problem… but a portal?

You are shedding. Deconditioning. Becoming. That takes time.

You’re not lost. You’re in the process of remembering who you really are.

The more you honor this season instead of rushing through it, the more powerfully you emerge from it.

8. Consider Support That Helps You Hear Yourself More Clearly

Sometimes, we need mirrored support to reconnect with our clarity.

This could look like:

• A life or career coach

• A therapist or somatic practitioner

• A blueprint reading (see below)

Choose someone who doesn’t tell you what to do — but helps you hear your own truth more clearly.

Final Thoughts

Wanting change but not knowing what’s next is not failure. It’s a threshold.

The clarity you’re waiting for is coming. It may not arrive as a lightning bolt. It may arrive slowly. Quietly. Through curiosity, rest, experimentation, and small, brave steps.

Let yourself be in the in-between. Let yourself trust that clarity is a process, not a performance.

You’re not behind. You’re becoming.

Want Help Finding Your Next Aligned Step?

If you're ready to stop spinning and start reconnecting with what’s true for you, I offer Pivot Blueprint Sessions that combine astrology, human design, and numerology to help you:

• Get clear on your natural gifts + direction

• Understand what you’re outgrowing and why

• Explore your next chapter with grounded self-trust