How do you find the dream?

[Anonymous]

Like the rest of you, I too found much relief in knowing that I am not alone in my crisis, but in certain areas I still feel lost. As I read this marvelous book I felt as though I could relate to so many of these people; the feelings of hopelessness, fear, confusion, frustration, etc. It was inspiring to know that so many people were able to recognize that they wanted a different life and then go for it. My problem though is that I don't know what to "go for". Luckily (perhaps), this only applies to the "work" aspect of my life, but it is a pretty big part of life. You see, after spending enormous amounts of money and time (14 years essentially) preparing to do what I had dreamed of I realized that I wasn't cut out to do it and that it didn't make me happy at all. Many people realize this unfortunately and often they are lucky enough to go back and pursue another career that perhaps they had always wanted to do anyway. I don't have this luck - I was not smart enough to prepare a back-up plan and now I am utterly lost. I have no idea what I want to do and even if I had the vaguest idea, I'd have no idea how to do it. Where do I look? How do I find it? When do I begin? PLEASE help! If anyone has any suggestions or advice I would greatly appreciate it. Thank you and good luck to the rest of you!
Looking for OZ,
Dorothy