Who has never asked himself that question?

Or maybe you phrase it differently… “Is this it?” “What’s the point of all this?” “Am I wasting my life?” “Does any of this matter?” “What is my short time of life worth to me?”

Different words. Same nagging feeling.

Commuting. Working. Commuting again. Taking care, with the spare time left, of your loved ones.

Days, Weeks, Months … years pass by and more often than not (hopefully) you are in such a productive flow, that you forget the time. Because (hopefully again) you love what you do.

Well, at least, mostly …. Because things around us change at such a speed, that you have to love change in order to love your work.

And then, that question. Nagging …

“What am I doing here?”

Every time I asked this question (however I phrased it) and I did not find a reasonable, long-term valid answer, I knew that there was some time left to lie to myself on the short run but in the end, it keeps nagging and nagging, until a decision needed to be taken.

To me this question – in all its forms – always marked the beginning of the end.

At my last employer, I had such a good relationship with our CEO that I could even ask him that question directly: “What are we doing here? What’s the sense of all this?”

And in today’s world, with AI potentially reshaping everything we do, maybe that nagging question has become more urgent. Maybe it’s not just “What am I doing here?” anymore, but “Will what I’m doing here even matter tomorrow?”

But I’m curious – what’s YOUR version?

Maybe it’s “Where is this all leading?” or “What happened to my dreams?” or something completely different. Or you were as touched by George Clooney’s Question in the movie Up in the air: How much did they pay you to give up on your dreams? Watch the clip here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TkX-TPaodoM

The question evolves. But the need for an honest answer remains the same.

So tell me – what’s YOUR version of that nagging question? And more importantly – what are you going to do about finding the answer? I turned this reflection into a 6-question quiz that reveals which of 4 ‘career crossroads types’ you are.

Feel free to play: https://www.dynergie.lu/2025/09/14/what-am-i-doing-here/

I found my answers and they always hurt, even if, today, I know at least that, when one door closes, another door opens.

I’ve cracked the code on moving from that nagging question to clear action. Interested in how? Feel free to reach out.