The Pressure to Have It All Figured Out (And Why That’s a Trap)

There’s an unspoken expectation that by a certain point in life, you’re supposed to feel settled — confident in your choices, clear about your direction, and sure you’re doing things “right.”

Most of us don’t.

In this episode of Average Joe: Let’s Talk About It, we talk about where that pressure actually comes from, why feeling “behind” is more common than we admit, and how comparison quietly convinces us we’re failing when we’re not.

This isn’t about lowering the bar or giving up. It’s about reframing the idea that not having everything figured out means something is wrong with you. Sometimes it just means you’re still becoming — and moving at a pace that actually fits your life.

A conversation about pressure, perspective, and replacing the need for certainty with something more useful: direction.