I guess for me my decisions have been trying to find a blend between viability and interest. So... Thinking about what I can do to earn a living on the one hand, and thinking about what I like to do on the other.

I started out doing Secondary Teaching because English Lit was my best subject at Secondary School and it seemed to be something I could do with an English degree. But I ended up hating my education papers and so I changed my mind on that...

I got very interested in some of the debate on 'follow your passion for a career' vs 'develop a rare and valuable skill so you have the money / time off in order to follow your passion' debate...

I think that people vary with respect to how much they have a passion that jumps out at them.

And people vary with respect to how persistent vs variable the objects of their passion are.

So... Whether your passion can be discovered or whether it is best ignored or whatever... Depends on the person.

When you withdraw / disengage a little from the expectations that other people have of you... It can indeed take some time to figure out what is going on for you. Exposure to different things is important... Sometimes it is enough to start with a general direction... THings become more refined... Opportunities become available as you go...

Is college an option for you? Just the one or multiple? What subjects do they offer? What grabs you? Why? Etc...