i think life aims are definitely something to re-evaluate every now and then (whether that's every 6 months or 6 years). i used to worry about it, but actually i've come to the conclusion that i have one life and i should enjoy the hell out of it as much as i can! and by 'enjoy', i don't only mean 'hang out with friends and eat good food' (though that's a big part), but 'do what fulfils me intellectually, emotionally and physically' and 'long-term goals are great, but don't sacrifice the here and now for something that might not eventuate'. my life philosophy, let me show you it!
i say this as someone who is kind of an academic, and who is really, really over academia. i wanted to do a phd so i could be a doctor, and to be an academic because i couldn't really see me doing anything else. the stuff i'm doing is really interesting and worthwhile (for people other than me, too), but the context in which i'm doing it is fucked, the university (and possibly the university system) is fucked, most of the people who are there are being fucked around (and so are stressed out and miserable instead of excited about the opportunities it gives them) and i can't wait to be out of there.
anyway, i guess what i'm trying to say is that these moments in life are actually incredibly exciting for me now that i've go over the weird (and tbh slightly boring and obsessive) idea that i need to fulfil the aims and goals of a me that existed years and years ago. it was holding me hostage, now it's not! and i guess this might not all apply to you, but it's how i feel! ;)
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i say this as someone who is kind of an academic, and who is really, really over academia. i wanted to do a phd so i could be a doctor, and to be an academic because i couldn't really see me doing anything else. the stuff i'm doing is really interesting and worthwhile (for people other than me, too), but the context in which i'm doing it is fucked, the university (and possibly the university system) is fucked, most of the people who are there are being fucked around (and so are stressed out and miserable instead of excited about the opportunities it gives them) and i can't wait to be out of there.
anyway, i guess what i'm trying to say is that these moments in life are actually incredibly exciting for me now that i've go over the weird (and tbh slightly boring and obsessive) idea that i need to fulfil the aims and goals of a me that existed years and years ago. it was holding me hostage, now it's not! and i guess this might not all apply to you, but it's how i feel! ;)
good luck!