Ask Deepak: How to Find What Makes You Happy

Each week, spiritual teacher Deepak Chopra responds to Oprah.com users’ questions with enlightening advice to help them live their best lives.

Q: I’ve just reached 30 years of age, and I’ve started reading into spirituality. It’s beginning to make me address and analyze some important issues in my life. I’ve spent the best part of the last 20 years being plagued by anxiety, fear and phobias that have led me to just go along with things in life whether I enjoy them or not (e.g., work, relationships). As long as I wasn’t stepping out of my comfort zone and had financial security, then that was enough for me. Oprah.com