I got a pretty poignant question from someone who asked: "How do I go about life when I have no one to turn to?"

We live in an epidemic of loneliness.

I think a lot of people feel this way. They might actually have people in their lives, but they don't feel that they can turn to those people: they can't ask them for guidance, or they can't expect support from them.

My answer is this: you're actually at an advantage, because most people are distracted in their life purpose, their course of life, or their values. They get confused by listening to other people and having other people tell them what they should do and how they should act.

One of the few benefits of being alone (or feeling lonely) is that you are forced to turn to yourself, which is where the real answers are. Use this time to figure out what your core values are, find your own inner compass, and let that guide your decision-making because other people don't have a clue anyway.

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