can't see the forest because of all the damn trees (in one long sentence)

i've been having a lot of "what do i want to be when i grow up?" conversations the past couple of weeks with several different people - and not that i think i'm already living out my dream of being a part time teacher with no degrees indicating that i can teach, but maybe if i just followed that stupid, "life is a journey not a destination" psychology a little better i could save myself some deeply rooted anxiety.