Off Track: Why So Many People Feel Lost Right Now

Off Track: Why So Many People Feel Lost Right Now

From LIT- Luca's Insight Track by Luca Allam

May 29, 2026 · 14 min · Season 6 · Episode 4

About this episode

Luca Allam reflects on feelings of fear and uncertainty in life, inspired by a conversation with Bassem Terkawi.

Welcome back to Off Track, the space where I speak unscripted, unfiltered and straight from the heart. No guests, no scripts, just honest reflections shaped by real conversations and real life.   This week’s episode was inspired by my conversation with Bassem Terkawi, but also by something I think many people are quietly feeling right now… fear. Fear around the economy, the job market, paying rent, school fees, uncertainty and the pressure to keep it all together while pretending everything is fine.   The conversation made me reflect deeply on my own journey. Leaving the corporate world without another job waiting for me. Losing the comfort of certainty. Questioning my identity beyond titles, salaries and external validation. And realising how much of my self-worth had become attached to achievement and proving myself.   Here are the three insights behind this episode.   1️⃣ Sometimes Life Forces The Change You’re Too Scared To Make   There are moments in life where you already know something no longer fits… a job, a relationship, a version of yourself, but fear keeps you there. Until eventually life makes the decision for you. Looking back, some of the…

People in this episode

Host: Luca Allam

Topics covered

  • fear
  • identity
  • self-worth
  • performance
  • change
  • uncertainty

Keywords

  • fear
  • identity
  • self-worth
  • performance
  • change
  • uncertainty
  • job market

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