There is something you want to do
There is something society wants you to do
And between these two, there are things that are indispensable—for example, health, education, money etc.
Identify these things, work to acquire them and be free to do whatever you want. Play the game to rise above them.
What does an unhealthy person want? only Health. What does a poor person want? only Money.
When you do not have issues with health or money, you are free to do a thousand things, be it materialistic or spiritual.