Choosing a Vocation - StudentScholarships.org

Author: Drew Backley

Author: Drew Backley

As I begin to live more independently from my family, I must make more and more decisions for myself, and base those decisions on what is best for me. On some levels, those decisions are fairly obvious, such as taking the hardest classes available and staying healthy. But decisions to achieve these goals are easy and instinctual. The decisions with which I struggle, and which I believe are crucial to my future success and happiness, are those related to what career path I will choose. What career will make me happy, and captivate my attention for the majority of my life?

Like the majority of my freshman class at college, I enrolled in premed classes, applied for a lot of scholarships, but I didnt really know why. I knew that I had really enjoyed chemistry, biology, and math in high school, and that my parents wanted me to be a doctor. So it seemed like the logical choice, to devote most of my class hours to premed requirements. However, I forgot (or chose to ignore) another detail that I now acknowledge was important: that those three classes were not the only ones that I had really enjoyed, and when I thought about it more, I couldnt really figure out why I had enjoyed a lot of classes. I didnt know whether I had liked the class teacher, the subject matter, the structure of the class, or maybe the fact that it was easy. So now Im a bit stuck.

The aforementioned goals that I have now, taking hard classes and staying healthy, are really just means to an eventual end. Achieving those goals will allow me to have a long and flourishing career, which is the ultimate aim. The real choice is finding what profession I want. I know that my decision does not have to be permanent, that I can change occupations, but I want to find something to which I can wholeheartedly devote myself and become someone who really makes a difference in the world. I dont want to be mediocre, I dont want to be ordinary, and I dont want to be just another something. What path can I choose that will let me excel and be a real contributor to society?

Once I establish what vocation I want to pursue, all other decisions will stem from that one. I will know what educational route I need to follow, what opportunities will give me the chance to reach the top of my profession, and how I want to impact our world. I will be able to take career considerations into account while deciding whether to have a family, deciding where to live, and making other choices on a personal level. In the end, determining what I want to do and executing a plan to achieve my goals will make me happy and make me feel that I have truly made the most of my life.About the Author:

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