Skip to main content

Do You Really Know What You Want To Be When You Grow Up?

skoolkidI suggest, probably no.
I didn't - although I thought I did.
Even worse, I listened to what other people thought and, foolishly, took their advice.
I mean, what do they know about me and my destiny?
There are so many factors to weight up that the single consideration of an ideal profession in the eyes of a 16 year-old or a 19 year-old doesn't have enough substance.
What do I mean by that?
In those days immediately after leaving school or college or university we are rather take with the idea of a "good profession", of a good income and, let's face it, what other people say.
A few years down the track, we become more drawn to a career we might enjoy, one that gives us satisfaction, where we might just look forward to getting up in the morning and facing the day.
What I learned in my life is that it's never too late to make the change.
In my case that meant bankruptcy of my freelance business but, in the long run, it was worth it.
More, it saved my sanity.
Do it now.

Neil
neilwjsmith.com

(Illustration by Jeff 'Wizard of Draws' Bucchino at www.cartoonclipart.com)
 

Labels

Labels:

Popular posts from this blog

What Are You To Do With Your Life?

It seems to me that it's a question on pretty much everyone's mind. Everyone alive wants answers. And it seems to me that we've largely failed to provide adequate answers. Not the politicians. Not our traditional religions. Certainly not our friends. Or the social media where so many look for answers to their day-to-day problems. Definitely not the media or the daily news bulletins or the endless current affairs programs designed to be giving us a balanced view of life and the world we are living in. What about the popular glossy magazines with, supposedly, all the answers to the dilemmas of our lives? I don't think so. We've surely been let down somewhere along the line. Look at the suicide rate, the depression, the mental illness and, indeed, the disillusionment with our modern world. Am I being too harsh? Well, maybe all is not doom and gloom, because in contrast to the picture I've painted here I've learned from life that we've been looki...
Read more

10 Personal Questions To Help You Be All You Can Be

We tend to feel somewhat contented with our lives the way things are, but of course it's hard to think of anything else other than the status quo. Yet I think we all aspire for something deeper and more meaningful. We admire our heroes whether they be of the sports kind or the greats from the past or people who reach the pinnacle of society. So what about you? How can you be better than you are today? We're all bombarded with problems.  Surely it shouldn't even bother or even hinder us to becoming all we ought to be.  Our aspirations as kids should continue to live within us, even though it would be short-lived or as long as we could hold on to the dream.  They say you can't teach an old dog new tricks… or can they? Often our childhood dreams and activities are a sign of what we can or should become in later years to be successful and happy. Here are 10 questions to ask yourself about becoming that person you would like to be and are meant to be. 1. ...
Read more