I have always had a difficult time deciding what I wanted to become when I grew up. When I was younger, I thought I wanted to be a journalist or an author. I was writing poetry at the age of 10 and I devoted the summer of the year I turned 13 reading everything Maya Angelou had ever written. The writing bug had gotten to me and I just knew that was what I wanted to be when I grew up. Once my mother discovered my poetry and made me read it aloud to the family; I became incredibly self-conscious and began to shield my work. As I grew into my teens I played with the idea of being a doctor, but my lack of mathematical prowess and the notion of spending eight years in school deterred me. I always imagined myself close to completing medical school and then waking up one day and deciding that being a doctor was not what I wanted to pursue anymore. Eight years and thousands of dollars down the drain.
The military was just right for me because I could take my time deciding
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When people are able to pursue their passion they are internally happy. I believe this is different than just being skilled at something. I have been decent at lots of things throughout my life, but those things did not give me gratification.
When I finished my Bachelor’s Degree, my diploma came in the mail and when I opened it I cried. I was sad because, it made me realize that pursuing my degree was my family’s goal for me and now that it was complete, I still had no idea what my passion was. Somehow, I had convinced myself that once I had achieved that milestone, it would all just make sense. As if my Bachelor’s degree was my golden ticket, however; that was not the case. Today, I am still in search of my passion, but since I believe I will find it. I am able to take more chances and consider new endeavors in pursuit of my God given
“What do you want to be when you grow up?” As a child, we have all been asked this question; and as unrealistic children, we all had dreams of being a superhero, princess, cowboy, or astronaut. Later on in life, as time went by, and as we became more knowledgeable, our answers became more serious. Some of us wanted to be teachers, business owners, or a veterinarian. However, I have always wanted to be a doctor, but not just any doctor. For as long as I can remember, I have wanted to be a pediatrician. Now, half way through my junior year in high school, I have started to question the details of this career, and all the hard work it takes to become a part of the medical field.
I’m a high school senior from a small town in Central Washington. Since I was thirteen years old, I’ve known exactly what I want to do “when I grew up”: I want to become a professor of linguistics at a major research university. I want to research and write papers and teach. Because I have had this answer ready for so long, people started to ask me what I want to specialize in. I’d say that I wasn’t sure, but perhaps an indigenous language family in Central America, because I already spoke Spanish and had studied the culture and politics of the region. Then it struck me: what has made me who I am does not have to be what I become.
Everyone has an idea of what they would like to be when they grow up. Some say they would like to be a Doctor or a Nurse or a Mechanic, there are many types of careers anyone can choose from. I chose to pursue a Language Arts Middle School teaching career. Many people say that a teaching career does not make a lot of money, but money is not the main thing in choosing a career, picking what you like and being what you like is the main goal. I chose to be a teacher because when I was in Middle School I had a Language Arts teacher named Mr. Tomov, I never really liked him as a teacher due to the fact that he never made class interesting. The school year went along and one day he called me to the side and asked me what my purpose was. I asked him
As a child I had always loved school. I loved to learn and dreamed about graduating high school, going off to college and having the time of my life and then having an amazing job. As I grew older this dream became more of a reality and something I started having to think about practically. During my junior year of high school, I finally had to start thinking about what I wanted to do with my life, do I want to be a nurse or teacher or maybe a lawyer? After talking it over I landed on becoming a librarian because of my love of books and I enjoy the quiet, calming sense that comes with library’s. For the next year I went deep into research mode learning whatever I could about becoming a librarian. My computer was filled with information about
Hello! Shady Marzouk is my name! I'm a soccer player, a Mathlete, and a strong debater. Starting off with my love for soccer, I’ve been playing since I was in fourth grade, and I feel like soccer changed my life and is something that makes my parents proud of me, which means a lot to me. Soccer isn't the only thing that I love. Math has been my favorite since sixth grade, but debating .Is what interests most people. So many people have told me that I should consider becoming a lawyer because of my debating skills, to the point where I am considering it, alongside becoming a doctor. But let's rewind back to how I define myself, and that leads to the topic of family. I have been blessed with a caring and supportive family. They help me get through
American educational culture is obsessed with the idea that we need to “find our passion” in order to be happy and successful doing the job you love. The title of Steve Jobs’ commencement address in 2005 at Stanford
A major part of growing up is finding where you belong in the world. Let me tell you a story of how my father made a decision that greatly changed his life. While in college he started down a path, a path he didn’t follow for he found the career that became his profession. Everyone has a purpose in their life and if you follow your passions you can live a happy and fulfilling life doing something you love. Even if you amass great fame and fortune, but you’re not happy with what you’re doing with your life then you have failed yourself. If you live doing what you love you’ll never feel like you’ve worked a day in your life. Find your place in the world.
Every child is asked the question, “What do you want to be when you grow up?” Most would say things like ballerina, president, firefighter, or singer. This was a question I could never answer because I could never decide on just one thing. I later on discovered that I can experience many things I want as long as I obtain the skill and knowledge. I can be a photographer, scientist, explorer, artist, and an entrepreneur.
When I was in elementary, I remember being asked: "what do you want to be when you grow up?" I remember saying" I want to be a singer or a professional dancer and dance with celebrities." When I was in middle school I realized I wanted to be in the Medical Field and become a pediatrician. Once I started high school, I joined Dinuba High school Medical Academy through this program I got so much information and opportunities' to learn more about what I wanted to be. Even though I was in this program, and I was meeting a lot of professionals' with different careers I remember still not really being sure of what I wanted to be. Finally, in my junior year, I made a decision that changed my career choice, I decided to volunteer at Reedley Hospital this made me realize I wanted to become a Midwife, But what's a Midwife you say? well, this essay will explain and give answers to your questions.
From the time I was a little girl till now, I have consistently changed my mind on what I wanted to do for a career as I got older. Like every other little kid, I dreamed of being many things including: a professional gymnast, pop star, FBI agent, scrapbook artist, astronaut, orthopedic surgeon, chef, criminal science and the first person to cure cancer. I continued to change my mind until I reached my freshman year of basketball when I helped teach kindergarten through third grade at a summer camp for a week straight. Following, I started finding jobs that involved little kids and I fell in love with being around them. This experience made me realized that maybe an FBI agent or a pop star were not the career paths I was destined for.
Being a free thinker, I always imagined myself as a number of different occupations as a child. When I was 8 I wanted to be a hair dresser, a stay at home mum, a social worker, a journalist and a flight attendant altogether. The older I got the more I began to realise that life goes by quickly and there is no way I could possibly accomplish everything I dreamt of as a child; and I should focus on one thing that I am passionate about and put my whole heart into it. So I began
The start of a great adventure, begins with the idea of becoming more then yourself. The first time I started thinking about what career I wanted was in third grade as a kid. Are teachers just simple asked us who do you want to be when you grow up? I was probing my mind for this answer, but couldn’t not found the answer. I said the basic thing every kid would say “ I would like to be a veterinarian.” I figured that would be good career because I loved animals and it doesn’t pay to bad. My mind kept that question till I found an answer that made sense in what I want to be.
It’s sometimes- okay, almost always - hard for a person to answer the question “What do you want to be when you grow up?” Being asked this simple-sounding question so often by our friends, we begin to wonder and worry to the point where we’re terrified to even think about it anymore. Of course, as long as we’re working hard to achieve our goals, there’s nothing to fear. The key to staying calm while making such a decision that will decide our future is to break down the process of choosing into a few steps. Step one is to discover what our interests and hobbies are. No one wants to be stuck doing a job they hate. The next step is to look at what jobs include your interests (e.g., if you like animals and the care of them, you might consider becoming a veterinarian). After that, you’ll search for more details such as annual salary, employment rate, and the education you’ll need to know how to do the job right. This is exactly how I have discovered what I want to do when I grow up. My interests include drawing, painting, and basically everything under the category of art, so I find the illustrator’s career to be a dream come true. With a bit of thorough research, I’ve found the career that is right for me.
As an elementary and middle schooler, I had absolutely no idea what I wanted to be when I grew up. While my classmates seemed to know that they wanted to be an artists, firefighters, or teachers, I was completely unsure. My interests were wide-ranging and varied, and I could never imagine being stuck doing one thing for the rest of my life. Each time we were asked what we wanted to grow up to be, I gave a different response- from ice cream tester to marine biologist to mountaineer- never wanting to commit to the same potential job more than once. And this incertitude didn't seem to be something that I was growing out of- it continued until earlier this year, when I finally unearthed my passion, the thing I was meant to do with my life. In a single day, I went from unsure about my future to absolutely certain about what it would hold. It’s a day that I know I’ll continue to cherish for the rest of my life.
By age ten, I already knew what I wanted to do for the rest of my life. Sure, it seems like an early age to make important, life-long career choices, but honestly – it was a subconscious decision at best and an abstract idea at worst. During my brief life, my career plans have changed dozens of times. First, I aspired to be a teacher, until I admitted to myself that I didn’t like children. Then, my dreams shifted to becoming a fashion designer, until I discovered their average salary. After numerous other fallen dreams – ranging from dancer to actress – I came to the realization that my dream career had been sitting in front of me all along.