Saturday, April 17, 2010
Education?
Today I am faced with a topic that has plagued my mind for years now. The topic of continuing education. Ever since I was a wee baby child, I've dreamt of doing everything under the sun as a possible career. I think that comes from my dreamer side and and also the fact that I can relate to almost anything and enjoy it to some degree. Let me provide you with some examples. I've wanted to be a doctor, lawyer (district attorney), school teacher, cosmetologist, chemist, therapist, personal trainer, nutritionist, writer, massage therapist, life coach, cook/chef with my own restaurant, public relations, journalist, finance specialist and a clothes designer. Would you like to know a secret? I've explored all of these areas to some degree or another and they all still interest me. Your telling me I have to pick one? I could be a jack of all trades and well a master of all trades too couldn't I? Always exploring, learning, growing, expanding..that's my idea of life! However, that still could be the dreamer in me. Except I do plan on living for a really long time. Which only helps me with my endeavor to succeed. I suppose I am slowly running out of time. Ever so slowly. I'm at the point to where I need to pick a career path to provide some sort of stability for my children. I've done nothing but sales. And don't get me wrong sales are sales but sales? I thought I could use my foreign language speaking abilities in order to do something for humanity--and I still can but the older I get the more I think that I speak another language in order to fully understand people and to have compassion on others. Which brings me back to another dream of learning another foreign language or becoming a linguist. Which also leads me to remember my dreams of becoming law enforcement, CIA, FBI, border patrol, detective, or possibly the military. I've even wanted to work for the Department of Homeland Security. So, here I am, wanting to go back to school again and not sure of what I want to do. *Sigh* Yep. That is the great question as of late. I need a stroke of genius or inspiration right about now. Mountains anyone?
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Go shadow people. Most offices and professions will let you follow someone during the day. Find out the real ins and outs of the profession, and then find the education that meets the needs of the chosen job. Remember, experience is important! You always have the ability to speak another language, which is hard to come by. Start making phone calls and meeting people that may be able to help your schooling along.
ReplyDeleteright now I am working on my third career...I haven't figured out what I want to go back to school to study yet...but I do have a dream and think an accounting or business degree would serve well in that dream of owning my own B&B/ lunch/dinner/event place. so you know no presswure or time limit or even a limit on what you choose
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