Since my May graduation of 2011, the road has been bumpy and uncertain. For the first time, a clear path has not been paved for me, nor chosen, nor immediately available. I can choose where I want to live, if I want to continue my studies, and in what field I want to work. The options are indeed endless.
They have also been two years of personal development. About two days ago, I had the pleasure to be amongst two older professionals in Central Park that reminded me of some of my childhood thoughts. I never had one specific profession in mind for when I was to be an adult. Rather, I focused on qualities; I wanted to be giving, well-spoken, open-minded, worldly, and above all educated. I am one of the first in my family to complete high school, continue onto completing my Bachelors, and then actively pursuing my Masters. The feat is important because I cannot relate my life path and development to those before or around me. I am largely independent and on my own to figure out many and most details, and reflecting upon my decisions I can say that I have positioned myself to be exactly what I wanted to be back when I was yay-high. Yes, I am educated, but I have also traveled extensively to see the wide world we live in and prize above all a good conversation and my connection with people (and food). I am confident and self-loving, a definite win over the nervous and hesitant younger version of me.
With that phase of my life in a more comfortable spot, I have begun to question my interests and professional development. How can I make the 40+ hours of a work week manageable, likable, even lovable? My idea: More people interaction, less cube time, and mobility/travel. How can I achieve this in a challenging yet rewarding setting, amongst a company that values its employees and strives to train and improve? Still trying to figure this one out - however - these same qualities, I think, are a great foundation to any profession and with time the rest will follow. Not to worry, inner child, I may not have the career in its place, but as long as I am centered and balanced, I can find a plausible option.
They have also been two years of personal development. About two days ago, I had the pleasure to be amongst two older professionals in Central Park that reminded me of some of my childhood thoughts. I never had one specific profession in mind for when I was to be an adult. Rather, I focused on qualities; I wanted to be giving, well-spoken, open-minded, worldly, and above all educated. I am one of the first in my family to complete high school, continue onto completing my Bachelors, and then actively pursuing my Masters. The feat is important because I cannot relate my life path and development to those before or around me. I am largely independent and on my own to figure out many and most details, and reflecting upon my decisions I can say that I have positioned myself to be exactly what I wanted to be back when I was yay-high. Yes, I am educated, but I have also traveled extensively to see the wide world we live in and prize above all a good conversation and my connection with people (and food). I am confident and self-loving, a definite win over the nervous and hesitant younger version of me.
With that phase of my life in a more comfortable spot, I have begun to question my interests and professional development. How can I make the 40+ hours of a work week manageable, likable, even lovable? My idea: More people interaction, less cube time, and mobility/travel. How can I achieve this in a challenging yet rewarding setting, amongst a company that values its employees and strives to train and improve? Still trying to figure this one out - however - these same qualities, I think, are a great foundation to any profession and with time the rest will follow. Not to worry, inner child, I may not have the career in its place, but as long as I am centered and balanced, I can find a plausible option.