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Originally Posted by The Skeezyks
Hello CrystalSteph: You mentioned you may be over-thinking this. And that is possible. But, I want to congratulate you for giving your choice of careers so much thought. There is a sense in which one's choice of career is the biggest single decision one will ever make. It could, perhaps, be argued that the choice of a life partner is the most important one. But, either way, one's choice of career is right up there too.
I'm an older person at this point & no longer working. But, when I was young, I never really gave my choice of career much thought. One thing just lead to another & I ended up someplace I never would have imagined. If I had it to do over again, I'd wish to be more thoughtful, as you are being.
I do think it's important to look at what the demand is going to be for a particular career. Even though you may love doing a particular type of work, if the opportunities are limited, this may not be a good choice.
One caution I would offer is, try to select an educational path that actually qualifies you to do something in particular. In other words, don't just pursue a psychology or sociology degree, unless you plan to go on to get an advanced degree & become licensed. Back when I was in school, everyone said: just get a college education & you'll be set for life... So allot of us didn't really think too much about what it was we would actually do once we graduated. And, as a result, we came out of school not qualified to do much of anything. I still see this occurring too often today.
Best wishes... you're on the right track!  |
Thank you so much for your positive feedback! I think the reason I am giving it so much thought is for that same exact reason you mentioned about choosing something that qualifies one to do work in particular. That's why when I think about Psychology, Social work etc I become lost because I am being vague about it rather than those choosing something in particular for example, physical therapist.
And on top of that, I am aiming for a bachelors degree so it makes it quite a bit for difficult to choose considering now a days most demands are asking for a masters or above. I guess, in the end I think about it so much because I want to feel motivated and go back to school knowing what I want to pursue. If I knew exactly what I wanted to do, I would do a lot of research on my free time,start a blog about it, volunteer and prepare myself. Perhaps, that's what I should be doing within all the fields I mentioned and dig deeper. Now to finally choose between fields..that's another decision,lol.
But, I will mention something I realized when I ask myself which fields I like, I think Psychology, Social work, Education, Therapy and I've come to notice that they all have something similar. Each strives to help other people. And that's something I would like to do, help others.