1) Do you believe it is important to be passionate about your job?
As children, we fantasize about the perfect job, minus all the technical things such as the pay, the effort, and the time, yet when one grows older the perfect job remains a dream, and we settle for the easiest option. Jobs are not only a source of money but a daily part of ones life. On average, people spend eight hours a day/ five times a week at their work place. It is impossible to lead a satisfying life if you are dreading to go to work. Passion plays a key role in ones day to day life. If there is no passion, there is no enjoyment and without enjoyment, it is impossible to be happy with the job you have. People tend to complain about their jobs rather than going back to school and finding an occupation that you are truly interested in and want to focus in more detail. For example, I'm a senior in high school and frankly I had no idea on what I plan to do this upcoming year until now. Unlike many adults who just reconcile with a future they are unsure of, I avoided making a hasty decision that I may later regret. Instead of picking any area to study in university, I took the advice of my councilor and elders who know how it feels to be in this position and researched deeper into the courses I am most intrigued by. Although, my future will be filled with obstacles, I know I can conquer them because my driving force is my passion. Without passion, one's life lacks fulfillment. A prime example is my dad. My dad works as a construction worker. This is not his dream job nor is he passionate about it. Due to hard times, he had to take whatever job was available. Every afternoon, when I see him come home after a grueling day at work, I can tell he would much rather be doing something involving alot less labour. Eventually, such jobs can start to weigh you down, and that's when one contemplates all the decisions they've made throughout their lives leading up to this moment. People take the easy road all the time, but the ones that have the confidence to take the road less travelled tend to lead a life they imagine in their dreams.
2) What are you going to do with the rest of your life (career wise) and how are you going to get there?
" What do you want to be when you grow up?" This question is one that I've been trying to avoid lately.I'm a grade 12 student, graduating in 6 months, its a scary thought to process that I will be heading into the real world in such a short amount of time. My future seems to be as stable as tall building during an earthquake. It feels as if my mind changes a total of three times a day but after many months of thoroughly considering all my options, I've come to a conclusion. For my upcoming year, I plan to study in university. My choices being Simon Fraser University, University of British Columbia, and University of Victoria. My final decision will be made after my acceptance and rejection letter arrive in the mail. But when it comes to my field of interest, I'd like to focus on psychology and get a Bachelor of Arts degree. When it comes to a specific occupation, I have yet to figure it out but I'm sure as I attend university, it'll be much less of a struggle to decide on a future because I'm being educated. My main goal is to do something I know I'll wake up every morning knowing I have a great day awaiting me.
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