So we all know the struggle of choosing what you want to be when you were a kid. I had so many careers to choose from, so I was extremely overwhelmed. There are some people that are in their 20s or 30s still trying to decide what they want to do in life. I’m approaching college soon and I am so excited to start my path of success. Before choosing my final major, I was basically a mess.
1. POLICE OFFICER
My mom is a police officer and when I was younger I wanted to be just like her. I then discovered it was dangerous and I don’t like running, so that dream was thwarted.
2. TEACHER
When I was in second or third grade, I thought school was so easy and I actually liked it. I wanted to make other kids like school the way I liked it too, so I decided I wanted to become a teacher. That dream was squashed in fourth grade when we had “Teacher for a Day” in my class and I was the teacher. It was such a mess that I still cringe about it to this day.
3. ACTRESS
I loved the Disney Channel so much when "Hannah Montana" and "Wizards of Waverly Place" were still on air. I even auditioned for a few plays and musicals in school, but then I discovered I had a bit of stage fright.
4. SINGER
So I thought I had the best voice ever, until I recorded myself. You know that thing where you can’t hear yourself like others hear you? Well I recorded myself one day and I discovered I was EXTREMELY tone deaf. I was so bad and yet I wanted to live my dream of being like Demi Lovato or Miley Cyrus. Ten was such a weird age.
5. DANCER
I am not a good dancer at all, so when I thought I could do it professionally I thought, “HECK YEAH I CAN DO THIS!" but I don’t like any physical activity so then I thought, “nah fam."
6. VETERINARIAN
I LOVE ANIMALS. Looking at my list of “maybe” majors now, being a veterinarian was pretty high up on there. I just don’t think I could ever look at any injured animals because I would cry for days.
7. LAWYER
So I kind of like to argue my point a lot, so I thought I would be a really good lawyer. Not to shame on lawyers or anything, but I just thought it would be way too boring for me because I am not a serious person and I always laugh when things get too serious.
8. NURSE
I wanted to help people, and what better way than to become a nurse? Nursing was also a high contender on my final list of “maybe” college majors, but I just didn’t have the passion. I knew if I went into nursing school, I just wouldn’t be happy.
9. CARDIOVASCULAR TECHNOLOGIST
I love technology and so I wanted to combine helping people and technology. I searched for so many careers until I found, Cardiovascular Technologist. It is using imaging technology to help physicians diagnose heart and blood vessel ailments in patients. This dream was squandered when I fell out of love with the medical field.
10. CYBERSECURITY
