As a child, people are always asking you what you want to be when you grow up. There are numerous answers to this question; "a princess", "a superhero", "a pirate", "a fairy", "a teacher", "a doctor", and so on. As you get older, you are told to be more realistic. Granted many little girls' dreams are to become princesses, some dreams can be realistic with hard work if it is what they truly want.

As a very young child I had many different ideas as to what I wanted to be when I grew up. For a while I wanted to be a veterinarian. That dream quickly went away when I found out that you might have to put down animals for their own good. Then I wanted to be a teacher. I remember making little tests and homework assignments about a fun children's book I had read. Then, I wanted to be a writer. I would staple paper together and make small books to house my creative stories. For a few years I convinced my self that I want to be a zoologist ... I had no reasons why. After that, I had no idea what I wanted to be, I felt like I had all the time in the world to decide my future. A few years, when I was in the eight grade, I began thinking about my future again. For most of my high school career, I really though I wanted to be a writer. I still loved writing stories, all of which I would quickly deem "not good enough" and often threw them away. I dreamed of one day being able to write children's or teen's books for a living. It wan't until senior year, I began considering going into music. Choir and singing has always been such a huge part of my life. I wanted singing to be a daily part of my life forever. So, I started researching possible careers. Music Teacher kept sticking in my head. I had no idea how much work I would have to do to even consider this, but I could feel in my heart that this is what I wanted to go to school for. Luckily, I had a wonderful choir teacher at my high school that helped me every step of the way.

Some people choose their majors and life goals solely because it's a "safe" choice, not because they like it. Although its nice to have a guarantee, why work hard towards something you don't really like or want to do? You should always love what you're doing.

So, what do you want to be when you grow up?