Remember when you were little and your parents asked you what you wanted to be when you grow up? The most common answers were among the choices of a princess, a doctor, or a firefighter. But I was always a little different. When my ten year old self was asked what I wanted to be my answer was always, a psychologist.

Now, I'm in college and as soon as I started I officially declared psychology as my major. I'm two years into pursuing my degree and it's the best decision I've made in my young adult life. Not only because the program is amazing but because I've never felt more sure about what I wanted to do.

You see, I've always been good at helping people whether they're in need of relationship, life or any other type of advice people are always inclined to come to me for help. And I'm always willing to be there for them to the best of my ability. Being able to help another person when they're at their lowest is one of the most satisfying feelings in the world. Knowing that someone feels comfortable enough with you as a person and trusts you enough that they're able to open up is something that I could never describe.

Everyone has their issues, their demons and challenges that they need to work through. In my mind one of the best things, the only thing, I'm meant to do with my life is to be there for them offering them guidance through this journey of life.

Some of the biggest backlashes I get when I tell my family that I'm pursuing this path in life is that "I won't make any money with this degree," "I'll be in school forever," or my favorite response, "the only thing you can do with that degree is become a bartender." And to some degree they're right I know that going into the field of psychology I'm not guaranteed and probably never will make a lot of money. But the way I see it, if you're doing something you love then money isn't the most important thing in the world.

Daniel Goldstein said:

"Psychology, unlike chemistry, unlike algebra, unlike literature, is an owner's manual for your own mind. It's a guide to life. What could be more important than grounding young people in the scientific information that they need to live happy, healthy, productive lives? To have good relationships?"

To me that will be the most rewarding outcome I could ever think to ask for as someone who wants to spend the rest of their life helping people.