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Mon, 28 Sep 2009 01:49:35 +0000

Talk to a career counselor at your school. Also, check out the library for books on aptitude tests. They’re usually in the “Careers” or “Finance” section. These might help you figure out what you like and what you’re good at doing. Try to find something that fits your personality. For example, if you are quiet you might decide you don’t want a job which is noisy (i.e, dogs barking all day). You seem to like computers, nursing and animals so maybe you’ll enjoy managerial or administrative work in a hospital. You can always start with one thing and work your way up as you learn different parts of the job. You might even come across an area of interest you didn’t think of before. Good luck.

By: Hopper ♫

Hopper ♫ — Mon, 28 Sep 2009 00:28:24 +0000

People always are asking young people what they want to do with their life. I recommend you begin by asking yourself why you want to know. This may seem a silly question, but I think you would agree that each person on this planet might be trying to get somewhere quite different, and for different reasons. Do you want to change the world? Get rich? Please your parents? What is it that’s driving your need to know? Answering this question first may help you understand what’s most important.
Perhaps you should not be in such a rush to choose your life’s work. This sense of urgency is instilled in part by adults who are accustomed to prodding younger people because they don’t know what else to ask. How can you be expected to know where you want to be in 10 or 20 years if the careers that will exist then have not even been invented yet? Instead, you should determine what activities you like to do. You have the best chance of being good at what you do if you’re doing what you enjoy. If you work on hard problems that interest you and increase your options, you will develop the strongest and most applicable skills. This will allow you to land in the best place of your (eventual) choosing.
Frankly, this advice sounds a bit like what you’re doing today. Perhaps you are doing exactly the right thing already!
Finally, I would recommend cultivating your own curiosity. Successful people are those trying to answer the most important questions. Einstein asked what it would mean if the speed of light was truly a constant. Henry Ford asked why cars had to be a luxury item. What questions make the world more interesting to you? If you become accustomed to frequently asking yourself questions, you will be more likely to stumble on one that most interests you and will push you towards (eventual) success.

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