At a very young age I decided that I wanted to be rich. My parents did not have much money so they had to watch every penny coming in. I still to this day am amazed at how my mother can make a penny into dollar. However, I didn’t want to watch the pennies. I wanted enough money so that I could do and buy what I wanted. I figured that if I went into business (I didn’t know what business) I could earn a lot. As I got older I realized having my own business would be better and I could get more money plus the freedom that having your own company entails. I had no idea what I should do in business and believe me there are more options than I can write about even if I tool a month to do it. My best friend was going into fashion so that is what I did. Luckily it worked out. I have enjoyed my career and have been successful at it. It could have easily gone the other way.
Yet, if I had to do it all over I would pick my field with more conscious choice thought. Business is my passion. I love the creativity that goes into starting and developing one. But I would have researched all the options. I would have made lists of different business/products. Edited it down to what sounded the most interesting and than did my due diligence on each one after. I would have researched what path I would take in the business I liked. Today there are so many web sites you can go to find out the information. You can check out colleges and universities, associations, about.com is a good site to ask questions on just about anything. Find mentors, ask them how t go about it. Then try interning or working part time in the job to see if it’s a fit.
Let’s say you love animals and after searching the web you decide that you want to work in pet nutrition. Than you find the colleges who specialize in this field. You contact the Dean and find out what you need to do to get into the college. It could be that you volunteer at a local animal shelter. You like this job and you learn hands on what the animals like to eat, what makes their coats sleek and shiny. So to recap this is the process to finding your passion.
1. List the things you love to do (Do not edit and talk yourself out of anything). Just write it even if you don’t think it could be a job.
2. Than you edit to the top 2-3 things you like the best.
3. Research find out about the fields and what you can do in each field.
4. Experiment - try to get part time work in these fields try them on for size.
5. When you have it narrowed down choose a college or university and find out what they require to get into these schools.
6. Find mentors in the field of your choice to help guide you through the process from choosing, to educating, to finding a job.
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