So, it's been a while. And now I find myself at a time when I am needing to make some major decisions in my life. I completed a Bachelors degree a little while ago, though it is in no specific field. Now I am faced with the decision of either attempting to pursue a Masters degree of some sort, or to find a possible career.
Sometimes it's tempting to look at the people who are around me, who are moving forward with life, and to assume that they've got it all figured out and know what they are doing. It's easy to forget that they have, and in many instances, are continuing to try to decide what they want to do and where they want to end up. For instance, today I spoke with someone who is pursuing a degree and had previously wanted to work at a museum, perhaps management level. Now, some time later, this person is seeking a new direction far different from the original goal, and this is after a year of study with a certain goal in mind.
So what does this mean to me? I know others who have made similar career changes at different stages in life. Some came after completing a Bachelors degree and discovered that they did not want to continue down that path. Some came mid-degree. Some came without pursing a degree at all, but chose to go down the career path.
For myself, I find this a confusing and frightening time. So many decisions to make, and not the greatest amount of time to make them in. Which path do I follow? Where should I go? Should I stay where I am, or attempt to move to a new place, start over, and go from that point? Do I shell out more money in the hopes of opening new opportunities and giving myself new direction? Or perhaps do I simply try to pick a direction now and make the most of it with where I am at this time? These are not easy decisions to make quickly or with little thought. Yet made they must be for me to continue forward with life and be productive and gain an income with which I may support a health family life, down the road. That pressure may not be upon me yet, but it is something that I do need to anticipate coming upon me sooner rather than later, and not put off the required preparation for it.
Where I will end up and what I will do will cause a large impact in my life, of that I am aware. It just remains to be seen what it will be. I wish there were some amazing words of wisdom that I could share, or that had been shared with me. However, if there is anything that I have come to understand in this short time that I have been facing this situation, it is this:
This is a hard decision, one made over a period of time with much thought and prayer and investigation. It may change part way through. Whatever the decision, it needs to be made well. Beyond that, I cannot say.
