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It's not what you know, it's WHO you know.

I realise I only just posted yesterday, and never post this frequently but writing is the only way I seem to get anything off my mind lately.

I have also realised how much I admire someone who knows what they are doing with their lives... I'm twenty one and have no clue what I actually want to do. How do you know? How can you choose one thing to dedicate yourself to for the rest of your life? When does it become clear what your 'calling' is?

I have been told I don't know how many times that it's never too late for anything, but maybe it is. The thought of actually getting to where you want at the age of thirty terrifies me.

As you know, it's finals time and everyone is at the library cramming as much in as possible. I was there the other day thinking how many of you are studying what you really want to study? How many of you are doing because your parents or someone else has made you? How many of you are actually going to give 100% to that future job and drain every bit of potential out of yourselves?

I'm not saying I don't like my chosen degree and subjects, I just don't think they will challenge or fulfil me as much as something else, like marine biology or medicine. So when does it become to late to change this? I obviously am not throwing two years of hard (not so much) work away as I am already half way. Funny how writing something down can change the way you think. 

When did people choose their careers based on the money they would earn? When did it become OK to pressure someone to choose a path just becomes they should? When did society become such a hierarchy where the ones who study are classed as more successful compared to the ones who don't? 

It's an increasingly high-tech economy right now and more will be demanded of tomorrow's workers, they will need superior skills if they expect to land a job, that is, if there are any jobs left. It's a world where the need to excel has taken over the need to be happy. A world where most are told to go to university and get a good degree and you will be someone, are they saying a piece of paper gives you an identity? a meaning? I disagree. 

I have decided to take my own advice and pay attention to what keeps coming back, to notice what makes you connected and gratified. A degree has become just a prerequisite for the competitive workforce but the topic in most cases is irrelevant. Yes in some jobs you need a specific degree, but according to a recent study only 58% studied the degree they needed to get the specific job position. All very contradicting really isn't it? Study what you want, when you want. Have a base plan and fall back on it as many times as you need. In most cases, your network will matter a lot more than your college degree. 

Be someone you can be proud of.
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