When you started college I'll wager that you had no idea
what you wanted to do. Am I right?
Teachers and counselors in schools are telling you to
choose something that you love and to do that the rest of your life.
What they didn't tell you is that a Bachelor of Arts in
dancing or majoring in Art may never help you get a job.
But what can you do with that degree to turn it into
something that will make you money...enough to pay your bills and keep a roof
over your head? What did that degree teach you that you would never have
learned anywhere else?
Before you went to college, you were all pumped up about
getting a good education and thus getting a good job that would feed and clothe
you and your family for the rest of your life.
Tell me, what do you think the probability is of that
happening today?
Start reading some good books that are all about positive
attitudes, like Napoleon Hill or Dale Carnegie. Just using these two authors
will give you a wealth of knowledge that will carry you throughout your career.
Here is what happened to me.
When I was in Grade 11, the principal of the high school
took me aside and told me that I would never make it in university and that I
should just start learning office skills. I had such low self-esteem that I
believed him and switched from academics to business. It tore my heart out
because what I really wanted to be was a nurse.
I aced all my classes that year and found that I was
bored to tears. By the end of that year, I was beside myself. I really wanted
to attend university and become a nurse, but now I did not have the
pre-requisites I needed to qualify for university.
I had to go live with my grandmother for my 12th year in
a big city that had a huge high school and a much better selection of courses. I
worked hard and was able to "matriculate" as they referred to being
qualified to attend university.
I chose to attend BYU Ricks in Rexburg, Idaho. (Ricks
College)
The first day there I spent standing in long lines to
register for my classes. In those days, we did not have computerized
registration like we do today.
That day I was extremely ill, but I knew that if I did
not endure standing in line after line to complete my registration, I most
certainly would not get in all the classes I needed for that semester.
At the end of the long day, I hobbled back to my apartment
in Queens Row and straight to bed. Long story short, I had appendicitis and Dr.
Rigby, the school doctor, sent me straight to the hospital, where he removed my
appendix. Well, that finished my nursing career right then and there.
I fainted at the sight of blood!
Now what was I going to do?! I had registered for all the
science courses required for nursing.
Once I was discharged from the hospital, I made an
appointment to meet with my assigned counsellor. She helped me change my major
from sciences to Education and on the road to becoming a teacher.
I love teaching and working with children. It thrills me
to see the "lights go on" when a child learns something brand new!
As I look back now, perhaps there was a divine hand
involved in me changing my career, because I came to realize my greatest
strength.
I am a teacher through and through. That is what I was
meant to be.
Today, my teaching has taken me to coaching businesses
and teaching workshops and webinars, helping business owners understand how to
use online systems to market themselves and their businesses.
I have taught music to young primary children for 36+
years and now am a Cub Scout leader.
I found my strength. Have you found yours?
Christine Till
The
Marketing Mentress
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