I enjoy
speaking to students on overcoming their challenges and if I could offer one
piece of advice as high school and college students return to their studies it
would be this:
Don’t
believe people that tell you, you can be anything you want to be in your
career. Rather ponder this: “You can ‘try’ to become anything in your career.
I am all for
goals, hard work etc. but sometimes a particular opportunity never happens. It
doesn’t mean that a plan B, C or D, will not bring career fulfillment. For
example, my father wanted to become a farmer and he ended up managing a
gasoline service station for almost 40 years.
So students
give it your best shot with your first career goal and if it doesn’t work out,
try something else. Don’t get stuck in the disappointment when something else
may become a road to a fulfilling career.
