I spent two-and-a-half years of my college life floundering around, wondering what I should do for the rest of my life. I'd worry for hours on end about it, which was useless. I researched majors anywhere from music, arts, mathematics, humanities, English, you name it. I was interested in all of them. I had too many darn options. It was awful.
Finally, this past Fall semester I took Accounting 200. One lecture from Norm Nemrow was all it took to set my mind at ease. Basically, he said that very few people go through life knowing what they want to do. The majority don't. But really, those that don't know what they want are just as blessed as those that do. They have the opportunity and ability to explore, to try out new things and have a wider experience. The people that know their destiny? Well, they're kind of boring, aren't they? They're stuck in one field for the rest of their life.
Since that day, I've been able to move forward. I thought about that lecture this week, as I've started preparing to apply to the various fields I might want to go into; accounting, information systems, and general management. Whichever of these fields I get into will bless my life, and I'll be able to work with them from there. I'm excited for whatever direction my life takes from here, because they're all good options.
I realized that I'd taken Norm's lesson to heart this week. I truly feel that I've learned a lot of useful skills (my meanderings through all my GE requirements actually paid off) and that I'm capable of many potential life endeavors.
So, where do I go from here? Technically, anywhere. But, to start, I'm going to apply to the Marriott School of Business at BYU.
I wish you the best with all of your applications, Ally--I'm going through the application process as well! I am so glad you experienced one of those key moments that cause everything to just make sense; such moments always remind me of cartoon clips when a light bulb appears over a character's head. I am the type of person who does not particularly relish in personal unknowns, so those illuminating moments are definitely very important to me. I think your experience really emphasizes the fact that if we are sincerely trying and are exploring all reasonable potentials with an open mind, the Lord will lead us directly on to the path we are supposed to be on.
ReplyDeleteI love this post, it says that I am not a boring person! Hooray! I totally am not convinced about what I want to do. So I am just going to go to finance and hope, like the last comment said, that Lord will direct my path. The one thing that bothers me most, is I go to events, or seminars or whatever just to put my feet in the water, but it seems like recruiters and schools are looking for the people who have been working on this one particular carreer there whole lives. I feel like there is an expectation to be a scholar in the field you are going, that for me to go into finance I should be reading the Wall Street Journal every day- does my career have to be my entire lifestyle? If so I want to find out sooner rather than later what I want to be doing.
ReplyDeleteHey, I can definitely relate! My first few semesters at BYU were filled with "Into to" major classes, and hours reviewing major classes and career options. I was overwhelmed by the thought I had to decide my entire future career in one moment with one decision. I was wrong. The biggest decision we need to make every day is to be happy and make the most of our situation. I'm also planning on applying to the business school, and I hope I make it. But if I don't, I know I have the opportunity to make the most of the situation and be happy. When it comes time to decide on a career, I'll make that decision. But it's just a matter of making a daily choice to be happy. Great post, thanks!
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