Who makes the rules about what you're supposed to do with your life after college. Too many kids, yes kids, think that the next few months will determine the rest of their lives. At 22 years old, we forget how young we really are. There is nothing wrong with feeling the pressures of life and wanting to be successful. But why do new graduates feel the need to be successful for the sake of being successful. And is it really success if you are heading in a direction you don't like. Don't get me wrong, I want a job, I want money, and I want to be able to support myself. I have lofty goals, like most college graduates. But why do I have to determine the rest of my occupational life when I am 22 years old. I'm scared of getting stuck.
But I'm also scared of people seeing me as a failure because I don't have a job right now, and because I don't know what I want to do with my life. I now WHO i want in my life, but I don't know what I want. It is hard for some people, mostly kids my age, to understand my philosophy here. But, 22 years old is so young. I should be advancing my career, they say. But shouldn't I advance my life first. I'm going to find work, and hopefully do something I love, but why does it have to be now. Where is this unwritten rule and why does it make sense. In 6 months, I'm going to be looking at my best friend and my girlfriend, and they are going to be miserable because of their jobs. It is hard for me to understand why I would want to do that to myself right now. Why am I going to get myself stuck in a situation that's so hard to get out of when I hate my life because of work. Not yet, not now.
Once I find something I love to do, I will kill myself to be the best at it. But I will only work so hard because it is what I want to do, not because it is expected of me by societal norms. I am too competitive and too driven not to want to be successful. My goals are set high, and my aspirations are lofty. Just because I am not reaching them now, or because I'm still figuring out the specifics of those goals, does not mean I don't have my life sorted out. Like most college graduates I have a good head on my shoulders and a great life to look forward to. For some of us, it just takes a little while to get going, and there is absolutely nothing wrong with that.
