Blog 10: Cali Ruth Hays
My freshman year of college I came to school with an open mind and open options. I told myself I could do anything I wanted as long as I put my mind to it. I had people (teachers, coaches, family, and friends) all giving me different ideas of what I should do for my career. Some examples of those ideas were: coach, teacher, physical therapist, nutritionist, etc. I had so many options of what I could do and never really focused on what I wanted to do until my sophomore year. Freshman year I bounced around majors trying to decide which one was best for me and I spent a lot of time listening to people tell me what I should do. I definitely learned I have to do what I am passionate about and what will make me happy. It is good to have many options to choose from, but it does become too much at some point. One idea Designing Your Life discusses is called the Pizza-Chinese Effect. You have a list of possible career choices and you cross off all the ones you know you don't want to do. Thi...