We are getting older, and as we get older, we start to wonder what we will do with our lives. Some of us know, and others not so much. Worst of all, some of us feel it would be impossible to escape a miserable nine-to-five. So you feel pressured, anxious, and a little worried about what your future would look like.
Four years. You have four years to figure out what you want to do moving forward with your life, and to step into the “real world.” That is not nearly enough time to have things figured out.
Yes, people will say you do not need to have everything established or set in stone. However, in today’s society, some of us do not have a choice. The cost of living continues to increase while we are stuck having jobs with low wages.
Inflation has caused a crisis of low wages, and many people from Gen Z are concerned about what that means for them.
Of course, who wouldn’t want to make as much money as possible? Get that degree, go to college for computer science, get a nine-to-five six-figure job, and spend the rest of your life fixing software with code, right? But, not everyone wants to live that kind of life.
Some of us simply do not want to go into STEM. If you are passionate about any field in the arts or entertainment industries, you probably heard the whole “don’t turn your hobbies into a career” speech.
However, that does not apply to everyone. Some people genuinely have a strong passion for either music, acting, or writing and plan on making a living out of it. Their motivation is not money but their passion. So that brings the question, should I focus on how much I will make or how satisfied I will be with my life?
The answer to that is quite simple; follow your intuition.
It all depends on what you truly feel you would be okay with. Either Let money be your motivation and be fine with looking back, wishing you chose the other path, or take risks and become fully determined to make a living from what you love.
Whatever decision you make, be sure it will not be one you will regret. Everyone eventually gets to the age of anxiousness over the “real world” and figuring themselves out, so you are not the only one.
It is nerve-wracking to have your future depend on you, but maybe it is a blessing in disguise.
