In my opinion lot’s of people overthink or stress about finding their passion, what they want to be doing for the rest of their lives. When you think about it, it can be a very scary and intimidating thought, but for me, I have a pretty good idea of what I want to do. The fact of the matter is I love computers. Particularly programming and coding. Now don’t get me wrong, sometimes I hate it and never wanna touch the damn thing ever again because I will get so frustrated when I just can’t seem to get it to work, but when I do, it fills me with joy and I feel really good about myself (also called dopamine.) That is the thing I love the most when it comes to programming. The feeling of wanting to just get into a grove and not ever want to stop. This is what drives and actually makes me enjoy school a lot more than past years (I take computer science.) The thing is I feel like everyone should try to find their own programming, get out there, find what makes you feel good inside, and roll with it. I know that it really isn’t always as simple as that but you have to take charge and branch out to really figure out what drives you. Just 2 years ago, I had no clue I was ever going to get into coding, heck I didn’t have a clue about how to do anything even remotely close… but I took that step and decided to just try computers 10 and see how i liked it. One of the other key parts to why I enjoy it so much is the teachers I've had. They both have been so helpful and really passionate about it themselves which I think is one of the most important parts to finding your passion. Not only do you need to find what makes you happy, but also find that person that will push you in the right direction and help you when you feel lost. At the end of the day, it always comes down to you and your willingness to open up to not just new possibilities, but also the willingness to open up to the right people.
Kieran M
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Do you have that one thing in your mind that pushes you on? That one thing forever tattooed into your mind that keeps you going, even when all you want to do is eat food and fall asleep and not have to face tomorrow. With the end of school coming up faster than I can eat McDonalds cheeseburgers and apple pies, I find myself drowning in schoolwork and just wanting to go to bed as soon as I get home. I get overwhelmed, my mind goes blank and nothing gets done. At times like this, this one thing is sometimes the only thing that keeps me going and pushing on. I must have been about 12. We had friends over for a fondue dinner and my dad was talking about my brother and sister, something about soccer and whatever they were doing. He was having a proud dad moment saying how great his kids were and when he was done I jokingly said “ya and all I do is sit on a horse”. He then said “ imagine trying to be proud of that”, that phrase slapped me right in the face and shut me up. For a long while that knocked me down and I felt like a worthless piece of shit, wasting my life. Worst of all it made me feel like my parents aren't proud of me and that my sibling were way more loved. I mean I can't blame him, I hadn't really done much to be proud of and I didn't support his favourite sports etc. Over the last couple years I have started to show my horse along with shetland ponies and different breeds of draft horses. Not to toot my own horn or anything but i'm not all that bad. Last year my dad was around for one of the shows I was showing at, he got to watch me show in many classes and I won a good many of them with my horse then with the daft horses as well. He was all excited and congratulated me warmly. I cant explicitly remember him telling me that he was proud of me but he may have, I just don't redeem, but i'll always remember that night when he implied that he wasn't. Later in the show season when I came home with six 1st place ribbons and three 2nds and a big trophy from the IPE, he was very excited and proud. So is that all it took, doing well at horse shows or a check to prove my efforts? I’m no parent but I dont think its a good thing to show your children that you will be proud of them once they have won something and only then. I believe showing your children that you love them and are proud of them no matter what place they come in to be important and ya that means actually saying it. If you're a parent or want a tip to help be a good parent, I strongly suggest reading this.
Maybe he was proud of me back then and only joking. Regardless, I work hard to do better and win more, to make him proud. I work at this as if I was trying proving him wrong, because I love proving anyone wrong and surprising people that think I can’t do something. But I guess I’m just trying to make my dad proud- just like most other kids out there, trying to prove themselves worthy and feeling like they are falling just short. I wonder if this will always be a driving force for me and if I will ever get over that time he said that, or will it always be at the top of my memories of him. Whatever it was or will be, it’s just fuel to the fire. Matthew F For the last little bit I have been majorly struggling on what I wanted to do after high School. But then I had a long talk with my parents and realized that it’s ok to struggle a little bit, there are always people there to help me. Graduating and starting your life is really terrifying especially if you’re like me and have no idea what your path in life is all about. The strategies I am using and will continue to use forever are simple. I accept that I don’t know what the future holds, I work towards my short term goals which are doing the homework assignment I missed or studying for a test that is coming up. I get asked all the time ‘what School are you going to after high School?’... I never know what to say I am just awkward and say ‘I’m not sure yet’ or ‘I don’t really have one in mind yet’. People don’t always know what they want to do straight out of high school and there are many options for you. You can stay home and get a job, try to earn some money. Another option is you can travel if you have money saved up. Or even take a year off, work full time for that year and if you still have no clue what you would like to do? Travel! One of my biggest dreams is to travel to world, I want to go to every country and just live my life like that. Obviously you can’t travel forever, I believe travelling will help you maybe find a passion or a different point of view of your life, I’m hoping something will just click or I will see something that I’m driven towards that will help me find my career path.
It’s very hard to get a handle on things these days if you have no idea what you want to do. Maybe you just haven’t found your passion yet and that’s alright not everyone has yet! I certainly haven’t, I’m graduating soon and my life is going to start, my real life. I’m not going to see my best friends everyday in Spanish class or choir class, there’s no more signing up for flex class with Mrs.C I will be working and traveling and figuring out my life my way. If you’re scared to leave high School like me or have not a clue what you want to do after you graduate, talk to your sibling or family or friend they understand the struggles of graduating and how terrifying it is. There are always options for everyone that will help you get through this difficult time. Sophia Ross |
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