Thursday, September 20, 2012
Success Requires Planning
I’m at a point in my life where I realize my career path has already begun. The glory days of being a kid have ended and the future is depending upon the actions I make today. Throughout my childhood, I always dreamed about becoming successful. I remember telling my parents that I was going to become both a professional baseball and football player. I was maybe eight years old at the time, and I truly believed there was nothing I couldn't accomplish. Now at the age of 21, reality has informed me that neither the New York Yankees nor the San Francisco 49ers are willing to pitch me a contract anytime soon. Part of my childhood dreams seem to have been crushed. However, I realize success can come in many different paths. I am now studying finance at San Francisco State University in hopes of one day living a rich and famous lifestyle. Sorry to sound so blunt, but I want to live the rest of my life enjoying the finer things. That is why I choose to study finance, because I believe there is a lot of money to be made in this field. In my current finance courses I’m taking, I've been learning about the different financial career opportunities. Jobs involving a firm’s investment decisions and how to maximize shareholder value. I have recently been trading in the stock market and have found it to be very addicting. I'm constantly checking to see how my investments are doing, which has made me realize this career path seems like a perfect fit.
The question now is how do I get the job I want after I graduate? We as students always hear about these disturbing stories, how after college finding a job can be extremely difficult. I personally don’t want my career path to be paused after my diploma. So how do I keep the momentum rolling? Is keeping the good papers of fortune cookies in my wallet good enough? Because I know how regret can be a terrible feeling, I’m trying to gain as much knowledge as I can to prepare myself for the real world. Hopefully it will increase my chances of working for a successful company. I recently just read an article on tips to becoming employed after college, you can check it out at http://www.universitylanguage.com/job-search/job-after-college/. Whether you are like me, planning to graduate this year or not, I think it is worth spending some time considering a plan of action after graduating.
Subscribe to:
Post Comments (Atom)
Oh the dread of obtaining a degree and being in the same position as those people without a job. Finance seems like the right path for success which translates to money in this life. Not everyone can handle a major like this so I you have a hang of it definitely stick to it.
ReplyDeleteFinance is a very promising work-field around the world, yet it is one of the hardest study to be good at, especially the stock market. Finance is like two side of a coin, if you are good at calculating stock market there is no doubt that you will earn a lot of money, yet it can also lost you a lot of money if you miss-calculated the stock. Sure, finance may not be one of the safest job in the world, but who cares if you are good with it, keep going and who knows your dream about living rich and famous lifestyle would come true.
ReplyDeleteI definitely give you kudos for picking a major that a lot of students would not be able to handle. I like how you mention that being successful is a key reason for you in being in finance. Dealing with money is very tricky, since it is one of the essential things in life, and one little mistake can potentially mess up someone's life. I know that getting a job through finance is easy, but why finance? How come not accounting or going into stock markets?
ReplyDeleteYour career path is so different from what you initially wanted to be, but it is good that you are not dwelling on it and have found a path that you feel that can also fit the lifestyle you want. I also find thinking about the awful stories I hear about not being able to find a job after I graduate. However it seems like you are on the right track and you are already taking steps to fulfill your goals in life!
ReplyDelete