How Am I Supposed To Decide My Life!

Hello, 

From a young age, every little girl/boy thinks that they know what they want to do when they grow up. The majority of little girls want to be a princess as they will get brought up watching films about princesses and watch TV. 

As your likes and dislikes change the ‘ideal’ job also changes. For me, in primary school i always wrote stories- whenever we had a little bit of time in-between lessons i would sit and write. I was about 8 and this led me to want to be a journalist or an author when i grew up. When getting asked what i wanted to be when i grew up in primary school it was very easy to list jobs that would be perfect for me - not knowing what subjects/qualifications i needed. 

I think that as you are younger and are in primary school and maybe in the first years of secondary school, it is really easy to list jobs that you want to do. When you are younger it is easy to wish of jobs and have the dream without knowing how hard they are and what qualifications are needed for those jobs. 

A year or so back, i wanted to be a graphic designer- based purely on the fact that i enjoyed the subject and whenever we did a test- i got really high marks. 

In many S.P.D days in school, we did about careers. In Year 8-9 i decided that i didn't know what i wanted to do with my life and i didn't have a clue in which job i wanted to do. I felt left out in my friend group as they all had an idea as to what they wanted to do with their life and when answering questions about jobs they had the answers. 

In Year 9, i chose my options, 3 other subjects that i wanted to do as part of my GCSE’s. The options i chose were
Geography- as i really enjoyed it 
French- as i wanted to pursue another language in order to travel
Graphics- this wasn't my first choice but the other course wasn't going to run so i chose graphics as i enjoyed it in other years. 
The core subjects in which i had to take were, Maths; English; Science and R.E             

Essentially these options were supposed to aid you in opening doors to your chosen career. For me, i chose these subjects based on if i was doing well in them and if i enjoyed them. There was no point in me choosing a subject that i didn't like as it would mean that i wouldn't pass it at GCSE.

To this day, i still don't know what job/career i want to pursue in later life. At the minute all my friends are talking about university (way into the future, but hey! its better to think ahead than to not think at all). For me, with my anxiety, the thought of going to university is scary. Discussing it with people is a really good way to get your thoughts out and see if what you were thinking off is the smartest choice. 

At this point, I'm focusing on my GCSE’s and (fingers crossed) passing them!. The next step will be my A-levels, if i haven't thought of the job that i want to do, then just like picking my GCSE’s, i will choose subjects that I'm good at and that i like. After A-levels becomes the choice of University. I really want to go travelling around the world - but that does come at a very expensive cost. 

What I've decided is to take a gap year and go travelling if i haven't thought of a career by the time University rolls around. Theres no point in studying for a degree which i have no interest in. If i have thought of a definite career choice then i will possibly look into University- depending on how i feel about it at the time.
Looking into the future of your life and planning things out at a young age is hard- especially if you don't know for definite what you want to do. 

Maybe in a few years my ‘plan’ on University will have changed and i will be more knowing of what i want to do. Hopefully it will have done as I'm not planning on going to university for quite some time yet. However i definitely want to go travelling - whether it be before University, or after!

What are your thoughts on life choices? Do you think that its easier making career choices younger or not? please let me know your thoughts in the comments below! 

Goodbye x