I always hate blog introductions. I mean honestly, no one cares why you're writing a blog, they just care if it's entertaining. In lieu of that, let's move on.
This is the first year I made a resolution that has nothing to do with my weight. The subtext of that statement means that this is the first year I might actually keep my resolution. Instead, my 2012 resolution is to know what career path I want to take by the end of the year. A few older people that I've told patronizingly smiled at me. One even replied, "You're a college student, you don't know what working for a living is even like." I thoroughly enjoyed telling that idiot that I had worked three simultaneous jobs right out of high school so I could pay for college and I've been working every since. It was the verbal equivalent of the triple snap. (Ex: Snap Tutorial.)
So I have one year to figure my career out. I don't plan on a big epiphany, let's be honest, this isn't an ABC Family movie. But, I do have a lot of opportunities this year. I am lucky enough to go to a fantastic school packed with amazing professors. So, Step 1, I plan on making use of their knowledge by actually talking to them. I learned in high school that teachers are a valuable asset, not for what they teach you in class, but for what they tell you outside of it. Step 2 is interning in D.C. with an amazing program on campus. Finally, Step 3, keep my eyes and ears open. Obviously, I'm not one of those people who has always wanted to be a doctor or a teacher. So, it doesn't make sense for me to blindly sprint through my college career focusing on some hazy goal.
There you have it. My three-step process to career nirvana.
1) Talk to professors
2) Intern in D.C.
3) Be open
I expect great things from you, 2012.
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