Career vs Purpose

Have you ever looked at your friends’ lives and they seem to have it all together? They have that 10-year plan, they know exactly what they want to study, where they want to work….they’ve got their lives sorted out? Yeah, I wasn’t one of them. Growing up I remember wanting to be a babysitter, an author, a dancer, a painter….but one thing I told myself I was never going to be was a teacher (still not really sure why?). Well here I am, just finished my 4 year Bachelor degree in Early Childhood Education and Primary Teaching! I remember sitting at a career adviser’s office in year 10 having no clue what I wanted to do when I finished school. I took a career test and the top suggestion after answering a series of questions was that I become a costume designer. I have 0 expertise in design and 0 interest in costumes. Ha! I remember in year 12 when it was time to put in our university preferences….still having no idea what I wanted to do with my life I just put in a variety of options ranging from exercise and health science to media and communications to fine arts. read more