Going with the flow

So, what do you want to do with your life? 

Don't you hate that question? I sure as hell do and the reason I do is because I haven't got the first clue. I envy those people who know where they want their life to go, what university they want to go to and their 'dream job'.

I wanted to study law, I've always had an interest in it; I wanted to be a human rights lawyer, so I started the path I needed to take to get me to where I needed to be and all of a sudden I lost interest - I still have an interest in being a lawyer but the thought of 4 years of university plus being sponsored by a firm afterwards, then actually getting a job out of it all just seemed.. Tiring to me. Some would probably say lazy, but I think if you start losing interest before you've even properly began then it's probably not for you. Don't get me wrong I'm all for determination and pushing yourself but if it just seems like a ball ache and you're having doubts about it, I'd rethink. 

- See that's the problem with today's society, everyone should go to university or you won't make anything of yourself! My secondary school drummed that in to our heads, you need this and you must have this and if you do want to make something of yourself you must go to university.. Hmm pile of bollox. 

So there I was back at square one, I'm qualified in media, SGI and photography at A level entry, and yet none of them 'subjects' even begin to entice me into a career. 

I started working full time at a bar, the pay wasn't terrible; wasn't brilliant either but it got me from A-B with some Pitt stops in between, no problem. 

However do I want to be pouring pints for the rest of my life? No thanks. Not that I think there is a 'problem' with that job or that it's beneath me, I just have no passion for being there and I'd like to think I could challenge myself into something more intellectual.

I decided the beginning of this year that I don't know where my life is going to go, I have no real set career goal in mind. There are things I do want to dabble in and I'm pretty sure I want to do journalism but for now that seems a long shot! 

Travel - that is all I have in mind at the moment, I want to see the world. I want to help the less fortunate and ride an elephant. Dip my toes in the pasific ocean and visit the Hollywood sign; climb to the top of the Empire State and go on a boat trip through Tai land! 

Big dream huh, to see the world? I think if you want something enough you'll make sure it happens, I might be stuck in a minimum wage job right now but if I work hard enough and put the hours in I will make enough money to get to where I want to be. 

I'm bored of the UK, any one else feeling that? It's time to explore, pick up a ruck sack and set off - so hopefully 2015 will be my year. I maybe lost right now but I'm hoping I'll go and find myself; far far away ;) 

So what's your dream? Are you under pressure to go to university? Are you one of those lucky ones who knows what they want and won't stop until they get it? Well if you are I'm majorly jealous! 

Until next time 

TTFN :)