Reflection

At first I did not know much at all about careers and what you have to do to pursue them. I am still not too sure on what I want to do, but i do know that i have to choose carefully. I really have to know specifically what i want to do. There is always a lot more to what you want to pursue. There have been many people who regret not exploring more of what they want. It is much more better for someone to realize what they want as early as they can.
You are looking at what you want to do for most of your life and it takes a lot of time to get to that level, so you really have to be sure that you want it. I was a little frightened that i really do not know that much on what i want to do, but then both my professor and my classmates have made me realize that many people go through this and that it is good that i am thinking about this early.
I now know that I really have to start knowing more about myself so that i can find out what i want to do in life. I have to be really careful on what i want to study. I need to know that if i want to start studying something i have to have a real passion for it and i need to know that i am going to follow through with it, without any regrets. This class has definitively opened my eyes and helped me know that i have to be really serious with what i want. It has also prepared me in knowing what i should do to apply for jobs and what makes me look good. I wish good luck to all my classmates and i also want to thank everyone as well for being very helpful.

Today we watched a movie on people who were becoming doctors and in medical school and basically what they have gone through. It is called Doctor's Diaries. I was immediately reminded of the show Scrubs. Anyways, we watched it to show us how people have been throughout their careers. They have been through a lot. From studying their asses off, to marriage, to their jobs. It made me think about being older. Obviously you do not have to do what they did, but i feel that you eventually have to live for others.
It seems you have to do your part in life and make other lives easier. With marriage, you have to make sure that you are always there for your mate and they are the same to you (more complex then that). If you decide to have kids, then you throw your life away and have to fully take care of them. I hate to sound harsh, but you have to take care of them. I can not put it into a couple of paragraphs what life can be like, but observing, not only these people, but everyone and their experiences, has really made me realize that it can be really difficult and depressing.
Another thing I saw was when a very aged man who was being treated had to be put to rest. He basically wanted to just die already because he felt he had nothing else to live for. His wife had passed away and so did his best friend, if I am not mistaken. That really made me think because, it was sort of frightening to see someone who I expected to be very wise and would want to offer his knowledge to just think that way. I guess it is mostly how you take and handle the things life throws at you. Anyways, if I got you sort of down then i am sorry, but i will suggest a very funny comedian called Luis C.K. Just type his name in youtube and click on one of his stand ups. He has a very hilarious perspective on life and hopefully it will get you up and laughing.

Chapters 4 and 5

One thing that sort of worried me was that in the beginning of chapter 4, the book stated that if people can start over again, they would look for more information on their career's. So, for me, there are two ways of looking at this. One, is that you think that these people regret having the careers that they got and there is a chance that you might end up the same way. The other, is that you should really look more into what you want to do and make sure it is perfect for you so that you do not regret anything.
Again this book seems to stress out the fact that looking for a career and choosing what that career is going to be for you has to be a long search. It asks many questions to help you specify your search. It also helps you out if you go through any sort of emotions or if your overwhelmed with anything. It is as if the book wants to be your buddy.
The next chapter talks about what colleges and university's you might want to consider. It helps you ask where you want to go. Plus it guides you with many important questions that you should ask yourself on what you want.

Best and worst jobs of 2010?

My class and I have looked at a website where they rated many jobs from best to worst. They did not only judge by the amount of pay, but by stress, physical demand, work environment, and hiring outlook. When I saw that software engineer was second I was sort of relieved because that is the kind of job I am aiming for. Not that I am certain that I want that, but at least somewhere in that direction. Then I read the comments and, unsurprisingly, they were really negative about the whole list. The random people posting about the list thought it was very inaccurate. The thing is I do not know what I wanted to believe.
If you have done enough web browsing like I have you will have learned that most commentators are real critics and are doubtful against the article. They might not like the list because of their personal interests. If they are right, though, then i really need to do better research on what i want. Getting all these perspectives is not really helping me out. It is making finding a career more of a pain in the ass because i am being told about what i should not do rather what i might want to do. Then again if i really want that perfect career, then i need to go through the troubles of all of this.
All people want is to get through life as easily as possible. When people find out that there are obstacles in the way, they lose interest. It seems as if what you think is, is it really worth all of this. I hate to think like this, but you really do have to struggle to get to the top. I guess it is more on you on how much you want to achieve your goals.

Turning Points Chapters 1-3 Entry

The book that I am reading for my class is called Turnings Points. So far, from what I have read, it is a book that helps you decide what type of career you are aiming for. It makes you think more on what you want and narrows down exactly what you are going for as a career. The book provides examples that you can relate with and tries to make it as easy as possible for you to decide what you want.
At first it shows that discovering your career is a lot more difficult than you think. You have to be a lot more specific on what you want. The book helps you ask questions so that you find out more on what you want for your career. Questions that involve your financial problem; if you have one; what type of education you need, and questions that revolve around how you are going to get the job and what the requirements would be. The activities allow me to find out what I want as well. One activity (task one) has me ask questions on what problems I need to figure out.
You have to be comfortable with knowing what problems you face. Identifying what your problems are is the first step you need to take. You need to know what your situation is and how you are going to solve it. You can not be afraid or deny what your problems are, you need to know them so that it can make achieving your goals easier.

First post

I took the Jung Typology Test on a website. If you want to check it out just click the title. At first, my "type" was E N T J. The second time I took the test, I was I S T J. This test helps you know yourself better so that it is easier for you to determine what type of career you should look for or maybe what you are looking for. The reason you would most likely get different results when you take the test more than one time probably has a lot to do with the fact that it is 72 questions long. But they are very short yes or no questions so it is not that big of a deal.
This test is there to help you out in a positive way. It does not necessarily tell you what you are bad at. After you are done taking the test you are given a couple of websites that talk about other famous people who are in your category. I guess it is to make you feel less lonely and make you realize that there are many others out there who are similar to you. Anyways, I am basing the website off of the first results I got from when I first took the test, in which the results were E N T J. Of the four temperaments I am a rational. They seem to be more on a leading role. There are some things that i agree with but then there are other things that they state that I disagree with when it comes to knowing more about myself.
Since this is just of the beginning of class and we are already getting to know more about what we want in our future, I am liking what we are doing. I am realizing that looking for what I want as a career , specifically, is not that simple at all. I really need to know myself and know what I can work with. I am hoping that this class will really help me with what I want and what I need to achieve before I can get to that level.