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Finding out that your lifelong dream career is really unrewarding can be feel like a punch to the gut. I recently discovered that don't want to be a teacher. I loathe classroom discipline and the politics of the job. These are reflections of my personality and as such are a bitch to change even if I desired to change them. I guess the crappy part of this is "why didn't I find this out sooner?" Cognitive dissonance, maybe? Maybe it was because I was more interested in a stable income and benefits than I was at the actual job. Or maybe it was because I never really gave myself the opportunity to take ownership of the tasks until it was showtime (even then, I resisted).
Whatever the reason, I'm glad I made the choice. It's been liberating. Except for that whole "being boatloads in debt" thing, I'm actually enjoying life right now! However, with this change brings massive uncertainty, the likes of which I'm probably ignoring for the moment. This includes saving my post-grad GPA (don't even know if that's necessary) and getting a new job. Maybe I should try my hand at writing a novel...
Whatever the reason, I'm glad I made the choice. It's been liberating. Except for that whole "being boatloads in debt" thing, I'm actually enjoying life right now! However, with this change brings massive uncertainty, the likes of which I'm probably ignoring for the moment. This includes saving my post-grad GPA (don't even know if that's necessary) and getting a new job. Maybe I should try my hand at writing a novel...