Tough Choices

One of my courses this semester is ‘Professional Global Career Development’ and we just had to complete a powerpoint project. In that, we were to research different careers that we’d be interested in for our chosen field, and honestly, that’s where I begin to feel a little lost.

Everything I do, I don’t know that I fully see myself making a career out of it. All I know for sure is bits and pieces that I want to make into a career.

• Travel
• Art
• Help People in some way

I just don’t know how to form them into a career, if the career that I want is even out there.

Anyway, that’s not the reason for this post. I asked my professor for guidance on how to narrow down the possible fields that I could go into- since I have an Associate degree in Digital Media and am now going for the Bachelor in Global Studies.

Out of the possible choices I listed, she suggested Media as a potential top contender that would best utilize both degrees and my strengths. For the powerpoint, that’s the field that I used, breaking down different Media based careers. Even though I done that though, I’m still not sure where to really go. There are so many options and I’m not sure if any of them are really for me. I’m doubting myself again, and I hate it because I can feel the situational depression starting to slowly sink in. That’s why I came here, to hopefully get it out of my system. To let the words flow and take it off my mind.

There’s another option at the school- another Bachelor’s degree, but in Media Communications. It’s the fuller version of my minor that I’m currently in for– Media Content Creation. It’s the fast track though, 3 years to complete. I’m not sure whether or not to go for it. Do I add it to my Global Studies? Do I switch from Global Studies to Media? I’m undecided right now, honestly.

I think what I’ll do, for now anyway, is store the plan of study in a folder with all my other ASU papers and hold off. Maybe take a course or two in the Media Content Creation minor and see how I feel. Do some more research into different career path options. Maybe try to branch out some into the different areas (like for Video Editor, try editing videos, etc).

I’d work on some art right now, to calm the mind from the depression trying to float in (which is what my counselor suggested last year when I began seeing him) but with how much my wrist hurt today, I think I’ll hold off on that for today. Maybe just watch some fun videos on YouTube and utilize the home remedy that the Nerve Test doctor told me to do– Castor Oil on the wrist and a heating pad for thirty minutes or so.

I’ve got my whole life ahead of me to worry about career choices. I don’t need to make any tough choices tonight or any time soon.