Making My Career Dreams Reality

If you are a teenager, you may be going through what I am going through in thinking about my future right now. What do I do? Which direction do I choose? How do I get there? All these questions bombard my head and sometimes it becomes a bit overwhelming.

If you have been a teenager, you may remember feeling this way at some point in your own life as well. I've always been very ambitious, and sometimes my ambition does not work in my favor because I get too antsy for the future instead of sitting back and enjoying my life now. 

Over the past few months, I've had many long contemplation sessions about what I want to do with my life. When I was little, I wanted to be a veterinarian. In 3rd grade, when I discovered that I had to put many animals down, this was out of the question. Then, I wanted to be a teacher. But then I realized I would have to deal with one too many children and I just can't do that. Talk about a massive migraine. I moved on to wanting to be a marine biologist, but eventually I realized that since I didn't live near the ocean, the profession just was not for me. Next was a psychologist, which I have expressed my wants for becoming on the blog before. And although I still am really intrigued by psychology, I'm going to be real honest with you all--I do NOT want to go through 8 years of schooling. No can do.

Without a doubt, I know I want my career to be fitness-related since it truly is my #1 passion in life. I feel as if that the career I have one day should make me happy and not miserable like millions of Americans wasting away at their desk jobs. 

I have decided on majoring in physiology and minoring in business. I want to become a trainer and lifestyle coach for those who don't know how to get healthy without a little push. I want to have my own business, and I want it to be big.

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Yup. That's me. But I also really want to be a fitness model. Yes...I said it. So many people when you tell them that you want to do any kind of modeling always seem to be very skeptical and think that it's hard to get into. Well, obviously it is. But if you know me, you know that I don't stop until I reach my goals. I'm definitely not someone that will give up just because it takes a little extra hard work.

I love seeing pictures like this because I know that one day that will be me (notice I said "will" and not "might):

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I think seeing shots like this show off the beauty there is to be seen with muscle, on both males AND females. I think it's beautiful and I do not see it cast in a "sexy" light. I'm not like that. I want to show off what I've worked hard for in the gym and the kitchen, sorry I am not sorry.

And you all obviously know that among being a trainer/fitness businesswoman and fitness model, I want to be a figure competitor.

The ever so lovely Nicole Wilkins. (source)

That has been a HUGE dream of mine from the beginning and I can't wait to turn 18 to start competing. I know it will happen. I know that if I push myself towards my dreams, they will become reality.

I've told numerous people so far about my goals for my future, and many of these people have flat out told me that it seems unrealistic, that physiology isn't a popular nor great major, that a owning a fitness business is impractical, that wanting to be a fitness model seems quite silly, and that competing in figure competitions is just straight up ridiculous.

Well, sorry, but at least I have goals and I want a career that will make me happy some day, not miserable. :) 

Questions: What did you want to be when you were little? What do you want to be now? Have you reached the goals/dreams you set out for yourself?

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