The new issue of this magazine that I read came out I think yesterday. So my friend and I decided to pick up a copy to read and in it is this article: "chase after your dreams, not the competition".
This article made me think once again why I am where I am right now, why am I doing the things that I do: working hard and getting involved (at least trying to). A part of me said that it was because of the competition. I'm not going to lie. But let's be realistic here, whether I like it or not, there is a competition. It is probably not as cutthroat as those who are competing for the best marks in the entire cohort, but a competition nonetheless. At least a good chunk of the people in my program of study will be competing for the same jobs. And that is the problem when you try to forget everything about the competition.
But at the same time, I am where I am right now, doing what I am doing because I love what I do. I work hard because I want to be good at it, because I like it. And thinking about the competition prevents me from enjoying what I am doing. And it is kind of destroying the whole learning experience!!!
What I really learned from all this, or at least what changed in the way I think is that I should do my best in everything that I do. I can still do some of the things that I know would be good for my career, but not everything to the point that I am starting to hate what I used to love.
A career is like a relationship in a sense that you are not supposed to invest everything in one thing, in one path, or in one person. The best way to live your life is to love more and more people and things everyday. Loving something or someone so much should not restrict you to that person or thing. Instead, it should be a way for you to learn more about yourself, and everything around you!!!
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