BECOME WHAT YOU WANT TO BE

Knowing what you want in life is very important. Most people do not know what they desire in life. Some still look for what their hearts really want while otherwise just live day in day out. It is very unfortunate that even top academic institutions have many students who have no idea what they want to do with their no-so-long life on earth. On this article, I look at some of the reasons why identifying ones dream in Kenyan set-up is not rosy. 

Most Kenyan parents force their children to pursue medicine, piloting, engineering, or architecture (name all flashy professions you can imagine) but never anything like an artist, photographer or other profession you can think of. What they fail to realize is that life is a sea of opportunities ready to be explored. These professions, as they would like to put it, are the only that are marketable. What a delusion!   

Personally, my dad never wanted me to be a microbiologist and biotechnologist. I remember him disgustingly saying that it involves collecting tree barks. I guess he meant sample collection. He always wanted me to be a medic. At that time I did not know what I wanted to do with my life though I knew I would love to major in biological field of study.

Today I am motivated and inspired by Steve Jobs. This great man acknowledged that college would never help a person figure out what they really want in life; instead it is by listening to insights. It is the courage and bravery to follow what ones heart desires, without listening to the challenges of life.

We should stop living by successes of other people. Never should we let noise of other people’s opinions drown our inner voice and yet it is only our heart and intuition that knows what we truly want to become (Steve Jobs).

It is never too early to start thinking about what you want your life to mean to others when it is done. To start the process, you need to ask yourself three important questions: what is my responsibilities? What is my abilities? What is my opportunities? These questions allow you identify what you should do, what you can do and what you could do (John Maxwell, 2008).