Not so Career Plan

(I just want to share my career plan that I wrote during my last semester as a college student and now I'm adding some notes on what I achieve after I graduated.)

I had a desire of being a filmmaker while I was in secondary school, and I was determined to pursue that path. I enjoy editing films and photographs. That's why I was certain I'd become one eventually. However, now that we are nearing the end of our college years and are on our way to the real world of professions and careers, I am becoming hesitant and skeptical of my previously envisioned ambitions. It took me several days to begin writing this because, honestly, I still didn't know what I wanted to do after graduation. I believe I have a set of talents linked to graphics and multimedia, but I'm not sure if they are sufficient to continue that career. I was afraid that if I tried to become a multimedia artist or do other related occupations, I would not be able to complete all of the qualifications and duties. Perhaps I'm terrified of failing to pursue my dreams. (I am now a Multimedia Producer in a film company, we made it self!) The pressure continues to mount on me since we all know that having a job is now a necessity in life. Your parents will keep bugging you with questions like "What are your plans after graduation?" "Are you looking for a job already?" and "What do you want to do now?" These questions will keep you up all night. I tried to ask my friends whether they had any plans. Some have already done so, while others are unprepared for the next stage of life. That's why, like the others, I'm still unsure about my career path.

Is it really necessary to have a plan? Some individuals perceive journalism to being a jack of all trades; you may work as a writer, reporter, social media manager, editor, advertiser, publisher, or anything else that requires communication. I believe it is one of my problems here. Having a lot of options might make it difficult to decide what you actually want. I cannot provide you a specific plan right now, but I can tell what I think I'm capable of. I'm visualizing myself as an employee, sitting at a desk with a computer in front of me, because I admit I'm tech-savvy and dislike doing legwork. I believe I lack the physical ability to constantly do errands or really run to collect information from somewhere that is required for a task. I'm quickly get exhausted. (Working as a Multimedia Producer has a lot of legwooork, I experienced walking in a long distance during the Metro Manila Film Festival-Parade of the Stars. It was really exhausting but I enjoyed it! I think I can do more legwork nowadays lol) Despite the fact that I don't have a job plan, I have a lot of life objectives that I'm not sure how to accomplish. What I desire is to be known as a successful individual in what field? I'm still not sure. I want to see myself not only as successful, but also as someone who enjoys what she does. (I enjoy what I'm doing right now) A person who comes home from work fatigued yet content and proud of what she did throughout the workday. (I've already felt this!) The one thing I'm certain of is that if I ever figure out what I really want to be and what career I want to follow, I'll work hard, be passionate, and devoted to it.

My primary goal right now is to better understand myself, to improve my abilities in the arts, or perhaps to discover more hidden talents inside myself, and to continue to grow as a person, so that the doubts and anxieties I feel right now will just go. I've always believed that life doesn't always go as planned, but that it's not the end of the world. In life, there is always a plan B to Z. What I need right now is to look forward to my future and be prepared to meet it, with all of its adventures and challenges.

Author's note: It's real, dreams to come true if you push yourself to pursue what you want. I encountered several challenges, breakdowns, problems before I achieve what I have right now. Yes it's hard but it was all worth it! However, even I already achieved what I wrote in my career plan, I'm still improving myself and looking for more opportunities that can make me grow as a person. I still have this empty space in my heart that needs to fill. I want to grow more in the career path that I want, I want to explore and experience something so I can learn more. So just keep on dreaming!