Do you ever wonder what would of been if you made a different decision than the one you chose?
I have been thinking about my future lately and I feel trapped. I feel like I need to decide, but I never know if it is the right choice. I always feel like if I have something good that I need something better and more challenging which isn't always the case.
Here at school, I always wonder what if my profession that Im choosing isn't going to be good enough? What if i don't make it in the event planning field. What if I fail. Since I am a junior, I have realized real adult hood is coming soon and I can do nothing to slow it down.
The what ifs have always eaten at me. What if I went to another school, what if i tried harder on the assignment, what if I didn't say the right thing?
As I have gotten older, I have notice that it's not about the big job or getting everything perfect. It is about how you take what you have and make it into something you want. I can't think about what ifs so how something is going to work out. I need to think about what I have and take a leap of faith and go with it.
I had a huge break through today because I hate presenting in front of my classes on a presentation, even though I do the work and know what I'm going to talk about. I always stutter and have the fear of failure. But today I had a big day. I had a presentation about a new product I wanted to design, and I had an interview for an internship. I know that I must do the presentation, or I won't have a good grade in the class. And I know I must go to this interview because I have to have an internship credit to graduate.
And today I didn't let the what ifs consume me. I didn't think about what if I didn't get a good grade on the presentation or what if I mess up. I knew I had to do what needed to be done for me to succeed. I know that if I didn't go to this interview, I wouldn't get amazing opportunities. So, I made a decision. I look the what ifs out of the equation. I got an A on my presentation and I went to the interview and was myself.
Life has so many opportunities and so many what ifs. But if you never take the leap, you will know what could of been and how successful you can be.
Until next time,
Lauren
Lauren, I am always thinking the same thing. Over the summer, I switched my major from early childhood education to communication and I think about if I make the wrong decision everyday. The what ifs are always running though my head if I should have stayed or if I made the right choice of switching. I feel like in my time at college the "what if" thought are always running though my head and I always just hope everything will work out in the end.
ReplyDeleteWhat ifs will always exist. No matter how sure you are of what you’re working on, there will always be that voice in your head that you may be doing something wrong. It’s important to be confident in what you do though. You can always change what you do going forward, but you can’t change what you’ve done in the past. In my opinion, being confident in what you do is the best thing you can do. It’s also important do always do your best in what you do to ensure your best chance of success no matter where you go.
ReplyDeleteLauren it's crazy how you talked about what ifs because I think about that all the time. I've learned over the years to realize that no matter what happens life goes on and you have to make the most of it. I've thought many times what my life would be like if I didn't find my self in difficult situations and I realized life would simply be boring. Take advantage of the hard sacrifices because in the long run with out them you wouldn't be where you are today . I'm happy you went to you interview and I hope you the best with the internship!
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