The Not So Distant Future

Since I am only 21 years old it is hard to vision what my future will hold but I have really tried to think about it all day. While I should have been working all day I kept finding myself drifting off and picturing my life in 20 years. I found it easier to do exactly what Dean Evans said and find your ultimate goal and break it down into smaller increments as kind of a guide post to see where you need to be.

Twenty years from now I will be 41. I have taken a great interest in what my mother does as the director of a technical school(Heritage College) in Oklahoma City. I've worked there part-time since I was a freshman in college and have fallen in love with the company. They treat their employs right and especially treat their students right. I see myself staying with the company and working up to the corporate level. I would love to be a director and run my own school by this time. I have actually had the opportunity to meet with the vice president of the company and vocalize my dream to her. We even discussed what kind of career path I needed to take to achieve my goal. I feel so fortunate to have had the opportunity to meet with her. I'm not sure I see myself having children. The career I want involves lots of travel and time at the office. I can't say I've ever seen kids in my future anyway, much to the sadness of my future mother-in-law. I will have been happily married to my fiance for 19 years and traveled the globe with him, something we can't afford to do now.

Ten years from now I will be moving my way up the ladder at work. I will be Director of Admissions at any one of the schools already opened across the country. I will stay focused on my main goal which to one day be the director of a school. I will have been married for 9 years to my wonderful fiance and still have our 3 puppies: Kona, Flash and Little Ann (I have no time for kids with 3 dogs).

One year from now I will have just graduated. I will take a small break to take my honeymoon and get married on the beach to my fiance. After getting married I will apply to graduate school and begin my masters degree. I will start working full time as an admissions representative for Heritage College and start making myself known to the corporate staff through my performance.

As far away as some of this seems it really isn't so far off. It seems like just yesterday I was a high school student thinking about college and turning 21. Now its time to grow up, I'm getting married and thinking about career choices. As long as I can stay focused there is no reason I can't achieve my goals.