By: Kimberly Swanson, M.S.- Psy, CNA
Often
times, we have to make choices that can change or shape the way we go in
life. These decisions are important
because it can make you or break you. From
my personal experiences, I found that making good solid decisions can make your
life journey run much smoothly.
There
are various aspects in your life where choices are constantly being made some of
these dynamics can greatly affects your decisions. The four core factors that affect your
choices can be the following:
· School
· Family
· Work
· Career
When
it comes to school, there are many options to choose from. There may be many paths that you can take but
it is up to you to figure out which direction you want to go. For some people, money and financial gain are
their reason for going back to school, and for others it may be for new career
opportunities. But for other people
going back to school is a personal dream or ambition that they want to accomplish. Your personal reason for walking out on faith
and going back to school may be a mixture of these reasons or something totally
different. Whatever your reasons may be
for going to school, it is important to know that you are on the right
track. Knowing your purpose and knowing
what your want to do with your life can be your drive for wanting to finish
your education.
Another
factor in life is family. Your family
can be anyone that is close to you, it can be a friend or a relative. It is anyone who you include within your
inner circle. Your family is supposed to
be your support and backbone. There are
many decisions that have to be made when it comes to your family. For example, you may have to balance school
with family obligations. Or will your
family or friends be supportive of you getting your education and expanding
your career options.
Work
is another decision factor when it comes to going back to school. How to juggle work with school is the
constant question that I have to continuously ask myself? You need to study but then again you have to
work to keep a roof over your head. Right
now I am constantly trying to constantly trying to find a balance between
school and working as a psychotherapist at a local counseling center. I find that keeping a good regiment and
routine has always been very helpful for me. Setting aside a certain time for each day of
the week to work on class assignments for school is also key.
As a single mom I have
to make decision on how I am going to juggle all four aspects (school family,
work, and career). I often times write
down a to do list and goal sheet in order to weigh out which decision is a
priority and which one has to sit on the
back burner. When it comes to family,
you have to make much tougher decisions.
For example, should I go to my son’s football game or work longer hours
at work or at school. It is a struggle
but weighing the good with the bad or seeing things from a much larger
prospective can make it a little bit easier to make tougher choices. Once you have weighed all of your options,
then you are ready to make the best decision based according to your
circumstances.
Making choices is a
constant process that everyone must do throughout their life time. Being able
to analyzed, work through it, and learning from past mistakes is the primary is
key to being successful. What are your
choices? Are you making the best
decisions in your life?
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