Prompt guidelines:
I want you to write at least 500 words about your dream job. It can be realistic or not, as long as you explain why this is your dream job, what influenced you to always want to do this, and do you personally think that this is possible for you to pursue as a career.
Example:
Ever since I was little and able to talk, all I ever wanted to do was play sports all of my life. My dream job is to be a professional athlete in either the NBA or MLB. I think the main reason that this is my dream job is because sports are my whole life. Just about everything I do is influenced by sports. Decisions I make, places I go, people I meet, a huge part of all of this is being an athlete. In all honesty, I do not think I would be even close to the person I am today if it were not for sports. I have no idea what I would do with myself; I cannot picture my life without it. Another huge factor to this whole equation is my Dad. He is the one that got me into everything. Although my Mom was a very good athlete in high school as well, I like to think that I got my abilities from him, (just do not tell her that!). Without my father pushing me to be the best I can be in not only sports, but school and life in general, I would be nothing. He pushes me to be better every single day in everything I do. For that, I can never repay him.
I would have to say that my father and my desire to be the best and my hunger for competition are the reasons that I have this dream. A huge part of being an athlete is having the determination and the drive to win, no matter the circumstances. Failure is never an option, because if you see it as one, then you are not a true athlete. You should always strive to be the best. I feel that because my father was not able to pursue his dream due to things that happened to him in terms of his health, that it is almost my responsibility to pursue this dream for both of us, not just myself. I am not saying that this is not 100% my dream as well, but now I am playing for two, and not just one. He fuels my fire and my drive, and without him, I would not be able to do what I do today.
Personally, I feel that this is a realistic career choice for me. However, I have not looked very far into it other than fantasizing about it. I just go off of what other people tell me. Coaches and parents always tell me about the potential I have to play in college and what not. I love to hear people tell me that because I do not like to put those thoughts in my head. Of course I dream about it and wish that I was able to do all of that, but I prefer to stay focused on what is happening now as opposed to the future. Plus, I do not want to sound full of myself to other people. That is not the way I would want people to view me, and I hope they do not. I have my feet on the ground and I am keeping my head small. However, it is never bad to dream once and a while.
Growing up I had a very active imagination I used to go around my house and build club house all the time , so much that I was known as the best club house maker in the house. I did other things that a normal kid with a imagination would do but I realized that when I was young I used to draw a lot but I never drew what the average kid would draw such as a cartoon character or cars or anything growing up I used to sit there and draw houses. Lots and lots of houses, I had a lot of dream houses that I wanted to live in so I drew all shapes and size houses imagining that I was going to build that house one day and live in it. One day my teacher started talking about jobs so I wondered, I wondered what jobs involved designing houses so I went and looked it up on the computer. I found out that what I wanted to do was architecture. And every sense then I wanted to study architecture so I can design my mother a house and build the house that I always wanted to live in. growing up I always wanted to be involved with building and designing houses. I would sit in my room, music blasting, drawing houses. Once I was too old to play with toys I would come in the house it was nothing else to do because I had to be in the house before the street lights came on so I would take all of the cardboard I could find around the house and sit in my room and build houses with the cardboard. As I grew old I realized that to be an architect I would need to know a lot of math so I wanted to take more math courses in school but it never worked out how I thought it would. Coming home from school I would go in my room and just sit there and try to draw. I wasn’t that good of a drawer but that wasn’t going to stop me from doing what I liked to do. Pretty soon I got better so eventually I took all the sheets I could find and would take my whole room and make my whole room into a big clubhouse and when it was done I would sit in my club house and just draw houses, buildings almost everything that involved architecture, why? I don’t know why but that’s what I’ve always wanted to do sense I was a little kid. My teachers and guidance counselors would ask me if I knew what I wanted to study when I get to collage. “Architecture” I said every time. Everyone was so shocked because I knew what I wanted to become in life at an early age. So by the time I get to collage I want to take courses on how to become a architecture.
ReplyDeleteSounds like you were really inspired. Have you tried designing things on the computer? I know there are programs out here that help with architecture design - the physics and math aspects of it, as well as the art.
DeleteGrowing up I have never wanted the same job twice. It was constantly changing. I wanted to be a princess or an evil scientist (yes, it really varied.) As I grew older and realized my likes and dislikes, I realized I wanted to do something that involved books and writing. I wanted to be a journalist for a few years but I decided that I could never pry into other people’s business. Then I wanted to be a writer, but honestly, I can never finish anything that I start. I am always writing different stories. My mind goes to too many places at once for a real, solid focus though. I will always love writing so no matter what I decide to do, I will write on the side. Recently, I have been able to narrow it down to two: a publisher or a librarian. I think being a librarian suits me more simply because of my personality. I love books, being around them and everything book related. When it comes to books, I need them to be perfectly organized and neat. I treat books the way some people treat their children or a favorite family heirloom. It is odd, I know, but that is just the way I am. Being a librarian can be a very laid back career. It all depends on where you are, but I will choose to be somewhere laid back. I do not want to have to dress up in a suit or dress every day; I need my casual days. As publisher, however, I would be able to gift the world with books that will ignite the minds of the next generation. It is a certain kind of power that I would be honored to have. I just do not think I could handle that sort of responsibility. People will come to me with hope gleaming in their eyes, and I would have to turn them away. I would watch the hope fade away and know that I was the cause of that. It is not something I want to bare on my shoulders. Back to writing career, I think that I would love to be able to do that. If I could just write whenever I wanted to, without any pressure, it would just be perfect. I would be getting paid to do what I love most, besides reading. If I got paid for reading then it would just be too good to be true. Creating a whole other world with various arrangements of 26 letters and a pencil is amazing. It can even serve as an escape for those who really need it. Anne Lamott said, “What a miracle it is that out of these small, flat, rigid squares of paper unfolds world after world after world, worlds that sing to you, comfort and quiet or excite you. Books help us understand who we are and how we are to behave. They show us what community and friendship mean; they show us how to live and die.” I would be the happiest person alive if I could do that for people.
ReplyDeleteI wanted to be Sleeping Beauty when I was little (and then when I realized she was a fictional character I wanted to be the girl at Disney World who plays Sleeping Beauty). Also, as a fellow bibliophile, I am rather particular about my book arrangement and who I lend them out to (if at all). Part of the job as an English teacher is getting paid for reading...ever consider that?
DeleteMy dream job has varied throughout the years. When I was little, I wanted to be a nurse. When I was about seven, I wanted to be an English teacher. When I was about thirteen, I wanted to be an elementary school teacher. All of those ideas were good until I figured out that I don’t want to do any of those, instead I wanted to do something fun. I wanted to go to school and study sports medicine. I want to work for a professional football team as a physical trainer. This is my dream job. I want to move down to Tennessee and work for the Titans. I want to wake up in the morning and be happy with what I chose to do for the rest of my life and to do that, I want to study sports medicine. I honestly want to do this because I love football. I love the fact that I wake up and go to work to only be excited to watch football, so why not have a job that involves something I love. So I chose to be a physical trainer and study sports medicine.
ReplyDeleteThe actual sport itself inspired me to get into a field of study so I can work with a football team. I honestly just love everything about it. Football is my life. I go to my uncle’s house after work to watch football. But my dream job comes with a lot of downfalls but I have to learn to live with it. I have to deal with broken bones and blood and players not being able to breathe. I have to deal with the fact of waking up and getting on the plane with my team and travel while leaving my family behind. But honestly, it’s for something that I know I am going to end up loving in the end. I really hope all of my dreams come true in the end because this something I want and something that I know I am going to be looking forward to studying and something that I am going to love waking up to in the morning.
I don’t really know why I really want to get myself involved in all of this, but I do because it is something I love. Being out there on that field will only bring a smile to my face and make me realize that there are good things in life that will happen if you just focus and try your hardest. I believe that if your follow your dreams, your dreams will come true. It will be worth it in the end no matter how much I have to study and how much schooling I have to go through and dealing with football players and their injuries and dealing with everything that comes along with it, but I know it will be worth it in the end. I know because I want to do it because it is something that I know I will love doing. I just can’t wait to wake up one morning and go to my job and work with those players because I will love it no matter what. I just want all of my dreams to come true.
It is important in life to figure out what you love, since the love for the thing will motivate you to succeed.
DeleteFor the past few years I’ve been doing a lot of thinking about what I want to be in the future. I’ve went from psychiatrist to lawyer to vet to pharmacist and even to being a police officer. In the end I think I would be most comfortable with doing my passion as a job and that is writing. Specifically I want to be a creative writer. I’ve always loved to write and mostly enjoy writing fiction stories, poetry, and songs. I feel if I have a job in this it wouldn’t really feel like a job at all. Instead of me waking up every morning dreading that I have to pull myself into work I would bounce out of bed ready to start my day. Being a writer would allow me to express myself and I wouldn’t really have to answer to anyone. In a way I would be in charge of myself and I have the freedom to do whatever I want with my writings. If I’m having a sad day I can change my love story into a tragedy and if I’m in a happy mood I can make a plot twist and bring back a dead character. I would love the amount of freedom that comes with it. I’m also a fan of the idea of working from home because I can make my own hours and don’t really have to ‘clock’ in. If I don’t really have any inspiration I don’t have to just throw something randomly together and hope for the best. Of course I’m going to set due dates for myself, but they will have a long amount of time in between so I won’t feel rushed and I’ll be able to put out something amazing. I also want to possibly one day have one of my stories turned into a movie. The only downside would be that I can be very critical about how something is done so people would probably get irritated with me before we’re halfway through casting.
ReplyDeleteI actually have more than one job that I want in the future. I would also like to be an English/Literature teacher for high school students. I love to read and I love hearing the stories of the people behind the pen. Wanting to be a teacher came from me noticing that I usually help people with their English assignments and most of the time dig very deep when I try to explain a part of a story. The exact moment I realized I should teach was when I gave a 30 minute explanation of Edgar Allan Poe’s life to my grandmother. I didn’t only tell her about the professions he had, but I even went back to what his family’s role was in his life and what they did for a living. I told her every small detail from birth to death and my grandmother sat there shocked that I was able to do it. Right then I thought ‘hey why don’t I teach this stuff?”. I want to teach high school students because I can go into more mature stories that involve real life events. With them I can read horror stories or even sad heart wrenching tales and I wouldn’t have to stop every few minutes to explain something. I think me doing these two jobs, teaching and writing will definitely happen. I probably won’t be able to make my own hours and I don’t think you’ll see any of my stories on the big screen, but I’ll definitely have some books out there. I’ll finally be doing what I love and it will feel more like a dream to me than a job.
Writing is a powerful way to both escape a mood and embrace one. You can be an English teacher during the day (or school year) , and a creative writer at night (or summers) - like a super hero.
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ReplyDeleteIt’s that time of the year again when everyone gathers around in a not so round circle breaking out of their usual every day schedule to share what you want to be when you grow up, and every year I’m just sitting there dumbfounded lost in my own world trying to quickly decide what I could say so I could somewhat look like any other kid with a dream of their future job. But it’s not that easy, especially for a little kid like me at the time. I was only in elementary, why was I being pressured to decide what my life may or may not turn out to be in the future. Shouldn’t I be more concerned when SpongeBob comes on and what’s for lunch? A young kid can’t possibly be held with that kind of responsibility, especially at a time when everything is supposed to be all “giddy” and worry-free. It’s crazy how some parents put so much pressure on their kids when they are little, I get how it helps in the future and all but is it really needed at the only time of their lives when they can mistakes and not be held responsible for them? You only get that once in your lifetime. And parents should respect that. They should give their kids a break, possibly the only break they will have in their life. Usually when parents don’t end up giving their children their childhood unordinary things happen, depression, and as serious as committing suicide. Parents don’t realize that sometimes enough is enough, they often say/think that they are putting their kids first and getting them ready for what they are going to go through down the road but most than half the time they actually end up taking it too far. They go as far as taking the kids out from the playground and into the books, which is good and all but when it comes down to it they have plenty of time to do so. They can’t just go to the playground when they are older, they will be judged and probably get the cops called on them if they have no real reason to be there as such as kids etc. they might even be labeled as pedophiles for doing things that they missed out on when they were little, not rape etc. but the childhood thrill, the thrill of going down that tall yellow slide down the street from your house at the playground. It’s just too much pressure for a kid to endure, constantly being told what you’re going to be when you grow up, it takes the excitement out of it all because its already planned out for you by your elders. I guess that’s why whenever it comes that time of year when we all get in that circle I just zone out. My dream job is to make others happy while making a difference in all kinds of people, even if it’s just informing them about others and their feelings.
Even though you went a bit off topic, I enjoyed your perspective on this issue. Deciding "what to be when you grow up" seems so final; however, it doesn't have to be. As we grow up, we change, and what works during one part of your life may not during another. There is nothing that prevents you from dabbling in several career choices before settling on one.
DeleteMy dream job is to be a well-known concert photographer/ well-known photographer. My goal with this is to work for the biggest bands like Motley Crue, Black Sabbath, and many more big bands. Another goal is to own my own photography studio to do portraits of people, family pictures, and lost more. For the past three years now I have been going to concerts and I have taken many pictures that lots of people have loved. This was the start of me getting into photography especially concert photography. This past year has been the biggest part in helping me reach my dream job. This past year I have worked with famous musicians and bands to help build my portfolio and I have worked with many local bands to also help me. I have been working as much as I can to get people to notice my work and it has worked and shows because a couple of famous people that love my photography. I have also had a big guitar and bass string company share my pictures on their facebook page and I have had a band post pictures of mine to their website. Over the past couple of months I have become more interested in portrait, and model photography, and it’s helped give me a bigger variety of things I can do with photography. This is my dream job because it’s something that I love doing and I never want to give it up, and I would love to just to be able to work for bands the rest of my life. What influenced me the most for this being my dream job was the love I have for photography. People ask me all the time why I got into photography and I really don’t know, all I can tell them is after going to so many concerts and taking pictures it’s just something I love to do. I also have to say all the support my mom gives me helps influence me in perusing this as my career and she helps promote all my work and helps me with anything I need. Many of people have helped me in the business so far especially other photographers that want to see me succeed, because they see how young I am and the passion that I have for photography and they know someone has to take over for them one day when they can’t do it anymore. Yes I do think this is possible to pursue this as a career. I have already started pursuing it, now I just need to reach my goals that I have set with it. I want to go to college for photography, to help me learn more about photographing in a studio and what I need to run it. My dream job is what I’m going to pursue as a career in life.
ReplyDeleteSounds as if you are well on your way to accomplishing your goal. With several big cities within a couple of hour driving distance, we are perfectly located to enjoy various aspects of culture, including music (and to document moments from our experiences).
DeleteWhen I was younger I used to have so many dream jobs that my parents couldn’t keep up. Growing up I thought I wanted to be a chef, teacher, professional surfer, singer, and then a comedian. Now that I’m older and I’ve come to understand myself more, I’ve realized that I don’t want to be any of these things. Honestly I have no idea what career path I want to pursue and I’m feeling pretty lost. People keep asking me what I want to do, what I want to become but I just don’t know. Does reading all day count as a job? I guess not. The only thing that I know for sure, that I absolutely have to do is travel. I want to see as much of the world as I can before I die. I want to go to the UK, Norway, Thailand, India, Japan, France, Australia, everywhere. I know there’s jobs that allow you to travel but I don’t to be on a business trip when I go to these places. I want to be able to enjoy myself and get to know the culture. Maybe I could be writer, but I don’t think my writing’s that great. If I lived in alternate universe ,where everything you wished for came true, my dream job would be to read and travel. Maybe when I’m on my own in college I’ll begin to decide on what I want to do.
ReplyDeleteFor me my dream job would be to become someone famous. Of course not like an actor or an artist. But someone who discover something important or someone who cure a disease. I want to be known by the world as someone who helped answer questions about the world. This job could lead into many areas of education but I want to focus in the science industry. I was pushed to be in this type of job because first of all I love science plus I want to be someone in life. Not just a regular person with a regular life and only be remembered by my family and friends. However this dream job is possible to complete all I have to do is enter almost any type of science field and work hard.
ReplyDeleteFor example I would want to be one of those people that get written down on a book for everyone to remember. I want to be the kind of person that young people look up to for inspiration. Also someone that teaches students stuff. For example in history or in science those people that made a change in the world. However that will be after I work hard for my job and earn my own office in the science field of many. However I want to be the one to excel and become famous. That could be done by doing the impossible like curing cancer or another illness that has no cure and save many lives. Also another thing I would want to do is discover another plant. But with life. Many people believe there is no life anywhere else other than the Earth but the universe is infinite. Well as far as we know of and it is practically impossible that another galaxy does not have another planet with life on it. However if we did find another plant with life on it a million light years away we would need an easy way to get there. This leads to another thing I would like to do build something to make traveling easier. Like build a super-fast spaceship that could travel at the speed of light. This would be great because us as the would learn so much more about the universe and much faster and easier than now it would take a really long time to travel from plant to plant unless we created a new space craft that travels at the speed of light. These are just some of my dream jobs that would make me famous.
Ever since I was little, I have always been interested in music. Throughout my elementary and middle school years, my friends and I always joked about making a band together and becoming famous. Of course that never really happened, but now that I am older I have realized that managing a band would be pretty awesome. Whenever I see members of my favorite bands post pictures online, a sense of freedom and excitement rushes through me. It always makes me wonder what goes on behind the scenes. Being a manager would be very interesting because you’d be able to spend a lot of time around great friends, and you’d be playing such an important role in their careers as well. I think this would be the perfect job for me because I have no problem traveling all around the world and meeting new people along with being able to live in such an exciting environment. I feel like managing a band would be a very big responsibility, because you’re basically in charge of everything the band does like where they go, who they play with and when they record new songs and whatnot. However, although it is a lot to manage, it would be evened out by all of the great experiences and moments that would take place between the bands. You would see what goes on behind the scenes that no fan would witness, you would be able to create memories with the members, and overall just have a great time. The biggest factor in managing a band, however, would be being able to get along with all of the members, because if there are problems many things can go wrong. Aside from managing a band, however, my second dream job would be a Tattoo Artist. I have been interested in art and tattoos ever since I could pick up a pencil and draw. Art has always been my one escape from reality, and a place where I could feel both mentally and physically relaxed at the same time. Owning my own Tattoo Shop and being put in such a risky position would be very thrilling and exciting to me. I would love to be able to be trusted by so many different people to permanently imprint their skin with my artwork. Just being given the chance to have that position would be beyond honorable because a tattoo is something that you really can’t get rid of once it has been given. Also, I would love to own my own Tattoo Shop because then I would be able to get as many tattoos and piercings I wanted for free. Since I already want so many tattoos, it would be the perfect job because I would fit right in. Art is something I love to do, and being able to express my work onto someone else’s body would be an awesome feeling. To me, tattoos are one of the most intimate forms of art because the piece is carried everywhere by the beholder, and it will never go away.
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