对于很多学生而言,选择未来要学习的专业直接影响到了未来的工作。 One of the biggest challenges facing students and their families is what prospective career they should enter and what is the best path for them to take. I was talking to someone the other day who told me he first studied accounting because that was what everyone was studying several years ago. It was and some say still is a reliable career. However, then he told me that he was now studying financial investment because again –that’s what everyone was studying now and it was needed if he wanted to get ahead in the company. And I asked him what he was actually interested in and then - well the conversation kind of died. So I asked why had he bothered studying accounting in the first place and he explained that it was his parents’ idea. Ultimately I asked what his passion was and he wasn’t too sure because he never thought about it or should I say – was never given the time and attention to think about it. And so it is – lifelong learning – or the continual need to make ourselves marketable in a world that appears to becoming more competitive as time ticks by. Is there a secret to help us so we can try to eke out some form of quality of life? Is happiness and peace of mind even an option these days – or was it even ever a reality some may ask. Were the good old days really that good? Regardless or not at this stage in world history with increasing connectivity between people, ideas and markets – the ability to match the needs and desires of the day with your own skills and products is a tremendous and vigorous challenge. |