Como mudar a sua vida

Where Am I Going?

HOLLY EPSTEIN OJALVO

It’s easy to get caught up in the decision-making framework that school provides without thinking about the big picture. Your choice to take advanced math may send you down a certain scholarly route, and before you can blink you’ll be studying something like cardiology. You may not be too sure how you got there or whether you even want to be there. To avoid this fate, it’s helpful to write down your life goals.

Take out a sheet of paper and write down 100 things you want to do in your lifetime. This is your bucket list. Once you’ve written down 100 items, break the list down into what you’ll complete in one year, five years and 10 years. Next, break down your goals for the next year into what you’ll complete in the next 30, 60 and 90 days. (Revisit your goal lists often because they can and will change.)

Share your goals for the next 30 days with a friend and have your friend share his or her goals with you. You two are now accountability buddies, each responsible for making sure the other completes his or her goals in the next 30 days.

If answering these questions was hard, don’t feel bad. It’s ridiculous to expect anyone to know what they want to do with their life. This is why people have midlife crises. But answering these questions now puts you on the path to directing your own education.

Students who hack our educations will change the world. You can tell these students apart because they have spark in their eyes, and if you ask them about their passion they won’t stop talking. These are the students that will have jobs waiting for them — or, more likely, will create their own jobs before graduation even rolls around. You can be one of these students. Your life is a field trip — and you don’t need a permission slip.

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