Career Goals Research Paper

Purpose: the reason for which something is done or created or for which something exists. One’s purpose is arguably the most important factor in their life and one that many individuals spend their entire lives searching for. My purpose is to contribute to the creation of a dialogue about mental illness through the gifts and talents of empathy and relating while educating others on the importance of awareness. Saving lives and education those who haven’t had the access to proper information about mental illness is my personal goal in life. My career goal consists of becoming a therapist after spending a few years in crisis counseling. Ultimately, my education goal is to obtain my Masters in Psychology. However, all of this starts with me achieving …show more content…
During my junior year of high school, my personal journal was confiscated and examined by a camp counselor of mine. The woman proceeded to read my private thoughts aloud, mocking them and calling me names along the way – rather than attempting to understand the problems I was facing or help by listening to me. Instead, I was interrogated about things involved in my writings which only increased my desire to keep quiet about the struggles I was facing because of the social stigma associated with admitting that you need help managing your mental health. My long term personal goal relates to my personal purpose statement because it allows me to become the type of person that I desperately needed in my life as a teenager; someone who will be honest and open about mental illnesses, explain what is happening, and encourage others to keep going and support their decision to speak out about their problems. One possible obstacle I could face in my journey to execute this goal would be putting myself on the line to be judged and ridiculed, however, I could overcome this issue by being confident and making an example of myself, considering I have already had to face something similar. Another solution might be to avoid sharing too much personal information …show more content…
This goal is something that I hold close to my heart because I have always prided myself in my passion for getting an education. Ultimately, this lead me to be the first in my family to graduate high school and am now the first to attend college. In order to properly fulfill my purpose, I would need to obtain at least a Bachelor’s degree, however, a Master’s would be preferable if I wanted to continue moving up in the field. Something I can see getting in my way is leaving school after I graduate with my Bachelor’s and if I wait too long, I may lose the drive to re-enroll, considering in four years I have no idea what my life will be like. Now that I’ve contemplated this, I may spend the next few years mentally preparing myself to go ahead and continue straight into my Master’s program. Along with that, I could consider taking a higher volume of classes at once so that I would finish college with my Master’s in less time than