In the past several years, I have had several, “dream jobs” of varied nature, from doctor to sports therapist to journalist. Obviously, my interests are broad, and I’ve had a hard time narrowing them down. One thing I’ve always known though, is that I’m interested in people. I love learning about people, and more than that, learning to understand them. This fascination led to my realization that my dream job is to be a psychologist.
Growing up, I, like any other normal human being, have been confused as to my own emotions quite frequently, but I realized that I had a talent for understanding others’ problems and feelings. I developed a habit of helping friends in this way, and not only did this ability (I’m glad to say) help them, I enjoyed it. I enjoyed not only the fact that I could help them identify their problems, but the feeling of success I got from this began to help me comprehend my own struggles as well. Not to say that I had an inordinate number of them, because truthfully I have been blessed with an easy life. This fact, however, made it more surprising to me that I could understand people’s problems that I could not identify with personally.
With this skill, I have co-founded a student mentor program at my high school, which is to start this year. I am looking forward to helping incoming students just as I have in the past, but in a more organized, professional fashion. Becoming a psychologist, I believe, will put my skill, and passion, to further good use.