Idealistic vs. Realistic

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Question:

Whats your ideal career?

After Embellished had to be slightly put on the back burner for an intense job search, I had no choice but to try and figure it out. I think we all have our ideal job, or at least a good idea of what we could see ourselves doing in life, but how often does that ideal position usually find the person that wants it? After just graduating, how often does the graduate land a position in their field? In such trying times as these with our economy in a shamble, with thousands of freshly minted graduates with no other choice but to jump into the workforce or fall behind and even more thousands laid off and out of a job in need of a quick replacement before the bills fall too far behind, is anyone still searching for that ideal job or is everyone running for cover?

Somewhere down the line, I think it has to be a mixture of both. The hunger for the ultimate opportunity may fall short to your expectations or your perceived idealistic approach, but being more realistic in this weakened yet even more competitive workforce may be the actual focus in job acceptances.

I think every opportunity has its benefits...no matter the field, just depends on the person accepting them. However, this is when looking at the bigger picture comes into play and not necessarily the specifics of the business. Business is all business, the specified field doesn't really matter and success is unlimited as long as you play the game. Challenge and make a name for your self, exceed expectations, have a strong work ethic, peform, network etc. These are just a few of the basics for what you go to school to learn. But once your actually in the workforce, it's then that you'll realize.... It's all a game, you win depending upon how you play. When you begin work at a performance based company, your priority is to perform no matter what it entails, right? You have to be ready to learn, ready to work and ready to be successful. Is that settling?

Being idealistic doesn't always truly interpret what position is the best fit. A person's ideals are sometimes confused with the outer looking in and not necessarily the hard work and effort that goes into. Being realistic assists in preparing you for those unexpected hard days of work but more importantly eliminates the BS and reveals a career path. Whether that path is seen through, broken, or reconstructed it will realistically take you in the direction of neccisity.

Be realistic, play the game....see the bigger picture.

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