Hello group members! This week we will be discussing your personal and philosophy and career goals. I will begin this discussion by telling you about mine and I would love to hear about each of yours.
For me my personal philosophy is to live each day like it's you're last. You only get one life in this world so you need to make the most of it and, live it to the fullest. I live my life so I have no regrets, and I won't ever look back and say, "I wish I would have done that." That is one reason why I chose to go to college. I wanted to make the most of my life and get the most education I could. I feel like we as IDS students each should have a philosophy and if ever asked in and interview or by someone in general, have a great answer to tell them! Now you may not have a personal philosophy yet but you must have a motto you live by, what is it?
We as IDS students all have career goals since we have chosen to go to collge and picked this major. For some it is business and others it is engineering, for me it is the health field. The health care industry has always been a passion of mine since I was little. I love how the human body works and its functions. I feel like with this field of study you either love it or hate it, for me it truly provides me joy. Once I graduate I hope to find a job working in a hospital with one on one patient contact. Whether it is bedside or just trying to help improve their quality of life somehow, I want to help people. The IDS major has allowed me to explore areas of study that will help me in the health care industry along with having a minor in health sciences. I am looking forward to entering the real world and beginning this journey my life holds in store for me. What are your career goals, and how has the IDS major helped you in the process to achieve them in the future?
Best of luck to everyone!
Stephanie Hart
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My Personal Philosophy is very similar. I live with no regrets. I try everything at least once before I judge it. Fortunately this has led to me doing some pretty fun and amazing things. I have sky dived, scuba dived, gone spelunking, done wine tasting in Napa, Ridden a hot air balloon, and so much more. And I have done all this in only he last 4 years. Life is way to short to do nothing or to wait for tomorrow.
ReplyDeleteAs far as education and my degree goes it follows the same theme. I go to school to better myself and to learn. I don't regret the student loans, or the jobs I have lost due to employers who didn't want to work around my schedule. I know that this education is important.
My career goals I have broken up into several categories. Immediate, short term, and long term (I find it easier to accomplish my goals this way. Immediate goals are to do well this term, graduate and get accepted into grad school. Short term is Grad school, hopefully FSU for Library Science. Long term, and my most outlandish goal i think, is to apply and get accepted into Yale for Assyriology and wok though a second Masters and into a PhD.
I always get strange looks when I mention Assyriology. It is my passion! Researching the culture and beliefs of such an ancient group and how their religious beliefs coincide with tons of biblical accounts. It is very difficult to explain and most people get offended when I mention the religious aspect but it truly is fascinating and I can't imagine doing anything else!
How about you?
Amanda Anthony
I will begin with a quote that I think speaks to both main questions:
ReplyDelete"Strange is our situation here upon earth. Each of us comes for a short visit, not knowing why, yet sometimes seeming to a divine purpose. From the standpoint of daily life, however, there is one thing we do know: That we are here for the sake of others...for the countless unknown souls with whose fate we are connected by a bond of sympathy. Many times a day, I realize how much my outer and inner life is built upon the labors of people, both living and dead, and how earnestly I must exert myself in order to give in return as much as I have received." - Albert Einstein
I love that. To me the above lines currently sum up where I am, what I'm doing and why I'm doing it. As I have mentioned here before, my career goal is to become a teacher. The reason for this is because I want to make an impact on our future and, like Einstein said, give back a little of what I have been given. I know myself by now and am very aware my strengths lie in teaching others the things I am passionate about. The idea of illuminating a handful of minds and hopefully bettering the trajectory of a handful of people's lives is why I want to do this. I eventually see myself in decision-making role in the field but that is years and graduate degree away yet. I cannot tell you how excited I am to finally be on track for this and I do believe the knowledge I am gaining through this interdisciplinary approach will serve me well in my career.
Jaime Pazos
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ReplyDeleteWell, I will post later on my personal philosophy and career goals (though I suspect, by now, you all pretty well know those things about me!), but I was immediately struck by the comments in the initial postings and the use of the Einstein quote by Jamie. I wanted to share a real-life story that I hope you won’t find too boring, but which helps to illustrate the importance of acting on your dreams and the ability to inspire others with those dreams.
ReplyDeleteIn my first semester in college, sometime between the use of slate tablets and the internet explosion, my professor for American Culture was Dr. Peter Klingman, then a 28-year old idealist known for his trademark lecture, “Garbage into Gold”. He fully admitted that his theory would unlikely ever be adopted, but offered it, free of copyright infringement or charge of plagiarism, to anyone who could make it work. He had grown tired of “fighting” for his idea to come into reality. It was quite simple, actually…as we had more garbage than gold, Americans would simply divide their trash into that which was biodegradable and that which was not. The first category would be cleansed and allowed to return to nature. The latter, would be collected, compacted and turned into “bullions”, upon which our monetary system would be based. As everyone in the class laughed, we knew he was right; Americans would never separate their trash…no matter what the benefit!
I envision the now Medicare-eligible Dr. Klingman, graying or bald, carrying his green recyclables container to the edge of his driveway and wondering what might have been had he not given up on his dream. Whether or not he would have been considered the “Father of the Recycling Movement” or “The Savior of the American Economic System”, we will never know. But one thing is for certain, someone else did act on Dr. Klingman’s dream, and while we still favor a trash-free economic system, we did, in fact, learn the value of our garbage.
Gail Weinstein
"still learning to proof, THEN post!!!"
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ReplyDeleteThat's Jaime, not Jamie...
ReplyDeleteI am so sorry for the typo on your name!
Gail Weinstein
My career goals have altered significantly since I started college. When I first went into college I wasn’t sure what I wanted to study so I just took general classes at Santa Fe Community College and then decided I wanted to do nursing once I started at Valencia. The nursing didn’t work out either and I switched to criminal justice at UCF but then decided Interdisciplinary studies would be best because I wasn’t absolutely sure what I wanted to be doing.
ReplyDeleteThe personal philosophy concerning my professional life that I have is that I take one day at a time and don’t try to set things in stone too much. I know it’s a good idea to have a pretty set plan for the future but I’m not 100 % sure that the plans I have now are exactly what I want to do. There are so many different areas that interest me so it’s hard to pick only one. I believe that education is very important but I also think that people rush now days to get through college and don’t absorb all the information. I would rather take my time in figure out what I like and don’t like so I can be certain in what I want to do now that I’ve gotten this far. Another part of my philosophy is to treat other like you would want to be treated and don’t judge others. I believe that everyone is here for the same reason and wanting to strive for the best but just may be taking different paths to get there. As many of you, I also believe that you should do the things you want to do when you can do them. I’ve traveled a lot in the U.S. and I also spent three weeks in Europe which was one of the best experiences by far!
I think my philosophy is interdisciplinary because you have to learn how to find a balance in every different aspect of your life to make it work. I’m also going to be integrating what I learn from my classes, internship or job, and other people into my everyday life as well in order to achieve the things I want.
Lauren Larson
Jamie,
ReplyDeleteI was struck b your first post. I really liked the quotes you selected, they are both very fitting with the discussion. With history being one of my areas of study, I have become abundantly aware of the idea that we build on what others had done before us. I personally try to live my life with that in mind.
I think about the accomplishments of my family members and the impact they have had on me, and it makes me want to choose a career, and do something that will leave my grandchildren with the same sense of pride that I have for mine. With that in mind, I always try to work hard, and always do what I feel I need to in order to better serve society. As mentioned earlier by Stephanie, we only have a sort amount of time here, so it is important to work in a career that allows a person to find that fulfillment
I never knew what that exactly meant, I guess I still don't really, but i do enjoy what I do know, which is working in Public History. Helping others to find that connection with their past. It is really important to know that happened in the past and apply that knowledge to today.
Benjamin DiBiase
Gail,
ReplyDeleteYou know, the story who posted is interesting, i have always had a fear that something like that wold happen to me. I never wanted to be that retired old guy whose dream had passed. It is certainly difficult, sometimes seemingly impossible to pursue something and put everything you have into something that you have no idea about.
I guess an important fear that we all have when determining what out career goals and philosophical passions are is the fear of failure. I know I think about that a lot whenever i think about career goals. I have talked about this earlier in our semester, but it is really scary having to commit to something that may or may not be lucrative. Although, one of my professors once told me that before I decide what I want to do, ask myself whether or not I would be willing to do this for the rest of my life without ever getting paid for it. I think that is important to think about, because if your not in it for the shear love, or passion, and it does not fir your personal philosophy, then something is wrong. What do you think?
Jamie,
ReplyDeleteGreat quote!! I really like that one myself too! I loved reading about the reason for you wanting to teach. It is very inspiring and thought through. Your knowledge you have and will learn from the IDS degree will serve you well in your career like you said. You will feel accomplished as well as rewarded once you are finished with your career and begin teaching. You will be giving back to others so I thank you for that. Congrats on choosing a great career path and major. You will go far in this life I am sure!
Best of luck!
Stephanie
As my favorite Broadway show, Rent says, "forget regret, or life is yours to miss." This is my personal philosophy. I live everyday as if it were my last that way there is not room for regret. I follow my dreams and in order to do that, educations plays a huge role. Being an IDS student has allowed me to take the classes I feel will help me in the future of fulfilling my dream of becoming a Pharmacist. My career goals have not changed since I attended High School. I always knew Pharmacy was the field for me and I have no regrets on that choice. Being interdisciplinary has helped me in the process and living life with no regrets has gotten me this far. No matter how impossible your dreams are, you should never give up. Having to take so many "weed out" classes in chemistry and biology I never gave up. I pushed forward and am now graduating this upcoming spring with my head held high. Anything is possible. Always remember that!
ReplyDeleteAmanda,
ReplyDeleteI like how you categorized your goals into terms. I feel as though it makes them easier to reach because even the short term goals are considered an achievement. I also like how you never let something such as fear of skydiving stop you from doing it! I personally am scared of heights but it is on my list of things to do in life. Hopefully I will find the courage soon and do it while Im still young. Also, I never knew something called Assyriology existed but it sounds so interesting! Good Luck with all your goals!
Stephanie,
ReplyDeleteI agree with you completely on living life with no regrets. I too hope to work in a hospital setting in the future helping patients one on one. I think its a great way to impact the world one person at a time and make a difference. I also want to travel to developing countries spreading the word on new vaccinations that can help prevent easily preventable deaths around the world. I hope you accomplish everything you wish in the future!
Ben-
ReplyDeleteIt sounds like you found a good philosophy there. It is one that shows you have a lot of heart and that will always remain a respectable trait. Also, keeping an eye on the past while moving ahead is good plan. Good luck.
Jaime Pazos
Lauren-
ReplyDeleteYou should definitely not sweat not having a solid handle on what you want to be doing with your life. You have the rest of your life to deal with decisions you make so no need to be hasty. In the meantime you're getting a great education and lots of experience in all those lost jobs. You'll figure it out. It only took me 30 years.
Jaime Pazos
Leeron-
ReplyDeleteI think your philosophy on life is excellent! I also think it’s great that you've stuck with your goals and made them possible. With your attitude and philosophy, I think you'll have great potential in your pharmacy career.
Lauren Larson
I think we sometimes do a big disservice to young people as we ask them a gazillion times between the ages of 3-7, "What do you want to be when you grow up?" and then we think they are too old for the question and stop asking until they are seniors in high school, when the question becomes "So, what are you going to do next year?" And if the young senior can't answer in specific, realistic terms, we write them off.
ReplyDeleteThe reality is that most people will change not just jobs, but actually change their CAREERS at least 3(or more)times in their lifetime! It is perfectly okay to be flexible about your vocation. As interdisciplinarians, we owe the world our flexibility...and keeping our options open about how we will practice our interdisciplinarity is key!
Gail Weinstein
To be truthful, I'm not much into career development these days. Sure, I would like to be responsible for the next "big thing", but as long as I have a job, I probably will not be looking for another one. I might wish for a seat at the decision-making table, again, but that is about as ambitious as I care to be, right now.
ReplyDeleteIf I have one single personal philosophy it is based on what I perceive to be the difference between efficiency and effectiveness. Efficiency is doing things right and while that is very important in the workplace, I think we should also be doing right things, and that is the definition of effectiveness. I belive that we have a responsibility to do our best, to make a difference and to be on the lookout for what is fair. Once you get in the habit of doing right things, you will have all of the true success you ever need,
Gail Weinstein
Again you have come up with such an important question and I have enjoyed reading the answers of dreams and aspirations of the group 8 members.
ReplyDeleteIn reflection of a few comments posted I realize that I do not have a self philosophy that I live by but am always searching for my purpose or career fit. I do have a few saying or motto's that I use to keep me in the right spirit.
My career goal is to find a job or profession that gives me a true sense of contribution, confidence and well-being that I knew when creating, studying and exhibiting my art.
I am going back to college so that I do not end up like that man carrying his garbage out wondering what he could have been as I do think about the talent I had and what would have been if I hadn't left back in 2001.
April Dilio
I honestly never really thought about what my philosophy in life is. Some consider me to be optimistic, and others think I am pessimistic; sometimes i feel like "if you don't have any expectations, you won't be disappointed", then other times I feel like you should prepare for the worse, and hope for the best. Honestly I like to be optimistic, but I am afraid of failure. I'm sure no one likes to fail, but some take it better than others, I'm one of those others. Just recently I have realize that I need to be optimistic and confident, things don't always go the way we want it to, but that should be our motivation to work harder. So my new life philosophy is "hope for the best, and prepare for the worst, and if the worst just so happens to be what we get, use that as motivation to continure on."
ReplyDeleteI am pretty sure everyone is tired of me saying this, but I am going to obtain my Pharm. D degree and become a succesful pharmacist. I do not intend on working for someone the entire length of my career, I will open my own pharmacy, but if worse comes to worse I will become the head of the pharmacy. My two concentrations are biology and chemistry, which will help me to integrate the two subjects and understand how chemicals work with the body. Business administration will be what helps in the area of owning my own pharmacy. I also plan to pick up another minor, Health Service Administration, which will assist me understanding the administrative procedures in a healthcare facility, hence manage a pharmacy.
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ReplyDeleteEveryone is going to have their ups and downs but with your optimistic and confident outlook on life, you will make it through whatever you set for yourself. You never know what life is going to throw at you but you just have to work through it and make the best out of it and come out on successful.
Lauren Larson
Jaime,
ReplyDeleteI also find your quote interesting. I do not think alot of people look at life in that light, honestly, I have not either. I usually hear religious people with that saying, but I never sat down to really ponder on that thought. Even now that it has caught my attention, I still do not know what my purpose might be. What if being a pharmacist is not what I am suppose to do? Even if that was the case, I guess I am giving back what I have been given. Looking at it, all of us who have decided to further our education and obtain a career will be giving back, but does that mean that was our purpose, or is our purpose just to simply give what we've been given.
Gail,
ReplyDeleteYou know, I think we will take your last post, and turn it into a bronze plaque, then place it in front of every high school! : ) That is a very important statement. The difference between being effective and being efficient. You know, it seems like there are more people doing things right, rather than stepping back, and looking at the big picture, doing the right thing especially when its not the right move for one's career. I have a mini-example of this situation that happened to me the other.
The job I am at now, I work with a guy who has two kids, and from time to time, he is taking care of family stuff while at work. Now, he always takes care of what needs to be done at work, and he does his job well. Yet, the other day, the director caught him in a lie about what he was doing. Now, the next day, the director tells me that she caught him idling his time with things other than work, with the hopes that I would spill my guts, and rat him out. However, this seemed like the situation where I had to make a choice between being efficient and telling the director what she wanted to hear, or being effective and letting the direcor handle any problems. Had I snitched, I probably would have been the "golden employee," but it just does'nt seem worth it. It seems that personal philosophy got in the way of career goals.
Ben,
ReplyDeleteThanks so much for the kudos! You all (and Ms. Spraker) make me feel so good! I do appreciate feeling that my words are even of interest to you all, let alone that you consider them inspiring.
But while I am on a roll, and since philosophies are so engrained in personal ethics, I would be remiss if I didn't remind you all of one of classic pieces of advice. It is from the Rotary Club International's 4 Way Test -- before speaking, ask yourself these four questions:
1) Is it the Truth
2) Is it Fair to all concerned
3) Will it build better relationships
4 Will it be beneficial to all concerned
(Herb Taylor, 1932)
And that's all I have to say about that! (Forrest Gump)
Gail Weinstein