What Career Path Would You Suggest Given My Following Qualities?
I am around the age of when I should be deciding what career path I want to take. I know a lot about myself and what I want out of a career, but every specific job I think of seems to have pretty big draw backs.
I know:
-I love children and work well with them
-I have good writing abilities
-I need to work with people
-I want to work with people on a one-on-one basis because being with crowds of people all day wears me out
-I have a very tender heart, and feel others’ struggles deeply
-I am a very deep thinker, and love to reflect and process
Careers I’ve thought of:
-teaching (too repetitious, too many people)
-counseling/psychology (hard not to become too burdened with other people’s problems)
-elementary school counselor
-speech therapist
Any other ideas of careers that would be a way for me to meaningfully impact people’s lives?
I think the school counselor would be a wonderful job for you. Children, writing, one-on-one. No problems to become burdened with, but your heart can help you solve what needs to be solved. Thinking deeply and thoughtfully is always a valued quality when teaching children about something…it would be just perfect.
Try being a social worker and working with children in the foster care system.