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Kritika
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I am a class 11 arts student. I have Psychology, Entrepreneurship, Fine Arts, English and Geography. What are the best paying career options for me?
I am a class 11 humanities student. I have Psychology, Entrepreneurship, Fine Arts, English and Geography as my subjects. What are the best paying career options for me? #psychology #entrepreneurship #english #geography #cbse
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Sean Tunell
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I just googled top-paying careers here in the USA, and it looks like most of them are in the medical profession. If you think that you'll be happiest in life by maximizing your income, and if you think you could succeed at medicine, then start volunteering at the hospital, or get a small medical degree from a local college, and then get a job at the hospital, or a clinic. Then, live cheaply, save your money, and investigate future opportunities, like moving to a richer neighborhood or country, going to college, or starting a business.
Generally, I recommend trying to blend making money, doing something you think you will succeed at (not necessarily something you're passionate about... that will come later), and learning about the world.
1. When you are making money, you are opening up options for your future. If you are smart with your money, you can open up FAR MORE options (more on that in the third item). These options might include moving to another place with more opportunities, going to college, starting a business or project, or starting a family and enjoying hobbies. You need to establish some stability so that you can face lots of different challenges and grow from them all at once, and making money will help you greatly with that.
2. Doing something you can succeed at is about developing character and discovering who you are. All jobs have unpleasant parts about them, whether they are grouchy co-workers, stupid bosses/business rules, or sucky work. You will be tempted to run away by quitting, showing up late, complaining, or doing bad work. If you give into these temptations, you will jeopardize not only your job, but your stability and your future opportunities. If you can tough it out until the next opportunity comes around, you will be smarter about avoiding annoyances you really can't live with, and you'll have built up your work ethic in many ways, bringing quicker recognition and promotions.
3. Learning about the world is important, because what you don't know WILL hurt you. A career isn't your goal. A purposeful, fulfilling life, is. Frequently, a good career is an important part of a purposeful, fulfilling life, but it isn't necessarily the heart of it. Personally, I've pursued investing so that I can retire early and then live my life without a career. Some people go homeless, become monks, live off the land, etc. Even if you know exactly what you need in life to be fulfilled, you will likely be surprised that you need to understand how the world works in order to get it. I thought getting a university degree in electrical engineering would allow me to be a rich independent circuit design contractor living in a cabin in a remote, beautiful, mountain countryside. I discovered that college degrees prepare you to be an employee, and I endured an engineering job I hated for 3 years before I quit the profession. In the process, I also discovered my idea of the ideal life changed. Don't just study how the world works for your career's sake, but for all areas of life. Study how money works, and do your own investing, so that you can open up more opportunities. Study how good relationships work, so that you can make and keep good and intimate friendships, and be a leader. Study how society and government and the environment work, so you can make the world a better place for everyone.
With all of this in mind, I hope you can see that the classes you're taking right now probably aren't an important factor in planning your future career. It's more about getting all of the best experiences you can. Good luck!
Consider whether you'll be happiest with minimum work (i.e. living off the land), maximum income (i.e. becoming an anesthesiologist), or maximum purpose (i.e. running a homeless shelter).
Research which paths lead to that outcome, and pick one that you think you can be pretty successful at, then get started start doing something in that path right away (small projects, volunteering or a small job, take a class, interview someone who is experienced in that area)
Expand your opportunities by being smart with your money, making friends with the people in this career path, making your life stable, and developing your work ethic.
Expand your understanding about the world by reading books, taking on frightening projects, and exposing yourself to people from very different walks of life
Generally, I recommend trying to blend making money, doing something you think you will succeed at (not necessarily something you're passionate about... that will come later), and learning about the world.
1. When you are making money, you are opening up options for your future. If you are smart with your money, you can open up FAR MORE options (more on that in the third item). These options might include moving to another place with more opportunities, going to college, starting a business or project, or starting a family and enjoying hobbies. You need to establish some stability so that you can face lots of different challenges and grow from them all at once, and making money will help you greatly with that.
2. Doing something you can succeed at is about developing character and discovering who you are. All jobs have unpleasant parts about them, whether they are grouchy co-workers, stupid bosses/business rules, or sucky work. You will be tempted to run away by quitting, showing up late, complaining, or doing bad work. If you give into these temptations, you will jeopardize not only your job, but your stability and your future opportunities. If you can tough it out until the next opportunity comes around, you will be smarter about avoiding annoyances you really can't live with, and you'll have built up your work ethic in many ways, bringing quicker recognition and promotions.
3. Learning about the world is important, because what you don't know WILL hurt you. A career isn't your goal. A purposeful, fulfilling life, is. Frequently, a good career is an important part of a purposeful, fulfilling life, but it isn't necessarily the heart of it. Personally, I've pursued investing so that I can retire early and then live my life without a career. Some people go homeless, become monks, live off the land, etc. Even if you know exactly what you need in life to be fulfilled, you will likely be surprised that you need to understand how the world works in order to get it. I thought getting a university degree in electrical engineering would allow me to be a rich independent circuit design contractor living in a cabin in a remote, beautiful, mountain countryside. I discovered that college degrees prepare you to be an employee, and I endured an engineering job I hated for 3 years before I quit the profession. In the process, I also discovered my idea of the ideal life changed. Don't just study how the world works for your career's sake, but for all areas of life. Study how money works, and do your own investing, so that you can open up more opportunities. Study how good relationships work, so that you can make and keep good and intimate friendships, and be a leader. Study how society and government and the environment work, so you can make the world a better place for everyone.
With all of this in mind, I hope you can see that the classes you're taking right now probably aren't an important factor in planning your future career. It's more about getting all of the best experiences you can. Good luck!
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Felicia G Meadows
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Hi Kritika! My first question is what careers are you interested in?
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