When it comes to a life motto, mine's pretty simple: do what you love. This is obviously taken from the Bob Marley "do what you love, love what you do" quote that's relatively popular among college students. But what's interesting is that I've been implementing this motto into my day-to-day life before I knew who Bob Marley was.
My parents have always told me that no matter what I ended up doing with my life, I absolutely had to do something that made me happy, regardless of what anyone else thought. Granted, there's been nudging into certain academic directions and I've always been pretty self-motivated.
But taking the "do what you love" approach to life has really helped me out when making life decisions, especially in college. I enrolled as a journalism major — which hasn't changed — but my post-
graduation plans have. I used to picture myself as a news anchor or newspaper reporter, ignoring the fact that, while I appreciate hard-hitting journalism, my real passion was the more editorial writing found in magazines. Plus, if you know anything about me, you know I'm more inclined to talk fashion trends than political agendas. I decided junior year that magazines and publishing were where my real interests lie, and I haven't looked back since. I might not have the exact post-grad plan I always assumed I'd have with TV or newspaper, but, staying true to my motto, I'm doing what I love.
I think college students sometimes feel "stuck" within a major and, ultimately, a career path. But it's interesting that some graduates choose to forgo the typical corporate job route. Instead "do what they love" and work alternative jobs, such as the Peace Corps or Teach for America. For more on students' experiences with finding solace in alternative careers, read Christine's story on page eight.
With finals next week, remember that acing your biology test or Spanish paper isn't worth the stress. That is, unless studying is "doing what you love."
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