I am nervously excited for 2017 and everything that comes along with it. I have been pacing back and forth about a career change and I have decided to move forward. It's not that, I don't value what I already have. But rather, I want more. I want to give more to the world just because I can. I have been slacking off and I know it's unhealthy. And even if I have a good high paying job right now, I wouldn't feel satisfied enough to stay still and keep it.
I have this relentless desire to do work that is worthwhile. I mean, the usual commercial jobs that have employees work for profit doesn't fascinate me that much. I mean yes, I am interested in stock trading, entreprenuership, increasing wealth and what not, but there is a different and deeper sense of fulfillment when you are able to help others, progressing and succeeding in alleviating themselves from poverty. When you see how people are suffering so much because of it, you want to do something! You want to just go out and do something. But how? Where do I start?
As an Economist, we were taught about demand and supply and how it drives the prices up and down. Trade-offs. Comparative Advantages. Macro and Micro Economics. Essentially, allocation of scarce resources, well resources are not actually scarce. It is in fact, abundant. However, it is just not accessible to most people especially the poor, and that is what makes it scarce.
When I think about earning for a living, or earning to live your dreams, it's not a selfish goal. Rather, when you help yourself, you help everyone around you because you are able to take care of your needs and perhaps be able to help out with other people's needs too. In this case, you are not dependent on others. This in turn, makes people who are independent contribute to the overall welfare of everyone else in their family, their country, and the economy as a whole. By being a responsible and productive citizen one becomes a contributor of progress. I long for sustainable development. It would be great for all to just help one another. I admire people who go out of their way to help others especially strangers. I want to be part of that progress. I mean, I need to be one of those people. With it, I will be most fulfilled.
So I listed just a few goals to keep in mind in the days to come. Just so I will be reminded of what needs to be done. :)
Goals:
- Career - L/A
- Learn a language - F/S
- Skill 1 ST
- SD
- Build1
Nervously Excited,
Vanz :)
