JoAnne Norman

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When it comes to deciding what you'd like to do ask yourself this... am I willing to do the work. Don't look at the end goal achieved by those who you do consider a role model, they had to put in the work to get there. Here is an extreme example. As a teen, I thought being a musician who wrote and performed her own songs was the coolest thing someone could do. Being famous...wow bonus! But was I going to put in the work it takes to make that a full time career, just listening to the stories of artists and their struggles was cringing to me. But was I willing to commit 6 years of intense study and work terms to become an engineer? Absolutely, that felt right to me. And I still write and perform for fun with my family in my life outside of work. It is great. Lastly, participate in sampling. If you are unsure of what you like to do, try studying 1 career over the course of a month, choose another the following and reflect on it. If you're lucky you might even have the opportunity to shadow or volunteer at a place to get a taste of what a career you are considering is like. For me, I was a waitress in high school, I decided that as much as I loved the environment, I hated working weekends and varying work schedules, and I am very routine-driven. Having that temporary job over the summer, taught me that:)