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TODAY’S CHILD


           A LETTER TO HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS


                                                   By Michelle L. Raymond


                     Why do adults ask kids what they want to do when they grow up? To get ideas!




                hat you choose in terms of   Instead  of  stressing  about  having  a  10-  partial knowledge – knowledge of self,
                your  school  subjects,  the   year plan, or having no plan, shift your   that  is.  Do  you  (as  a  16  or  18-year-
        Wuniversity or college you           thinking  towards  something  that  can   old) know who you are, or where your
        will  attend,  and  your  career  will  not   serve you better now and in the future.  strengths  lie  and  how  to  use  them  to
        define  the  rest  of  your  life.  And  if  you                          your  advantage?  Do  you  know  your
        think  it  does,  then  perhaps  you  need   Here are four things to consider as you   areas  of  development  and  your  gifts?
        some guidance because who you are as   move into the next season of your life.  Are you aware of the opportunities that
        a  person,  how  you  choose  to  respond                                 lie before you?
        to  situations  in  life,  and  how  you  treat   KNOW THYSELF
        others is far more important than any job   The  pressure  and  requirements  for   Many  adults  are  unaware  of  these
        title or profession.                 choosing a career path during your high   things, yet, some are running companies
                                             school years are enormous and – quite   whose  staff  are  at  the  mercy  of  their
        I can count on one hand the number of   frankly – absurd. Unless you have been   blind spots.
        people  I  know  that  after  school  knew   mentored  and  groomed  for  the  road
        what  they  wanted  to  do  and  are  still   ahead,  choices  are  often  made  from   Self-awareness  is  the  secret  ingredient
        doing it – and are happy.            limited exposure to the world and only   to knowing what your purpose is.





















































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