Unconventional Career Options

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Good morning, I’m here to talk about every child’s worst nightmare. The question of, “What do you want to be when you grow up? “ Who can forget the times when the only respected careers were in the fields of medicine,engineering and law ? The admiration and respect that a person could command with a Doctor, Engineer or a Lawyer tag is still sought after. However, times are changing and that too for the better. Unconventional careers are now becoming the choice of individuals today as such careers have much more flexibility, variability and freedom. People realise early on that their real calling lies in not following the the herd, but carving a niche career for themselves. Unconventional or offbeat careers are ones that do not conform to the general perception of the masses. Simply, they are out of the box careers such as fashion photographers, copywriters, wedding planners, radio jockeys, Dj’s and food reviewers. Most people do not opt for unconventional career choices, as they are refuted to be out of the norm or unorthodox , even “rebellious.” The sole reason they have become unconventional is due to the misconception of society or mainly our elders. You see, when they were growing up, they were not given or had the exposure to the vast possibilities to which we have today. Parents force their ideals and aspirations onto their children.What their kids desire is never taken into consideration. Hence, when we choose a path that is not parallel to theirs, that is to say the choice of an unconventional career, they panic and tell us otherwise, embedding in our minds that the such choices might be a blight to their future. But, what I would like to stress here is that, even though a job is not tried or has taken the test of time, allow us to give it a shot and don’t put down our choices. If we fail, yes, we hit rock bottom only to learn from it. On the

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