The Impact of our Choices on Creating a Successful Career

Life is about choices. Choices which make in lives arise out on how someone perceives reality and what possibilities someone can fathom as being true. Everyone is free to choose their path in life. In modern days, there are lots of real-life examples who are brave enough to step out from their comfort zone and be able to adapt to an entirely new environment to them. Everyone should have their own talents, if he does not have one, it is only because he does not discover that and how to fully utilize it, or maybe he has to explore more on himself. According to the research done by the New York Times, there are 80 percent of the freshmen who have declared a major at Penn State are uncertain about their major. Some of them even have changed their minds and decide to change their major after they have declared, not only once. This is a typical example of the one who does not know their talents and unfortunately choose the wrong path in life. However, life should not be controlled by the past; exploration should not be stopped by the growing ages. Everyone should have an active role in the choice of life, exploratory ones are always urged to try more and experience more.

Life is changing. Change can help to improve oneself by enriching ones’ life experience. The only way of growth is through change. The one who accepts the opportunity to change should make himself a better person. Even the former president of US, Barack Obama once says, “Change will not come if we wait for some other person or some other time. We are the ones we’ve been waiting for. We are the change that we seek.” Be fearless, never be afraid to change is one of the ways which leads to success in life as well. The following examples are the one who is considered as successful after they have taken a step out of their comfort zone and changed their careers even after 30 years old. The first one is Ray Kroc, he spent his career as a milkshake-device salesman before buying McDonald's at age 52 in 1954. He then grew it into the world's biggest fast-food franchise and it becomes one of the most popular fast-food restaurants nowadays. The second one is Jeff Bezos, who had a lucrative career in computer science on Wall Street and took on top roles at various financial firms before transitioning to the world of e-commerce and launching Amazon at 31.

In fact, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, the average American changes their jobs about 15 times between the ages of 18 and 46. Some of the most successful people in the country were used to drive by circumstances and conditioning, they did not start out on a career path anywhere close to that which eventually made them happy, rich or both, but later on, they made changes and choices in response to that and shaped their own destiny. Choice is the most powerful tool that ones have in hand, everything boils down to choice. Having existed in the field of infinite possibilities of life, every choice making shuts an infinite number of doors and at the same time, opens an infinite number of doors. It is just the matter of bravery to walk out this step, no one is alone, and there is always somebody who wants to make changes. New life is always made by a new choice.

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