I was at an elementary school earlier this week when I saw a teacher do an ice breaker with her students. She asked the class what they wanted to be when they grow up and you heard some of the most common professions: "cop", "doctor" and "teacher.""Adults are always asking kids what they want to be when they grow up because they're looking for ideas"- Paula Poundstone
One of the students then raised her hand and asked, "teacher, what do you want to be when you grow up?"
As adults, we like to believe we have everything figured out. You might be starting a new job, studying to get your degree or just raising your children thinking that this is the way things are supposed to be. However, when was the last time you thought of what you wanted to be when you grow up?
You might not be growing in height, but you're always growing as a person. Experiences help us grow. School and books still help us learn. We're still growing. It doesn't matter if you're 20 or 40. There is still time for you to be what you want to be as a grown up. The best part is that you don't have to only be one thing. You can be many things! You can be an office manager in the mornings, a dedicated mother in the afternoons, a dancer on Friday nights and a volunteer at your church on Sundays. You probably already are many things but the questions you should ask yourself is: Is this who I want to be? Is this what I want to do?
If you haven't yet answered the question 'what do you want to be when you grow up?' maybe its time to do some brainstorming. Better now than never. Here are a few questions to ponder:
- What do I like to do?
- What am I good at?
- What do I like to learn?
- What do I absolutely hate doing? (so that you understand what you don't want to be when you grow up)
- What is stopping me?
This exercise is a lot more meaningful when you actually write out your answers. After you answer these five questions, you must answer a final question:
Why am I stopping myself from being what I want to be when I grow up?
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