Create What You Want


What do you want out of life? Isn’t that the million-dollar question?  I use to think that having a specific job, or a title with distinction use to mean something. That it would put you on the top of a pedestal, and you would be glorified for what you are. I later realized, through a little bit of humility and failure, the title doesn’t mean that much. The performance and the integrity of the job is more than a title.

Along with the integrity of the job, maybe we are constantly wondering where will we land. Where are we supposed to leave our mark? I went to college with many individuals who prided themselves on becoming something that would make them successful. I as well felt the same way. In education, there is always one teacher that changes the course of a student’s direction, and makes an impact. As the students grow older and later become teachers (for those who choose), they want to be just like that one teacher who embodied the characteristics of being the best teacher.

Needless to say, my peers and I all missed that mark in a 1,000 different ways. For years, I wanted to be like this teacher that I had in high school. I thought that emulating this teacher would bring me recognition and be loved a school community. Of course the changing medium pulled others and me in a different direction. I, and my peers, had to create an environment that shows our charisma, and how to captivate students.


Your perception of how you want to be will not be the same at 23, 33, or 43. We are constantly changing our course, and that’s okay. Your previous perception on how you were can be a profound reinvention. It’s not easy, but if you concentrate on what you want and know that you’re worth something your work will speak for itself.

I never wanted to be a teacher. But that was a talent that I discovered, and was able to be taught by some profound individuals in high school and in college. Understanding our own talents creates something inside of us for being unique. 

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