Career Choice Help?

My family is constantly expecting me to end up being a successful doctor/dentist/someone who makes a lotttt of money. I tell them that I want to be a doctor, but I really want to look into fashion %26amp; designing...I know that if I tell them this, they will be disappointed, especially since my older sister is majoring in biology in college and is pursuing her career of becoming a general surgeon. What should I do? Should I agree with my parents and become a doctor, or should I tell them what I want to be? I don't want them to completely give up on me or anything...

Career Choice Help?
Ultimately, you are the one who will have to live with your choice, not your parents. They may be upset at first, but eventually they will understand. However keep this in mind, Fashion %26amp; Designing is sort of a hit or miss feild.. either youre making big bucks or stuck in the home decor department of Walmart. Either way, do what makes you happy.
Reply:If your parents want ou to be either a doctor/dentist/someone who makes a lotttt of money, and you want to be a fashion designer.





Would you rather do a job you don't want to do and have your parents proud of you or be happy with your job and enjoy it and have your parents a little mad at you.





You should personally do what you want to do, it is your life, not theirs and your in charge of your destiny.





Who knows, you could become a very successful fashion desginer.





I hope this helps!





Cheers!
Reply:you really need to end up doing something that makes you happy because you will be spending all your time doing it. Tell them in a calm clear discussion how you feel, have reasons to support your decision and have a mature discussion with them, this will usually work. If you ended up marrying a doctor you would still have a lot of money and there are opportunities to earn lots of money in fashion and design if you work hard. good luck!
Reply:Career choice depends entirely on you.


It is you who going to take a job not them.





It nice to listen to be advise on what choices but the last thing its up


to you to make choices and decisions.





They wont give up on you, a family member will always give support


Sit with them, explain your feelings and your choice and they will understand.





Money is not everything, what u like to do will give happiness.


Eg: I am a computer technician now, i am a gal, i used to have interest in computers when i joined secondary school and thats what i chose as my career and studied in computer college, I am happy with my career. Its 7 years now in this profession.


Choose what will make you happy
Reply:Its your life, do what makes you happy (I know that sounds cliche) but its true.


Chase your dreams, not someone else's. You don't want to go through life thinking, what if? I'm sure you don't do everything they want you to do right? So live your life and enjoy it. They will either understand at some point or they won't, lets see what kind of parents they are (I mean no disrespect there).


If you don't have your own dreams then you don't really have your own life.





Good Luck on whatever you choose.
Reply:Everybody will tell you to do 'what makes you happy'. But I would say to - think about why you want to get in to fashion and designing?..Dont confuse passion with talent - if you are passionate about something thats great, but to do it as a career needs talent (especially in a field as fashion etc)...


If you absolutely hate Medicine then thats a different question - then you absolutely cannot think of doing it as a career as you will be very unhappy. But if you are having a hard time deciding between fashion and Medicine - think about all the pro's and cons' and think about your own personality, what kind of life you want to lead.


Sometimes children tend to like to do what their parents dont want them to do - this in turn confuses them and they tend to move towards other ideas.


Dont just do it to make your parents happy or unhappy - and you seem like a person who cares about what your parents think of you, and thats a great quality.


I have moved from one course to another trying to find my path, and now I think I've finally found it - this is what my parents wanted me to do all along!..but I had to learn the hard way!...Parents are not always rigth but they are not always wrong either!...


Remember real hapiness is not just your own but to see that others around you happy aswell. Im dont mean that you have to do what makes your parents happy - but really think about every possible angle and then decide what you want to do. Take a peice of paper and write down all the Pro's and Con's.


I wish you all the best in whatever path you choose!. Good Luck