[dhillman]

well, i'm just wondering b/c i've had these kind of thoughts ever since i was a senior in highschool... does any of you ever fear to be a failure in the future? or maybe fear that you might not earn enough for you or/and your family in the future? fear that you might be earning less than you'd expected? fear that your chosen major or college won't get you to where you want to be?

recently, these kind of thoughts have been haunting me even more frequently... does any of you have any suggestion, pieces of advices, etc about this? maybe share your experience...

[iya.donghae]

I'm scared of not getting a job. I'm a lazy bum...and my future career is in the field of advertising. A very competitive field.

Yeah. Scared of not making it, bla bla...mainly coz I'm a moody person. I don't draw when I don't want to, but in my future career[and my college course], I have to inspire myself. Or force inspiration. Yeah.

-__-;;

[hun_wun_gal]

yes, i've always had that fear ._.

My goal was always to be able to graduate with a decent class degree but what about after? i have no idea. Never planned for anything after, i always thought i was hard working in my studies but now i see all this competition i just feel totally out of my depth and i basically crapping myself about what i'm suppose to do after a graduate (it's my final year O.o). Always loved the idea being able to travel etc after i graduate but realistically i have no idea what i would like to work as in the next 40 years.

But i guess if worst comes to the worst i can always work in KH

[one11.joh]

maybe your more anxious more than afraid?
no big problem! everybody get anxious/afraid at some point

[jeahh]

totally feel what you're thinking right now. I have about 1 more year before I graduate and i'm going into a profession I know I don't even aspire to be in anymore. I think we're all just afraid of the responsibilities and new goals we have to set for ourselves as we progress thru another stage of our lives

[itrayya]

you only have fear of failure if you know that you'll fail.
right?

like.... me, i dont have any fears of not finishing college.
my mind is set to finishing.
of course there will be obstacles, but... im more determined than that.
i have no fear of finding a good job.
i have no fear of pursuing my happiness in life.
i deserve that much.

you are scared because you understand failure is bad,
now you have to understand that failure can only happen if you dont try your best.
even then, your best is enough if it is sincere.

im almost done with college.
of course i think of the future, but i am to only think of happy things.
the bad happens sometimes, but the good will overcome,
that's only if i let the good overcome. get it?

you'll be fine.
just keep your head straight, and look both ways, good and bad.
good luck.

[akenon]

Wow I thought I was the only one!
I'm a senior in high school and I'm already nervous about getting into grad school .__.
And then after that I'm worried about not getting hired
And not being able to pay off debts
And all that type of stuff

But I guess the best thing to do is focus on what you're doing now
And make sure that you put a lot of effort into what you can do
Instead of worrying a lot about what might or might not happen..

[dhillman]

i agree with those who said "just do your best and you won't fail." you know what makes me feel worse though? everytime i see something on the internet or someone says things like," oh really? you're going to study (major)? the competition is really tough out there... you gotta be really creative, bla bla bla..."

really puts me down...

[ChunJin]

That's the sad part to life--if you blink someone will take your spot. There is always someone out there wanting to take your spot. It's really in your hands.

What is your definition for failure in life?

I'd say get internships--your chances of getting a good and secure job go up. If you diversify yourself more your chances go up significantly as well. Earning less than you expect is common. Don't get caught up with just doing your major; hobbies can turn into a second job easily. Most undergraduates end up making roughly the same which is ~50-60,000 a year. Graduate it goes up from there depending on Masters and Doctorates.

My friend got his Masters in Electrical Engineering. However, he does work for Intel but also he made his own company to do wedding photographs.

Life works on an exponential graph rather than a linear graph. The farther you think down the road the more error/uncertainty there will be.

[akenon]

Yeah that's a hard part! But I think it's better to say the truth about it being competitive. Because if you go in thinking you'll get a job right away you're going to be disappointed :/ What's your major going to be?

['Noche.]

I'm not really afraid of not making enough money, but I worry about whether or not my major is right for me, and I worry about whether I would be miserable at my future job (which I can't even imagine what type of job it would be right now). I don't know what kind of career I want to go into.

50,000 to 60,000/year income? Where do you live, AngeloDS? Here, it's lower.. at about 35k-50k, fresh out of university. Of course, you'll probably be supporting only yourself, so 35k-50k isn't bad at all.

Well, I just look at my cousin. 30-something, and he's just found a secure job. He's been job-jumping and going back to grad school and stuff all this time. He seems pretty content though, so I guess you just gotta take life one step at a time, eh?

[DKYang]

I think about that once in awhile, but not deeply.

I'll get worried about it when the time comes, but right now isn't the time for me. For all I know, I could have a job before I finish school and etc.

[baoi]

haha... Nah.

I know soo many people who have degrees and such in like Chemical Engineering and their job is like TOTALLY DIFFERENT from what their degree is..

Basically, it's whatever makes you the money at that particular time is the job you'll take .. if you are in luck and get the job of your dream, then MAN, you're lucky!!

Anyways, I dont' mind if i get an awesome degree and take an alright job.. i'll just keep searching for that perfect job..

[Lothringen]

I'm afraid of the future
What if I don't earn money for a living?
What if I don't enjoy what I'm doing?

So many what ifs X_x;;;

Yeah @___@;;;
I'm scared of the life outside education T_T