Career – Speech
The life goals of a person generally revolve around what we want to become. The occupation that we want to pursue becomes a part of our personal identity. A good morning to the teachers and students gathered here today. Careers form an important part of a person’s life. Since a very young age, we invest heavily, consciously or unconsciously, in building our careers.
A career is generally a journey that an individual makes through education and work and forms a major part of their life. In this sense, occupation is just a part of career and it is a larger idea encompassing the growth and development of the individual.
Careers have an important role to play in our lives. Beyond giving us the income to live, careers give us the direction and purpose in life. Work is worship and we derive our satisfaction from it. Therefore, making a wise career choice that enables us to derive happiness from it will make our lives more complete and meaningful. It helps us organise our perspective and position ourselves across ideological spectrums.
Career paths are often chosen very early in life, as young as 17 years of age. This is often done with the view of specialisation. The more we do something, the better we get at it. Also the more specialised we are, the more in-depth is our knowledge. However, this does not mean that careers are fixed for life. Many individuals have been successful in making drastic changes to their careers. But there are limitations to the extent to which we can change our careers.
As a takeaway from this speech, I would like to give emphasis to the fact that making proper career choices are important for students. A career should be able to materially provide us with sufficient income and should also personally give us satisfaction that gives purpose and meaning to life. We need to carefully evaluate the choices available to us and make one that suits us and makes us happy.
By Swetha (2019)