My greatest interests often change by the second, where I am, who I am with. For example, a list of things that I have been passionate about this week, and it is only halfway through:
- Alpha Gamma Delta
- Mentoring on financial literacy to middle school aged girls
- Setting career goals
- Guiding others to achieve success
- Spreading engineering networks geographically
- Economic development for Worcester, Massachusetts
I want to be a civil engineer. A multi-state licensed, project managing, Professional Civil Engineer with a stamp. It’s a career I’ve pursued since a science fair project in fifth grade. In the grand scheme of things, I do very much want to shape American infrastructure, to move the nation and move the world. Sometimes it just isn’t what I want to do the most. What happens to all of my other passions?
My dream position (or combination of responsibilities and positions, perhaps, both professional and volunteer/external?) is one where I can combine:
- Civil Engineering
- Business management aspects
- Education, particularly in science, math, and civics
- Policy
Maybe someday I can start my own business. Maybe I’ll run a department or division. Maybe I’ll end up quitting engineering and teach. Maybe I’ll run for public office. Maybe I’ll head a national organization. For right now, though I'm content where I am, I know for sure I’ve got to figure out the best way to combine everything.
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