This Interesting Career Choice

I am taking a career counseling class...and like most people who are learning about counseling my main motivation is trying to figure out why I am so messed up and weird.

So I think I am coming to a divide in my career path. Do I try to do something where I am pretty well involved with students and student-athletes, like Director of Operations, Coach (HAHAHAHA that's an example of someone who does that..I could never be a coach because I don't understand any sport well enough to coach at a high level), Academic Counselor etc.

The other is to go into administration and hopefully become an Assistant Athletic Director, Athletic Director or Director of a Department within athletics. This appeals to me because it's the most realistic way for me to display my ambition and talents. I think I am too ambitious for some of the student-athlete related jobs.

But I must say nothing makes me happier than seeing student-athletes succeed on and off the field. Seeing our player succeed, and wanting them to succeed is what gets me up in the morning and makes me enjoy everything I do.

My ambition and maybe unfortunately my goal in life of owning a home on Lake Winnipesaukee...and also being able to support and raise a family, makes me worry that a path that focuses on student-athletes will lead me to not be able to achieve those life goals.

I want to be a great administrator, and want to succeed because if my department succeeds our student athletes would. I think this would let me show off my talents and brain. It would also pay better and help me reach my material goal of owning a Lake House. (Sad I know...but I want that) However, going this way would take me away from the student-athletes I care so much about.

I am leaning towards administration because realistically I am most qualified for it. I think I would enjoy it, though not quite as much as I would enjoy working more directly with the student-athletes.

We will see what happens. I know I'd be happy doing either thing, we will just have to see how it works out.

It may take a while for things to workout too. I just need to stay tough and keep moving forward. I can't ever feel sorry for myself.