What would you like to be
One of the decisions that can have the most impact on a person's life is that of choose the professional future, hence the concern of parents to be present in this great step of their children. The labor market is more competitive than before because each new generation is more prepared than the previous one.
The keys to success are many, but facing the professional future, it is important to consider two aspects: to be free to decide and choose the best option.
Freedom to decide: parents and the decisions of the children
Vocational training is something important and complicated. People prepare themselves in a specific field to dedicate themselves to the rest of their lives, for that reason It is very important to choose well and freely according to the tastes and preferences.
The factors that can influence the decision of the children about their professional future appear very early, for example choose extracurricular activities. Parents can point their children either according to their tastes or according to what they think will be better for them.
In many occasions, it is this second aspect that prevails the most, and Children are engaged in an extracurricular activity that they really do not like. There are times when children do not ask to sign up for any task and their parents point them out. Other times they dedicate themselves to something that is a frustrated dream for their parents, so that they have the responsibility to continue with this activity for fear of disappointing them.
Situations like these can be decisive when choosing the professional future, It is therefore necessary that the child freely choose what he wants to spend his time in the afternoon, or that parents are aware of whether this activity really likes it or not. This must be so since when it comes time to choose who they want to study, they will take into account other aspects before their tastes or preferences, which, after all, is the most important thing.
Choose when you are older: choose the best option
Children grow up, finish school, high school, selectivity and it's time to choose a university career. Many choose it based on what they are good at. There are students who opt more for numbers and science, others are more for letters and books. Another criterion to choose are the professional opportunities or the prestige of the university. And others choose directly choose what they like.
It is very common for parents to try to convince their children of what in their eyes is the most convenient. This is normal, because parents worry and want the best for them. It is not entirely wrong for parents to help them decide about their future, but we must first take into account their preferences and tastes.
This is undoubtedly the best criterion to choose. It is proven that the key to success depends on the person who likes what he does, because when he is like that, he enjoys it and transmits it, he does things with enthusiasm and motivation and it is these aspects that turn a work activity into a successful one.
Ana Vázquez Recio
