{"id":13,"date":"2025-05-22T12:26:28","date_gmt":"2025-05-22T10:26:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/web.gymnasedebussigny.ch\/mindful-psychologist\/?p=13"},"modified":"2025-06-03T09:01:02","modified_gmt":"2025-06-03T07:01:02","slug":"my-career-path","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/web.gymnasedebussigny.ch\/mindful-psychologist\/2025\/05\/22\/my-career-path\/","title":{"rendered":"My Career Path"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>When&nbsp;I&nbsp;started&nbsp;my&nbsp;second&nbsp;year&nbsp;of high&nbsp;school, the&nbsp;idea&nbsp;of&nbsp;choosing&nbsp;a&nbsp;career&nbsp;felt&nbsp;overwhelming. I&nbsp;had&nbsp;some&nbsp;ideas, but I&nbsp;wasn\u2019t&nbsp;sure. I&nbsp;was&nbsp;afraid&nbsp;of&nbsp;making&nbsp;the&nbsp;wrong&nbsp;choice&nbsp;or&nbsp;ending&nbsp;up in&nbsp;a&nbsp;job&nbsp;that&nbsp;didn\u2019t&nbsp;suit me. I&nbsp;didn\u2019t&nbsp;know how to explore&nbsp;my&nbsp;options or&nbsp;where&nbsp;to start.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>That\u2019s&nbsp;when&nbsp;we&nbsp;were&nbsp;asked&nbsp;to&nbsp;begin&nbsp;a&nbsp;career&nbsp;exploration&nbsp;project. First, I met&nbsp;with&nbsp;a&nbsp;career&nbsp;counselor. I&nbsp;had&nbsp;alreadyprepared&nbsp;several&nbsp;questions about&nbsp;my&nbsp;future,&nbsp;thinking&nbsp;it&nbsp;would&nbsp;be&nbsp;a quick discussion. But the&nbsp;meeting&nbsp;turned&nbsp;out to&nbsp;bemuch&nbsp;more&nbsp;useful&nbsp;than&nbsp;I&nbsp;expected. The&nbsp;counselor&nbsp;asked&nbsp;me new questions I&nbsp;hadn\u2019t&nbsp;thought&nbsp;about.&nbsp;She&nbsp;helped&nbsp;me&nbsp;understand&nbsp;the&nbsp;differences&nbsp;between&nbsp;similar&nbsp;study&nbsp;paths&nbsp;and&nbsp;pointed&nbsp;out options I&nbsp;hadn\u2019t&nbsp;considered. That&nbsp;meetingopened&nbsp;my&nbsp;mind.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Then, I&nbsp;participated&nbsp;in&nbsp;several&nbsp;professional&nbsp;conferences&nbsp;during&nbsp;the Horizon Forum. I&nbsp;listened&nbsp;to experts&nbsp;from&nbsp;differentfields&nbsp;finance, marketing, international relations,&nbsp;journalism&nbsp;and&nbsp;tried&nbsp;to imagine&nbsp;myself&nbsp;in&nbsp;each&nbsp;profession.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>I&nbsp;realized&nbsp;that&nbsp;marketing&nbsp;was&nbsp;too&nbsp;focused&nbsp;on&nbsp;creativity&nbsp;for me.&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Journalism&nbsp;seemed&nbsp;interesting, but&nbsp;I\u2019m&nbsp;not&nbsp;comfortable&nbsp;with&nbsp;writing&nbsp;and&nbsp;being&nbsp;in the spotlight.&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>International relations&nbsp;caught&nbsp;my&nbsp;attention&nbsp;because&nbsp;of&nbsp;its&nbsp;openness&nbsp;and&nbsp;accessibility.&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>But the one&nbsp;that&nbsp;really&nbsp;stood&nbsp;out to me&nbsp;was&nbsp;finance and&nbsp;accounting.&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Why&nbsp;?&nbsp;Because&nbsp;it&nbsp;made&nbsp;sense. It&nbsp;was&nbsp;logical,&nbsp;structured, and&nbsp;focused&nbsp;on&nbsp;analysis&nbsp;and&nbsp;decision-making&nbsp;areas I&nbsp;enjoy.&nbsp;I\u2019ve&nbsp;always&nbsp;liked&nbsp;numbers&nbsp;and planning&nbsp;things&nbsp;out. I&nbsp;started&nbsp;to&nbsp;see&nbsp;myself&nbsp;in&nbsp;that&nbsp;field. I&nbsp;learned&nbsp;about the types of&nbsp;degrees&nbsp;I&nbsp;would&nbsp;need, the&nbsp;schools&nbsp;I&nbsp;could&nbsp;go to, and&nbsp;what&nbsp;kind&nbsp;of jobs I&nbsp;could&nbsp;expect&nbsp;after&nbsp;graduation.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This&nbsp;project&nbsp;gave me&nbsp;something&nbsp;I&nbsp;didn\u2019t&nbsp;expect&nbsp;:&nbsp;confidence. I&nbsp;now&nbsp;have a&nbsp;much&nbsp;clearer&nbsp;vision of&nbsp;my&nbsp;future, and I know&nbsp;that&nbsp;my&nbsp;goal&nbsp;studying&nbsp;business and&nbsp;accounting&nbsp;is&nbsp;both&nbsp;realistic&nbsp;and&nbsp;motivating. It&nbsp;may&nbsp;still&nbsp;evolve&nbsp;over time, but for&nbsp;now, I&nbsp;feel&nbsp;grounded&nbsp;in&nbsp;a&nbsp;direction&nbsp;that&nbsp;fits&nbsp;who&nbsp;I&nbsp;am.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"683\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/web.gymnasedebussigny.ch\/mindful-psychologist\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/97\/2025\/05\/IMG_0300-683x1024.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-30\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.gymnasedebussigny.ch\/mindful-psychologist\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/97\/2025\/05\/IMG_0300-683x1024.jpeg 683w, https:\/\/web.gymnasedebussigny.ch\/mindful-psychologist\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/97\/2025\/05\/IMG_0300-200x300.jpeg 200w, https:\/\/web.gymnasedebussigny.ch\/mindful-psychologist\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/97\/2025\/05\/IMG_0300-768x1152.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/web.gymnasedebussigny.ch\/mindful-psychologist\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/97\/2025\/05\/IMG_0300-1024x1536.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/web.gymnasedebussigny.ch\/mindful-psychologist\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/97\/2025\/05\/IMG_0300.jpeg 1168w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 683px) 100vw, 683px\" \/><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>When&nbsp;I&nbsp;started&nbsp;my&nbsp;second&nbsp;year&nbsp;of high&nbsp;school, the&nbsp;idea&nbsp;of&nbsp;choosing&nbsp;a&nbsp;career&nbsp;felt&nbsp;overwhelming. I&nbsp;had&nbsp;some&nbsp;ideas, but I&nbsp;wasn\u2019t&nbsp;sure. I&nbsp;was&nbsp;afraid&nbsp;of&nbsp;making&nbsp;the&nbsp;wrong&nbsp;choice&nbsp;or&nbsp;ending&nbsp;up in&nbsp;a&nbsp;job&nbsp;that&nbsp;didn\u2019t&nbsp;suit me. I&nbsp;didn\u2019t&nbsp;know how to explore&nbsp;my&nbsp;options or&nbsp;where&nbsp;to start.&nbsp; That\u2019s&nbsp;when&nbsp;we&nbsp;were&nbsp;asked&nbsp;to&nbsp;begin&nbsp;a&nbsp;career&nbsp;exploration&nbsp;project. First, I met&nbsp;with&nbsp;a&nbsp;career&nbsp;counselor. I&nbsp;had&nbsp;alreadyprepared&nbsp;several&nbsp;questions about&nbsp;my&nbsp;future,&nbsp;thinking&nbsp;it&nbsp;would&nbsp;be&nbsp;a quick discussion. But the&nbsp;meeting&nbsp;turned&nbsp;out to&nbsp;bemuch&nbsp;more&nbsp;useful&nbsp;than&nbsp;I&nbsp;expected. The&nbsp;counselor&nbsp;asked&nbsp;me new questions I&nbsp;hadn\u2019t&nbsp;thought&nbsp;about.&nbsp;She&nbsp;helped&nbsp;me&nbsp;understand&nbsp;the&nbsp;differences&nbsp;between&nbsp;similar&nbsp;study&nbsp;paths&nbsp;and&nbsp;pointed&nbsp;out options I&nbsp;hadn\u2019t&nbsp;considered. That&nbsp;meetingopened&nbsp;my&nbsp;mind.&nbsp; Then, I&nbsp;participated&nbsp;in&nbsp;several&nbsp;professional&nbsp;conferences&nbsp;during&nbsp;the Horizon Forum. I&nbsp;listened&nbsp;to experts&nbsp;from&nbsp;differentfields&nbsp;finance, marketing, international relations,&nbsp;journalism&nbsp;and&nbsp;tried&nbsp;to imagine&nbsp;myself&nbsp;in&nbsp;each&nbsp;profession.&nbsp; Why&nbsp;?&nbsp;Because&nbsp;it&nbsp;made&nbsp;sense. It&nbsp;was&nbsp;logical,&nbsp;structured, and&nbsp;focused&nbsp;on&nbsp;analysis&nbsp;and&nbsp;decision-making&nbsp;areas I&nbsp;enjoy.&nbsp;I\u2019ve&nbsp;always&nbsp;liked&nbsp;numbers&nbsp;and planning&nbsp;things&nbsp;out. I&nbsp;started&nbsp;to&nbsp;see&nbsp;myself&nbsp;in&nbsp;that&nbsp;field. 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