johnnygu
Aug 5, 2015
Undergraduate / How you see your future - your goals and ambitions? Predicting can be difficult due to many factors. [3]
Predicting one's future can be difficult considering the many factors that can affect one's ambitions and decisions. Without exception, I admit that I had not put a lot of thought into the future until three years ago. If anyone asked how I would like see my future, I would give them a typical answer: to get a job that can provide me with stability and wealth. At the age of 17, I was given the opportunity to be a store manager for Thai Express, a restaurant that has been busy expanding with 256 locations in Canada. Although I was not earning a lot, with overtime pay and a promise for job promotion, I was quite satisfied as a high school student. However, after working at the restaurant for almost a year, I realized that it was not what I desired to do in the long run as it involved not only a big commitment, but also a passion. My answer about my future has then changed after being recruited as a sport coordinator.
This was the third time I gave the icepacks to the same soccer player. Grasping his ankle with agony but mostly with frustration, he repeatedly said to himself: "Why would I roll my ankle again?" However, this time, he finally stopped looking at me with the expectation for a technical answer. He was one of the many athletes who were injured and held the same expectation from me. As the only sport coordinator on the field, I felt discouraged and useless. Hence, I decided to enroll in the sport science (aka, kinesiology) major with the hope of knowing more about injury prevention. Unfortunately, there has been limitation of what I can practice as a kinesiologist. I am restricted from assessing and treating injuries. By coincidence, after working with physiotherapists for health screening through Special Olympics, not only was I inspired, but also admired about the depth of their medical knowledge. I am hoping to be one of them in near future, which becomes my long-term career goal ever since.
To study physiotherapy, I would like to attend Bond University. Upon graduation from the physiotherapy program, I can envision myself working at various settings locally and globally. By then, I believe I will acquire a set of skills and knowledge that enable me to provide health care services to individuals in need across the countries. Within the next ten years, I hope to be making a difference as a physiotherapist, even in a small way to someone, in a small town or community. I want people to know that they can depend on me, and I want to be where I am needed the most. Ultimately, I hope to start my own company in Canada, then Australia and China.
Predicting one's future can be difficult considering the many factors that can affect one's ambitions and decisions. Without exception, I admit that I had not put a lot of thought into the future until three years ago. If anyone asked how I would like see my future, I would give them a typical answer: to get a job that can provide me with stability and wealth. At the age of 17, I was given the opportunity to be a store manager for Thai Express, a restaurant that has been busy expanding with 256 locations in Canada. Although I was not earning a lot, with overtime pay and a promise for job promotion, I was quite satisfied as a high school student. However, after working at the restaurant for almost a year, I realized that it was not what I desired to do in the long run as it involved not only a big commitment, but also a passion. My answer about my future has then changed after being recruited as a sport coordinator.
This was the third time I gave the icepacks to the same soccer player. Grasping his ankle with agony but mostly with frustration, he repeatedly said to himself: "Why would I roll my ankle again?" However, this time, he finally stopped looking at me with the expectation for a technical answer. He was one of the many athletes who were injured and held the same expectation from me. As the only sport coordinator on the field, I felt discouraged and useless. Hence, I decided to enroll in the sport science (aka, kinesiology) major with the hope of knowing more about injury prevention. Unfortunately, there has been limitation of what I can practice as a kinesiologist. I am restricted from assessing and treating injuries. By coincidence, after working with physiotherapists for health screening through Special Olympics, not only was I inspired, but also admired about the depth of their medical knowledge. I am hoping to be one of them in near future, which becomes my long-term career goal ever since.
To study physiotherapy, I would like to attend Bond University. Upon graduation from the physiotherapy program, I can envision myself working at various settings locally and globally. By then, I believe I will acquire a set of skills and knowledge that enable me to provide health care services to individuals in need across the countries. Within the next ten years, I hope to be making a difference as a physiotherapist, even in a small way to someone, in a small town or community. I want people to know that they can depend on me, and I want to be where I am needed the most. Ultimately, I hope to start my own company in Canada, then Australia and China.