In order to succeed, your desire for success should be greater than your fear of failure. Bill Cosby

Once upon a time there lived a sad but beautiful girl she was always doing laundry, cooking and cleaning. Then one day her fairy god mother came, rescued her and gave her a beautiful dress which she wore to the ball where she met her prince charming. They fell in love and lived happily ever after. Now growing up we were always told stories similar to this about Cinderella and other princesses who struggle all through life but end up happily ever after however, unfortunately this is real life it isn’t a fairytale and not everyone ends up happily ever after. One of my biggest fears in not being happy in life, right now is a very crucial time in my life I am trying to decide a major which I want to continue to do for the rest of my life and how I do in college can potentially determine my future. I am very nervous I won’t make the right decision. Growing up I’ve had aspirations to be a zoologist, marine biologist, teacher, astronaut and nurse, my plans for the future have constantly been changing since I was young but I’m in college now and it is time to really decided where I want to go in life and what is going to make me happy.  I originally entered college with the hopes to be a nurse preferably in pediatrics however after being here for a semester I’ve started to question that. I’ve been working with children as a student intern at elementary schools, camp counselor and a special needs Para for a few years now and up until last year I wanted to be a teacher. Being away from the children has made me miss the feeling I get from working with them, I’ve started to realize that being with children and helping them grow as a person is part of what makes me happy. I’ve come to the conclusion that I’ve made the wrong decision in pursuing nursing instead of education. This has started to make me wonder what else I have made the wrong decision in. I am so afraid that I won’t be happy later on in life because of the decisions I’m making now. I see so many adults who are working in jobs they really don’t like and who are just going through the motions of life and aren’t making the most of it. When I’m older I want to be happy with myself and my life. I am afraid of being unhappy.