Beginning at a young age, I was always thinking about what I wanted to be when I grew up. Some of these careers included a professional athlete, a veterinarian, a book editor and - my personal favorite - a marine biologist (even though I’m scared of fish).  

Many things were influencing my future career choice as I grew up. I wanted to choose a career that my parents were proud of; I wanted to choose a career that was interesting; and of course, I wanted a career that would make me a lot of money.

Ultimately, I decided that I wanted to be a journalist, and I've never been happier with my choice. Recently I've fallen more and more in love with my career path and have seen all the great opportunities for journalism majors here at Ohio State. To me, journalism isn't a job. When I go out and cover various things for my classes, I find myself enjoying it and loving every second that I get to be Bree Williams, journalist.

In a society dominated by money, I was nervous about making enough money to live the glamorous life that I envisioned myself having. Now I realize it’s not about the money you make or the fame you gain, it’s about being passionate about what you do. Who cares if you’re not making six figures when you’re head over heels in love with your job?

Don’t pick a career choice solely on the amount of money you will make. Although it would be fun to be a millionaire, I would rather be happy with what I do for a living than hating every second of it. Who knows? You may be one of the lucky ones whose passion does make six figures. Do what you love and the money will follow.

Find what you’re good at and go out there and do it. Whether you dream of teaching kindergarten or becoming the president of the United States, don’t let anyone or anything hold you back. There’s no dream too big or too small, and it’s never too late to dream a new dream. Life’s too short to be stuck in some dead end job that you dread going to every day. As Marc Anthony said, “Do what you love and you’ll never work a day in your life.” 

Never working a day in your life is the dream, isn't it? To put it simply, decide what to be and go be it; it’s never too late to be awesome.