Taking Opportunities

Many unexpected twists happen on the roller coaster of life. A great majority of high school students will change their mind about what degree to peruse and what college to go to. The task of officially deciding is a challenging one. Surprisingly, ever since I can remember I've only had one college choice in mind. Never in my life have I considered going anywhere but that one college; that is until yesterday.

Yesterday I went to Trish, a voice coach, for the first time. I had been wanting to start voice lessons for a long time now. However I couldn't for months because of money problems (which are actually worse now but my family decided this is important). Anyways, I went and she told me I should go to Indiana University or Western University doing something with my voice. I secretly have considered going down that path but never thought I could. But if a professional is saying I could without me even asking first, maybe she is right and I should look into the different colleges. On the other hand, I haven't done everything I should over the past years of high school to pursue that option. Going to vocal Solo and Ensemble is important for doing anything with voice in college. Those scores show how talented and committed a person is about their voice. At least I have next year to prepare and finalize what career I want and what college I want attend.

Just when I think I have it all planned out I have nothing set. It is a smart choice for everyone to look into multiple colleges. I didn't sooner because I felt comfortable with the choice I had made. The environment is familiar, the people would probably be from around the area, and it is close to home. Maybe that is just the problem. Maybe Trish telling me to look into other colleges is a sign to get out of my comfort zone. I'm not afraid to dive into life, I just had never considered taking the jump before. Whether I go into a music field or not I will definitely look into more colleges. I also learned that music is a realistic option for me, therefore I will cultivate that talent because it is something that I love.

So the life lesson of the week is to take all the opportunities life hands us. I will continue voice lessons because it is not only something I love, but something that could help me with college auditions. I will practice sight singing more frequently and go to Solo and Ensemble next year for that same reason. Being where I am in high school I need to expand my dreams and step up to the plate to achieve them. As for everybody else, take a look at more than one college out of hundreds. Consider majors that seem hard to reach, and have the discipline to spend hours achieving that goal.

Whatever the personal goal is, investigate and take up opportunities to reach it. People can only go as far as they dream. So start dreaming, taking opportunities to further that dream, and eventually start living the dream.