for the adults

[naes420]

i am 17 ONLY, and want to pursue a career in medicine and become a doctor of internal medicine, i dont have any "positive" adult infulences in my life right now. be honest, as adults, how many of you have pursued dreams and failed...i just want to know, it sure as hell wont stop me from pursueing mine, but i always liek to know the statistics.

 

[Ridingthelightning]

I don't know anyone that truly pursued their dreams and didn't make it.
Go after it with complete and relentless pursuit and you'll make it. Especially in the medical field. The more effort you put into school the more it pays off. I'm technically premed and my brother is now a doctor, we both pursue whatever we want and more often than not we've gotten it.

 

[aldaris]

I don't know anyone that truly pursued their dreams and didn't make it.
Go after it with complete and relentless pursuit and you'll make it. Especially in the medical field. The more effort you put into school the more it pays off. I'm technically premed and my brother is now a doctor, we both pursue whatever we want and more often than not we've gotten it.

what about all the jocks who dreamed of making it to the pros? all the rockers who dreamed of playing in front of 50,000 screaming fans? many of those pursured their dreams with intense passion. most ended up with a life of broken dreams.

school is so that the elites can have mid-level management.

 

[RecoveringAFC]

I'm loving my life and living my dream job. I work in IT and wouldn't change for anything except to maybe teach IT. Personally I love computers.

At your age the two smartest things you can do is:
1. Get excellent grades. Med School is tough to get in to. Get good grades
2. Make sure you surround yourself with as many positive people as possible

If you're around a lot of partying junkie type friends. Loose them. You need to be around other positive college/university bound friends. They'll help keep you focused.

Find ways to get an early foothold in your career. Talk to Doctors, volunteer, talk to people, network, anything. People will start to notice you. After a time, opportunities will start to present themselves. Grab them and don't be afraid of change.

Follow those simple tips and in no time you'll have your goals.

Last but not least, never give up. If you can't attack something head on, attack it from the side. Chip away at it. Just never give up. Visualize success.

 

[RecoveringAFC]

Aldaris you said it:

dreamed

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If you really want something bad enough and work hard enough you will succeed. You may not become super rich or famous but you can make it if you really want to.