Planning for the Future

When brought up the subject about "What do you plan to do for your future?” Most people can tell that person off the top of their head what they plan to do. But, for others that question is not so easy to answer. For example, I have been asked that question multiple times especially in high school. Teachers mainly are the ones to ask this question, but also family, friends, classmates, teammates, and coaches ask this question too. See I used to be the person who could answer that question rather quickly and change the subject. I was so focused on going to the University of Texas at Austin, and studying in Architecture. While I studied Architecture I planned on playing football for the Longhorns also. However, I never set up goals on how to achieve that dream. As my senior year dawned on me, and football at UT was just an old thing of the past, I started planning realistic goals to achieve. Saying I'm going to focus more on school work rather than football, just to see where that will lead me. Now I still kept thinking about playing football just not at the Division 1 level. TLU was a great fit just because I could study at a University and play football. But, TLU doesn't have an Architecture program, now I'm here stuck trying to figure out what to study. So I started making goals, as of right now my goals are to focus on my studies for my freshman year and end with above a 3.5 GPA. At the same time I want to dive into other programs just to see what that field of study may look like. College has opened my eyes a lot, and even though I have no idea what my future holds, I still make goals for each week. Some of my goals for this week are reading for my Frex course, and getting an A in Algebra. Goals are still important to make, without them people wouldn't be able to shape their lives or the lives they want to lead. Goals are important in sports but they are also extremely important in life in general. They do not have to be impossible goals, some can be easy, and some can be a little challenging. Just make goals that are worth achieving and can be achieved.