Ten Years after...

10 YEARS FROM NOW...

What will I be ten years from now? What do I want to be? What should I do in my life? What are my goals, my dreams and my ambitions in the future? These are just few questions that we frequently asked towards ourselves. In my nineteen years of existence here in this world, I seldom ask myself what is my real worth as a person, asking myself what was really my purpose. Now I ask myself, am I doing the right things in attaining these aspirations and dreams I have in life? Or as an IT student, am I worthy to be called as an IT professional someday. I’ve stayed at the University of Southeastern Philippines for almost four years now, and until now I’m still confuse of what will be the future me ten years from now. Honestly, until now I’m still on the stage of confusion. I’m sure all of us who were enrolled in Bachelor of Information Technology were having a hard time especially with the standard education our University is giving. That’s why; I’m still on the level of acquiring experiences and knowledge for me to be called as a worthy IT Professional someday. Let’s see, 2011 comes, the year of my graduation. All of us will be aspiring of getting the good job where we can apply all the knowledge we have gained in 5 years in college. From the emerging technology trends arrive, more opportunities have been also presented to us. Exposing us from the different skills and jobs regarding Information Technology World.

In a fast changing environment we have now, I can never tell what field am I going to adopt ten years from now. A lot of opportunities are being offered and presented in today’s generation, so with this I must say that ten years from now, I want to own an IT company that will cater and render services that will provide IT solutions. And also a company that will have an expertise with management consulting, technology services that would help clients leverage next generation networks to achieve high performance. Maybe that time, using our industry knowledge, service-offering expertise and technology capabilities, we can identify new business and technology trends and develop solutions to help clients around the world. This is really an unreachable dream to that an individual like me could have. But I can say if I would have the ability to plan my future well, I will probably reach my goals and will be successful IT Professional sooner or later. Every decision must come from a plan, a plan that will guide my way in attaining all my goals and aspirations in life. That would be the time strategic planning goes in my way.

As what our discussion in Management Information System last Monday, it is really important to plan the things that you will do every time you decide. Planning is really significant in everyone’s life because it give us a choice what to do and what not to do in the first place. Personally, I want to plan everything that I would be encountering throughout my journey to the end. It is never been easy facing all the trials and failure. That’s why I have learned that we should not plan to fail nor fail to plan. I also believe that having faith with one’s self could help me motivate on whatever output I could attain in the future. Since there is no permanent in this world, I can never avoid the changes that will come and go. So part of the plan is to be flexible on making decisions and steps within my plan. I will prepare myself in order to achieve triumph and to improve my performance in the end of the day. Also, establishing priorities is one of the things that I will never forget since I am aspiring in an industry that consists of the World’s best. The reality of our current generation market requires people to become more strategic and proactive in planning and managing their careers. It will never be easy but I think with these strategies I would like to follow, I can say that little by little, my dreams will come into reality.

Finish my degree

This is what am I dreaming of for my whole life now. Finishing my degree of Bachelor of Science in Information Technology especially here in the University of Southeastern Philippines. I guess this is very first key in order to reach out those dreams I have always in mind. This time it will not only runs through my mind but eventually be a reality. It is not that easy, but as what I have always heard, proper planning is one of the initial move I should do in order to manage all my remaining time here with all the subjects, requirements and school documents we are going to have before leaving the realm of the University. After all these sufferings and hardships, it is such a great victory when you receive your diploma and at last make your parents proud. Also, when I finish my degree soon, all the learning’s and knowledge I have acquired will be my weapon in facing the real world and starting my own career as an IT professional.

Controlling my own destiny

At the very beginning, what am I right now is not because my parents or my friends like this course for me. But, because I take control of my own career planning for my personal goals and objectives I want to achieve. We should find the perfect fit for what we are passionate about. This is the first thing we should do, to evaluate and reevaluate where we want our career to go This is a dynamic process that requires sensitivity to trends in my chosen and related fields as well as the ability to take advantage of opportunities and challenges that will occur as time passes. Being proactive in identifying career goals is the one we should never forget for whatever you decide is already final. As they say, “touch, move!”. Basically, regretting will never been an issue here because on the first place, I’ve already decide what would be my future be the moment I enter the pillars of the University of Southeastern Philippines under the Institute of Computing.

Identifying the specific skills

It is not necessarily that after we graduate good job with a high salary will automatically comes in front of us. Since we were starting, we would not ignore the fact that we should work with whoever will be training us. Example our supervisor, human resource staff, or other senior staff to identify specific training or education required to reach our career goals. Many organizations offer such training and education to employees who wish to advance. Trainings are such a good learning experience so that someday a lot of opportunities will knock on our door because we have a lot of knowledge and familiarity than the other competent. With proper training and determination, I’m sure later on I could work and collaborate with the World’s best.
Collaborate with the World’s Best

As I have said in the previous paragraph, working with the World’s best in the field of Information Technology is a great help and strategy in order to improve everyone’s ability. It is not that you were not the smart as they do and you frequently avoid people who were definitely excel in the field that you are in control with. Because as what I have learned in one of the seminar I have attended, these people are the one who could motivate us to work hard and can be our inspiration in all the things we are doing. Their superior capacity could challenge us that if they could do it, why cannot we? So, it just simple, all of us have equal skills and power that God has given. It is only that we differ on how we nurture all these abilities in order for us to be successful in life.


Positive thinking

I guess being positive is such a good attitude towards one’s goal. It keeps yourself being motivated for what you are aiming for. It can help me to fulfill my dreams and could really empower me to the very best I can be. Sometimes, we can never avoid frustrations in life especially when you opt to have many priorities in life that would literally confused us with life, making it a difficult concept to grasp the attitude of being a positive thinker. Positive thinking is a good strategy to practice in order not to limit all my beliefs and thoughts that would directly prolong my despair whenever I feel pressured. Since negative thoughts are very contagious and could affect my life very much, leaving me to live a life of unhappiness and disillusionment. I would never allow these negative thoughts to have a power to consume me with depression and misery. Conversely, I would like to adopt totally positive thinking since it is really a powerful emotion, it would really help me to attract what I really want and will offer me a great outlook in life. I would like to start a day of letting go of my limiting viewpoint, believing with myself that I could do what others can do too. This strategy could help me embrace a positive outlook for reaching my goals and assessing each of it and identify the reasons behind this. It would give me the sanity of stress free environment that could develop myself and eventually replace all the thoughts of having been failed again. I know it will not have a 100% changes to me. However, working in a job of being optimistic could possibly ease the hardships of facing every trial we were expecting within this journey of life.

Maintaining a life of positive discipline and surround I with other optimist, will seriously encroaching my happiness. Treating ones’ self is also a good thing. As they say, don't say anything to yourself you wouldn't say to others. Be mindful that what you think and believe about yourself will ultimately create your reality. Your thoughts affect your feelings, which in turn affect your behavior. Remember to smile more: it will help you to feel more positive.
Challenge yourself to identify all the positive things you do in the day and don't focus and dwell on minor challenges and setbacks that may have occurred. There is no such thing as failure; only experiences from which to learn and therefore the opportunity for personal growth and development.
Therefore, positive thinking will improve my confidence and self-esteem.

Building positive and trusting relationships among your coworkers.

Let’s say that I could easily adopt a life of living with positive discipline already. Meaning having a good relationship with your coworkers is a significant thing that should not be forget. Example, in the company that I will be owning soon, it does not mean that if I’m the owner I should be the one only deciding for the company’s sake. Since I will be working with many people, treating them equally and with heart should always be a priority. They are the people where we entrust the company’s information. They are working hard to make the company progress in its highest level. So it just right to give them importance so that in return the working relationship with each other would help everyone to be on top.

I’ve almost give up just in studying at a University where standard education is being provided and competition is in high risk. And just imagining that after graduation is much more challenges is awaiting, I could really feel the pressure rushing throughout me. It is another journey of my life that I should face. But having just a strong faith with our God Almighty, and just focusing with the things I am really passionate about, I know in myself that despite of these things, a great future will be heading towards me.