[nabs-l] What I Think I Want To Do...More Questions...

[Brandon Keith Biggs]

Hello,
Perfect, you can write articles about the Paralympics and start circulating 
them through America.
If you wanted, you could start a blog and write articles about your favorite 
athletes and follow them throughout the year.
I would try doing this and post them around, if you find writing and 
reporting on the athletes stimulating, ask your Rehabilitation councilor to 
change your goal to English and get an English major with a focus in 
Journalism. Being a TVI is super hard and unless you are willing to work 
yourself to the bone, 14 hours a day and get certified in Braille and 
mobility, don't do it.
You could contract out with DOR to offer Braille teaching and teach adults 
Braille, that would probably be much better. But Sports and Braille seem to 
be your two passions, so why not focus on those.
If I were you, I would get my hands on as much sports articles I could and 
constantly read on what is going on in the sporting world. Perhaps find one 
or two sports you specialize in and know everything about those. I have 
found that tighter your goal and interest, easier it is to complete. Be open 
to change, but need a good reason to consider deviating from what your plan 
is.
Thanks,

Brandon Keith Biggs
-----Original Message----- 
From: Kerri Kosten
Sent: Saturday, June 08, 2013 4:02 PM
To: National Association of Blind Students mailing listand get certified  ; 
Ed McDonald ; karen
Subject: [nabs-l] What I Think I Want To Do...More Questions...

Hi Everyone:

Last night, I did some more thinking. I believe I have come up with a
plan, and thought I'd share to get everyone's thoughts. I decided to
change the subject line.
The problem is I don't know what my passion is. I suffer from very
very low self-esteem and lack belief/confidence in myself. As I said
in my previous message, I have no problems doing things for someone
else, but when it comes to myself and what I want to do this is where
I majorly struggle.
My other problem is that because of lack of confidence when I think of
my interests I question myself and convince myself out of it. There is
a difference between just liking something and actually doing it for a
career and being good at it.
Maybe I just don't know what I am really good at.
Okay, here are my interests and potential career plan.
My interests are sports, braille, rehabilitation counseling,
rehabilitation teaching, journalism, reading, writing, and
communications.
Here is what I was thinking.
I really love sports. When I went to WVU before, I was a journalism
major because I thought I wanted to be a sportswriter.
I was thinking I'd finish my journalism degree. I say journalism
because I feel it could teach me a lot of transferable skills that
could help me in other areas and I could learn to become a better
writer. I could also try to better figure out whether I want to
actually be a sportswriter.
My top interests besides sports are rehabilitation counseling,
rehabilitation teaching, and braille. I figured if after I got my
journalism degree, I could get my master's in either rehabilitation
counseling, rehabilitation teaching, or teaching blind students.
I need to probably say I've never had any real experiences teaching,
but I am an excellent braille reader, and with there being such a
shortage with braille teachers I figure I could do something with
that.
The same with rehabilitation teaching. While I have no experience with
teaching, again, I do have skills and figure I could teach them.
I became interested in rehabilitation counseling when I joined the
NFB. I became very passionate about seeing blind people reach their
full potential and getting the training they need.
I also have severe hearing loss in addition to my blindness so I am
also passionate about seeing others who have severe hearing loss in
addition to blindness reach their full potential.
My problem is though, I have no trouble writing or speaking about
these interests but when it comes to doing things/taking action I
struggle and become nervous and lose confidence in myself and then
convince myself I can't do it.
I can talk the talk but when it comes to walking the walk I have no
idea and that is where I lose confidence in myself and become
negative.
Does what I wrote above sound like a good plan?
Do others struggle with this whole thing about being afraid and unsure
when it comes to taking action and convincing yourself you can't do
it?
In West Virginia, we do not have a community college. I live in the
same town as West Virginia University, which is the state landgrand
institution.
I am no longer in high school;I graduated in 2006.
Thanks so much for your input and thoughts!
Kerri

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