Students respond to tips on calling/vocation

[music] [music] >> See what we got here. Don't be afraid to change course midstream. I honestly kind of agree with that. If you feel that what you're doing isn't adequate to what you want [music] it to be for your life, go ahead, make that change. >> Vocation is not a one-time pursuit. We are learning about our vocation throughout the various stages of our lives and as needs of the world change. >> I believe that is very true. Always new issues arising that need to be addressed. So, as things improve, we have to shift our focus on other things. >> Determining one's vocation is less about planning and more [music] about listening. Now, that I like that a lot. I always have my own ideas about what I want to do, my own ideas about my future. >> [music] >> Life is a lot bigger than our own ideas. >> With every decision comes a sense of missing a call or path that could have been taken. Ooh. I feel like in my life, that's applicable to almost every decision I make, [music] friends, school, jobs. I think the best way to deal with it, I I agree with this, is to just acknowledge it. Grief can be there if you miss an opportunity, but every missed opportunity still opens up more paths later down [music] the line. Freedom. >> The difficulties, losses, and disappointments we experience in life are part of what makes life meaningful. Often [music] inform our callings. >> Yeah, I definitely resonate with this. I've gone through [music] through my adversity in my life. I was just a mental health crisis that I had in my high [music] school years and that led me in a place of despair, but if I hadn't have been in that place, I would not >> [music] >> have known what to grow and improve on. >> Uh >> Pay attention to what really makes you happy and fulfilled, but not what other people say will make you happy. >> I absolutely agree with that. It's so much easier to be engaged in your work if you're actually enjoying what you're doing rather than just slogging through it because you think it's something you're supposed to do. >> [music] >> Seek input about your plans and purpose from people who will challenge you to examine your plans and priorities. [music] It's always good to hear a devil's advocate. I think that's a big part of like communications and like [music] learning with each other and from each other. Not only so that you can learn, but also you can be more confident in your own putting and why it is important.