Beowulf-Personal Narrative

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Just as Beowulf battles with the dragon, I battle with fear of regret. I’m concerned that I am going to regret my choices in the future. I don’t want to make a choice about my career and in 10 years completely regret it. If I end up regretting it then I would have wasted 10 years and thousands of dollars for school. All of this would have been in pursuit of a career that I end up hating. I know that I may change my mind a few times during college and that’s fine. But, what if I get done with college and it has taken me years. What if I finally have my degree and I’m just starting to realize that maybe I don’t like Endocrinology. So, I follow the footsteps of my father and I just keep searching for something that will make me happy when in …show more content…
When my father was deciding what he wanted to do with his future he was somewhat unsure. So, he decided to start working. After high school he became a bartender and after a few years he decided to be a firefighter. After being a firefighter for about 10 years he decided he wanted to be a pilot. He and his best friend decided to attend training together and soon he began working for a commercial airline. After me and my sister were born he wanted to spend more time with us so he went back to being a fireman. Five years later, he decided to be an EMT. My father has been working as an EMT for 12 years now. He has recently decided to go back to school to become a nurse at 60 years old. I’m just afraid that when I’m 60 I’ll still be undecided about a career. I want to be stable and that’s why I try to plan everything right …show more content…
Nursing is a stable career, meaning I will always have job security. Even though nursing school will leave me with some student debt, it’s manageable. After I become a Nurse Practitioner, I may decide to pursue my Doctorate of Nursing. I have decided that I will complete my education step by step. I plan to attain my RN (Registered Nurse) and then my BSN (Bachelor of Science in Nursing). After I receive my BSN, I will become a NP (Nurse Practitioner) and a CNM (Certified Nurse Midwife), eventually working my way up to a DNP (Doctor of Nursing Practice) or a PhD (Doctor of Philosophy in Nursing). The PhD in nursing is generally considered the academic and research-oriented degree, whereas the DNP is the practice-oriented or professional terminal degree. All in all, I will be spending 6-8 years in college. I chose this career over endocrinology because even though I will be earning a doctorate, I will not have to participate in a residency or a
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