Career Planning for Students: Choosing the Right Path

This article is primarily aimed at schoolchildren and students who are planning their future careers. If you care about your life, read this article until the end.

You know whose advice and recommendations I consider the most valuable? It's from those who have already walked the path, made mistakes, and can now share their experiences to guide you.

Firstly, don't listen to anyone who tells you about specific professions like "lawyers are not needed now, you should go into IT," or "finance is trending now, become a financial analyst," or "look at how social media is developing, go into media," or "oil and gas workers earn good money, go there."

Remember the most important thing: do what you love. After all, the main thing in life is to be happy and enjoy your life. No matter what job you do or how much you earn, if you don't like it, if you wake up in the morning not wanting to go to work, then your life will be a nightmare, like for most people in the world.

Let's consider an example: you're good at playing the piano and have always loved doing that. You've graduated from music school, and you're thrilled about playing the piano. But when you finish school, your parents tell you it's time to choose a profession, and you have no idea what to study. You realize that becoming a piano teacher and earning $1,000–$2,000 a month is not the best option.

For me, the direction of your future development in life is clear; it's anything related to music. It doesn't necessarily have to be playing the piano; it could be the entire music industry, including music recording, editing, and more.

This doesn't mean you have to be a pianist, but if you love music, that's the area you need to develop in. And believe me, salaries in this industry are not just good; I'd even say significantly higher than those of engineers and specialists in many other industries. For example, you could become a sound engineer and eventually work at Disney, Warner Bros., and many other studios; the market is huge.

Let me give you a couple of other examples of how you can earn just by knowing how to play the piano. Maybe many of you have already seen videos on social media where people play the piano in different places: airports, restaurants, hotels, etc. Look at how many subscribers and views top creators have; millions. This indicates that people can monetize their audience because nowadays young people should understand that social media is a powerful asset that can bring you millions when used correctly.

Another example about the piano, which I personally know. A girl created online courses for learning to play the piano; now she earns around $10,000 a month.

Another example: a guy played the piano and thought for a long time about how to help others learn to play. He created an app for learning to play the piano; now it's one of the top apps, bringing him hundreds of thousands of dollars a month. Can engineers, doctors, or chefs earn that much?

By the way, chef. You've always loved cooking and enjoy watching cooking videos. But when you finish school, your parents tell you to choose a profession, saying, "You won't be a chef, right?" And you imagine a chef in a school or kindergarten, earning around $1,000–$2,000 a month, and you really don't want to become a chef.

But now let's look at other ways a chef can become famous and wealthy. The first option—you don't even need to get an education, or maybe complete some courses over a few months. You just create cooking content on various social media platforms, build an audience, sign advertising contracts, and earn millions, create your own brand, open your own restaurant, then a second, third, and so on. There are many examples, such as Gordon Ramsay, Jamie Oliver, and many others.

Okay, you're scared of the camera, don't want publicity, but want to be a chef. What to do? If you didn't know, chefs in good restaurants can earn over $100,000 net a year, more than most engineers. Of course, if you graduated from a culinary school and work as a chef in a kindergarten, then no Michelin-starred restaurants will take you.

The path here is also simple—you need to study to be a chef at institutes and then continue to improve yourself by completing various courses and schools of famous chefs around the world, earn a Michelin star, and after a few years, you'll be an incredibly cool chef, in demand in any restaurant in the world. You'll be doing what you love all your life, happily running to work, and earning well.

The same applies to any of your hobbies and areas of interest. In any field, you can become successful, achieve fulfillment, and earn millions.

The main principle is that if you do what you love, your chances of success are much higher because you'll put your soul and heart into what you love, and it may not happen right away, but after a few years, it will bear fruit.

The most important thing is to constantly improve yourself, invest in your education and development, and take different courses and training.

Another good example from a friend of mine: his son loved computer games, played them all day round, and now he works at EA in Canada and is one of the developers of the FIFA game, earning over $150k. So he does what he has loved since childhood and also earns well. For the BEST Engineering degrees you can watch the below video: