Maintain a balance between the demands of your job and other important aspects of your life.Before choosing a life path it is important to be exposed to many different areas of potential interest, including while in high school. This can involve becoming involved in varied extracurricular activities such as jobs, sports, and internships.When you narrow down your career choices, take a close look at the people who work in that field.
Also, you could ask practitioners of the field in which you are interested for tips regarding what steps they had taken to get into that job.For instance, when I completed my training as a physician, my first job involved doing laboratory research at a prestigious institution, which I thought was a good choice given its reputation. However, I quickly found out that research was not as meaningful to me as patient care, and therefore, I ended up switching jobs after a year.