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When I was a young man, my goal was to become a medical
doctor. Reading the colorful and inspiring stories of dedicated missionaries
was captivating to me. Dr. Albert Schweitzer, winner of the 1952 Nobel
Prize for Peace, was a philosopher, organist and mission doctor who dedicated
much of his life to working with natives in equatorial Africa. Dr. Tom
Dooley, a retired navy doctor, risked his life to bring medicine and
help to refugees in Indochina. These men demonstrated unselfish service
that inspired me.
The world seemed full of hapless people who were running from oppression and caught in the miseries of poverty and violence. I wanted to do something to help as these men had.
I never became a medical doctor, although I did enter a premed program after my high school graduation. I've never been a missionary or traveled to Africa or Indochina. Often, we end up someplace other than where we thought we might! Many choices occur along the way, and my choices led in a fulfilling, if unexpected, direction.
What do you plan to do with your life? Many of the jobs of tomorrow don't even exist now; yet adequate preparation is vital to your happiness and success. What can you do now to prepare?
Having a goal is vital to success, and getting the right education is also important. For most of you reading this article, the opportunities for a formal education are very good. But, even more important than skills and knowledge, what most companies need today are employees who have character traits based on honesty, sincerity and a willingness to work hard for the ideas they believe in.
Daniel Goleman, in his book Emotional Intelligence, says, "The rules for work are changing. We're being judged by a new yardstick; not just by how smart we are, or by our training and expertise, but also by how well we handle ourselves and each other" (Bantam Books, 1998, p. 3).
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