Personal advice on a future career

First of all I want to apologise for the lif-itscomplicated.blogspot.com . Every single address I tried was taken so I stuck with lif.

I would never say that I am the most original person on this site, seeing as I got the idea from MTVs Awkward, but it seems like something fun to pass time.

When I wake up I have this burning desire in my stomach to achieve something. It happens so often now that my mind's starting to go crazy. During the limited years I have been on earth, I have always known that I want to do something special in my life, to stand up and be counted but I have now idea what field I want to direct my life's work in. I have never had a good sense of direction, that's why I am often lost, and it is the most frustrating thing. When you tell someone that you have no idea what you want to do with your life they look at you like you're destined for failure. It is so disheartening and I know that I get angry at them and myself. Especially when the people around you have amazing plans for the future they pity you like you're going to amount to nothing.

I have come to realise that people always put you down so don't listen to those negative words. Be positive in your own life and others. I know that it is nearly impossible to stay positive sometimes particularly when looking at today's economy but feeling sorry for yourself will not help (I sound like my dad now). I hate taking advice from most people so that has probably hindered me in everything I do but it's not too late to turn it around, I guess.

Time is not on our side (now I sound like my mum) so whatever we are interested in we have to try and create a career out of that. Deciding what career is also very difficult and that is what's making me question the degree I want to do in uni. A lot of people I know say that it's not going to lead you anywhere but I feel like that is one of the only things I'm good at right now. I am always told that I am to hard on myself but what do people expect when I'm constantly questioned.

Anyway this was supposed to be an uplifting note, not me wallowing in self-pity.

Just keep focused on what you are interested in and try to work out a plan for the future. It will also involve hard work and connections with the right people which I think is biased and unjust but this is the world we live in. So try to snap up every opportunity. If you have to email them do it, if that's the only chance you'll get to introduce yourself. Let's make great things happen in our lives. We've only got one chance, right? As I'm writing I'm revealing a truth to myself and I'm going to try and keep the desire fuelled and make great things happen.

P.S. Does anyone know what I can do with a sociology degree. Something based around the subject, thanks.

P.S.S. I like the dark background because I think it looks interesting.