"Scouting
will open many doors to learning for you."
The Boy Scout Handbook says,
"As a Scout, you'll meet people who have interesting careers. While training in first aid, you might meet
medical professionals and emergency responders.
While hiking in parks and forests, you'll meet rangers, wildlife
experts, and others who are doing exciting work you might like to
learn." There is an exciting
difference between knowing about a career and seeing it in action.
I have heard it said many times
that young people could not know what they want to do as a career because they
are too young. I disagree with this
thinking. I believe we are all born with
our purpose inside of us. There is a
principle called the Law of Attraction that causes us to be attracted to those
who are doing the things we were also created to do. The truth is, many young people are attracted to several different things only
because they see them. If this should
touch upon an area of interest, wonderful things happen.
“The ordinary man is involved in the action;
the hero acts. An immense difference.”
– Henry Miller
(1891-1980)
Author
Why do you think it is that
children go through times of wanting to be a fireman, trash collector, or
policeman (all excellent careers by the way)?
It is because they see these people all the time. They do not hear about them; they see them,
the heroes in action. What do you think
will happen when young people are exposed to many kinds careers? The chances of them discovering one that
clicks with them is far greater.
This is where groups like Scouts
can be of great value. In Scouting,
young people see many different careers in life. Not just to work but to the workers, the
people who perform the tasks. Young
people see and talk with these people, and they become interested in what they
are doing. The more people a young
person sees the more opportunity they have to choose
the right career for them.
If you have a young person in
your life, expose them to many hard-working
people of all different types of careers.
Not just to the people, but to the people doing their jobs. If you are a professional or have a career
you love, be open to talk with young people and show them just what it is you
do. Hard, productive work is
catchy. Spread it around.
You matter! You matter to the
world and yourself. Remember to be your
best, love God, have good manners, achieve the unknown and change your world.
Scouting Out of Uniform is a personal
blog based on the lessons learned from Scouting that relate to personal
development and success principles and is not an official site of The Boy
Scouts of America. John Patrick Hickey does not represent or speak for the
Scouting program; however, he does completely support and encourages Scouting
for both young and old. John Patrick Hickey is an author, speaker, Personal
Development Coach, and proud Scouter. To
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