WHAT IS THE BEST KIND OF COURSE TO TAKE IN COLLEGE ?

I have one friend, and she asks me what is the best course that her younger sister can take when she enters in  College. Ngayon, gusto ko lang i-share yung naging sagot ko sa kanya. Para kung meron ka din na same concern, maa-address nadin natin siya. :)

Sabi ko, investing is a very large subject. You can invest in real state, stock market, collectible items, family, trades  and many more.

Sabi nya, bakit ang layo naman yata ng sagot mo friend, ang tanong ko ay course, bakit naman napunta tayo sa investing? Sabi ko, let me explain… :) Eto yung naging sagot ko,

When I was in high school, I don’t have any specific course in my mind what I will take after graduation. Some of my classmates have already decided that they will take engineering, HRM and Medical courses. Sa pagkakaalala ko, year 2000’s kung kailan naging patok na patok ang nursing course dahil in demand daw sa ibang bansa at malaki daw ang sweldo.

High school years, that was the time na nag iisip tayo kung ano ba ang magandang investment, I mean investment in education or course. Iniisip  natin pagkagraduate natin kung saan ba tayo matatanggap, magiging masaya sa trabaho at syempre mas gugustuhin natin na mas malaki ang sasahurin (syempre naman!), sino ba naman ang ayaw ng malaki ang sahod diba? :)

Then I ask her,

Meron ka bang kilalang seaman? Nasubukan mo na ba siyang tanungin kung ano ang magandang kuning course, trabaho at malaki ang sahod? Then i said, if he is successful for being a seaman, nakapagpundar siya ng malaking bahay, nakapag-paaral ng mga anak sa magagandang iskwelahan at may magandang buhay. Malamang isasagot niya sayo,

“Mag seaman ka, malaki ang sahod, marami ka ng mapupuntahang lugar, makakabili ka ng kotse, bahay at makakapagpundar ka pa ng madami. Kaya’t mag-seaman ka nalang.”

Same scenario, try to ask a seaman with the same question, he has a lot of money, but the thing is, this seaman has a broken family, niloko siya ng asawa niya kasi lagi daw siyang malayo (hindi nakapag-tiis), yung mga anak niya, napa-sama sa masasamang barkada, naging adik sa alak-sigarilyo at na-kickout sa school. Now his answer to your question is,

“Huwag ka na mag seaman, mas malaki nga ang sahod mo, mapapalayo ka naman sa pamilya mo, kung maibabalik ko lang ang panahon, mas pipiliin ko pang dito magtrabaho sa pilipinas, maliit nga ang sahod mo, magagampanan mo naman ng buo ang pagiging asawa mo at masusubaybayan mo pa sa paglaki ang mga anak mo”.

In both scenario, hindi naman talaga nila sinagot yung tanong mo kung ano ba ang magandang trabaho, magandang kurso at malaking sweldo. Ang nangyari, they just told you their story.

My point here is, you can be successful if you decided to become a seaman. But the thing is, there are always consequences, hindi lang sa pagiging seaman kundi sa lahat ng klase  ng trabaho at industry. Being an OFW has advantages and disadvantages. Mas malaki sahod pero mas malayo naman sa pamilya. Being an employee here in the Philippines, has both advantages and disadvantages. Pwedeng malapit ka sa mga mahal mo sa buhay, pero pwedeng mas maliit naman ang sasahurin mo. Sa pagiging sundalo, makakapag-lingkod ka sa Inang-Bayan pero yung pamilyang maiiwan mo, walang gabi na hndi sila makatulog kakaisip at naga-alala sa’yo. Sa abugado, marami ka nga natutulungan na maresolba ang mga kaso pero pwedeng pamilya mo naman ang nasa peligro, kasi pwede silang balikan ng mga nakabunggo mo sa korte. ibig sabihin kahit anong course kunin mo, kahit anong trabaho pasukin mo, there are always good side and bad side. Maaaring hindi mo ramdam sa sarili mo pero meron at meron yan sa mga taong nakapaligid sayo.

Now my advice to her, If your sister want to be a successful businessman, mas maganda kung makikinig siya sa isa ding successful businessman hindi sa isang empleyado dahil magkaiba sila ng mga ia-advice. If she wants to be a popular dancer like Vhong Navarro, mas maganda magpaturo siya sa mga katulad ni Vhong at Billy at hindi sa amin kasi parehong kaliwa mga paa namin hehe :). If she wants to be an engineer, then she should spend her time with engineers. If she wants to be a scientist, then she should ask her questions to scientist people. If she wants to be a chef, then her favorite place should be in the kitchen. If she wants to be a car racer, then she should be spending her times with the cars and race tracks. Then, if she wants to be rich , then listen to rich people, study their lives, adapt how they think and learn from their stories.

This world has a kind of bias, if you ask someone, they will tell you that their field or industry is the best investment you need to take. Try to ask someone who failed in that industry and she will tell you different things, ‘don’t take that way, it’s dangerous, it's very hard and you will not be successful’. My point here is, you should know what you want, and if you knew it, then find someone who is successful and being there already, then listen to him, ask him, learn from him and follow him.

Then, make sure that you have plan, from short term medium term and long term. Dahil 'pag wala kang plano para kana ding naglaro ng basketball na walang ring, hawak mo na ang bola at pagkakataon na mai-shoot, pero hindi mo alam ang sunod na gagawin kasi wala kang inisip na destinasyon.

Maybe there were times that being a high school student,  wala pa silang ka-clear na plano tulad ng mga nabanggit ko o tulad natin. Pero since na nabasa mo na’to, I believe it should be added to your responsibility na wag maging bias sa kanila, at wag ipagkait kung ano ba talaga ang gusto nila. Maybe they have decisions na talagang mali, but instead of blaming then, I believe it’s better to guide them.

Now, what is the best course? There is no worst, good, better or best course. It always depends on the person's plan, goals, and wants to achieve in life. Tulad ng isang ulam, maaaring paborito ko ang adobo at ayaw mo naman, at maaaring paborito mo naman ang atay ng baboy pero ayaw ko naman. It always depends...