Achieving your childhood dreams

This video really made me stop and think. What did I want/dream of as a child vs what I do now?

Off the top of my head, I can remember that I-

a) wanted to be a teacher (because I loved all my elementary teachers except one and loved writing on the chalkboard. That’s a pretty valid reason, right?) But I ended up an Engineer!

b) love(d)communicating/talking/reporting. My mom used to call me a reporter since I would come home from school and report on who did what and forgot what (goody-two shoes, maybe). I was/am also known in the family to be the storyteller. I think this is one of my strengths but haven’t completely leveraged it.

c) Reading. I would read anything and everything I could get my eyes/hands on. That would even mean the back of the cereal box. As a kid it was thrilling to go to Plattsburgh, New York (closest American town for cross-border shopping) and go to Waldenbooks and be able to buy any book of my choice (there was no Chapters/Indigos in Montreal back in the late 80’s or at least in my ‘hood and the library had more French than English books).

These are the things that come to mind first and foremost. How did I fare?

Well, I’m somewhere between the right-left brain right now (Engineer/Product Manager/Yogini) but the more I think about it (or maybe less) I am a right-brained person.

One way to find out. I found this test on Google and took it:

Thank you for taking the Creativity Test. The results show your brain dominance as being:

Left Brain Right Brain
37% 63%

You are more right-brained than left-brained. The right side of your brain controls the left side of your body. In addition to being known as right-brained, you are also known as a creative thinker who uses feeling and intuition to gather information. You retain this information through the use of images and patterns. You are able to visualize the “whole” picture first, and then work backwards to put the pieces together to create the “whole” picture. Your thought process can appear quite illogical and meandering. The problem-solving techniques that you use involve free association, which is often very innovative and creative. The routes taken to arrive at your conclusions are completely opposite to what a left-brained person would be accustomed. You probably find it easy to express yourself using art, dance, or music. Some occupations usually held by a right-brained person are forest ranger, athlete, beautician, actor/actress, craftsman, and artist.

Hmm…Don’t get me wrong, I have no regrets. But it’s always good to reflect, assess and readjust, if necessary. Nothing is carved in stone.

So how do your childhood dreams stack up?