The urge to succeed in whatever career one chooses is the very reason most people attain an education to pursue different career dreams. 

To this end, it is noteworthy to say that while the paramount aim is to invariably attain a decent livelihood in terms of financial prowess and material wealth, it is quite important to delineate service from profit.

In simplistic terms, service is to career and profit is to business. Take for example; medical practitioners can’t afford to charge a service so expensively knowing well that such a service is meant to be financially accessible by even those with meagre sources of income or rather the less financially affluent.

For a business however, their major motive is profit. And it is worse in free market economies where the discretion is left to the beholder (entrepreneur) as to what price is charged and the profit derived from trading. And this is the reason as to why some services aren’t taxed or if any, they aren’t taxed as much as a business entity.

So while this isn’t mentioned in many career guidance sessions, it would be important to differentiate the two to make the guidance quite fruitful. This would in turn guide children and students at large on what paths to pursue.

It is because of this, that I am inclined to think that the reason why there are many cases of say; an accountant swindling company money or a doctor stealing drugs from a government hospital is simply because it hasn’t been taught at the career guidance sessions.

It doesn’t necessarily mean one can’t be successful without pursuing a business career. On the contrary there is quite a lot derived from other careers and not just within the confines of money.

And while many people may think that the more one studies, the more money they are likely to earn; educationists will openly disagree with that principle on the basis that the more one studies, the more wisdom and knowledge one acquires, which equally translates to share with others. It is perhaps the reason why professors enjoy what they do, thus dispensing a great deal of knowledge through different tested models.

However, by virtue that business is normally a risky venture, it also requires patience and having the nerve to stomach whatever uncertainties that may ensue.

It should however boil down to one’s passions. Meaning parents and teachers ought to know what their children’s and student’s passions are and most importantly guide and prepare them towards such paths.

There are also people with unique abilities for example at sports and aren’t necessarily as great at class work. Are they meant to be disregarded as losers? No. But once helped and guided towards such paths then it is possible to have them reach the acme of success in whatever they do.

As it is usually said, fortune favours the brave; it is the same with any career. I believe once someone gives it his all, the rest will always come in easily. 

The writer is a journalist