Recently, I conducted an unscientific but enlightening poll. While eating lunch with my daughter's third grade class, I surveyed her friends about career aspirations. Surprisingly, not much has changed since I was eight years old. The answers are much the same according to gender. No one indicated interest in entrepreneurial ventures, the Silicon Valley or Wall Street.
Childhood is the birthplace of our first career aspirations.
It is the exploration phase of determining careers we later establish. She has been in dance since she was three and has excellent agility, coordination and stage presence. Ballet requires a certain body type and it is too early to tell if hers will cooperate. In addition, it is a highly competitive field with few career opportunities unless you're the best. As a parent, I encourage her to learn about all types of careers and be open to everything not limiting herself to one choice.