Mary Bell

About Mary

• Says she grew up thinking everyone around her seemed to know exactly what they wanted to be when they grew up.
• In order to figure out what might interest her, she started asking everyone around her, "How'd you get to where you are?"
• Started to realize that she wasn't the only one who didn't know what to do, and that in fact, the majority of people were still figuring it out.
• People told her it was important that she forge her own path, rather than just do what her parents did, or choose the safe option.
• Realized that she should reflect back to, "What do I like? What am I good at? When have I been the most happy?"
• Believes that the biggest mistake that recent grads make is that they expect that they'll find the perfect job.
• Says it's important to have hopes and dreams, but you can't have the expectation that something will fall into your lap.
• Stresses the importance of goal-setting: says that if you're not constantly raising the bar for yourself, you're just "floating."