Our Dreams: Temporary Or For Life?

Hi everyone! Lola here!

I've just about covered everything from my previous post so it's time to move on to something else!

Today's topic: Are our dreams for life?

As we grow up, we're forever changing, not only physically, but also mentally. We change our mind all the time as we try to find out more about who we are.
Generally, as a child, we could want to grow up to become a vet or a firefighter. As we enter pre-teen, we let go of the idea and decide to become an environmentalist. When we're forced to pick a future in University, a lot of the time, we just don't know anymore, or decide to pick and follow a career whose subjects are of most interest to us and end up doing something completely different to what we'd initially intended.

Now, this is just an example of someone growing up. I'm not saying everyone is like this, of course. ;)
What's important in the above example, though, is this: Our dreams and goals change.

So here's a question: How do we know if our current dreams aren't just a... "phase", as some say?

Take me, for example.
When I was little, I wanted to become a teacher. I used to dress up with my mum's clothes and high heels and read stories to my plush toys, telling them off whenever they talked and teaching them new words (not sure they gathered much information, to be honest).
In my pre-teens, I wanted to become a writer. I was forever writing stories, letting my imagination take over as I escaped quickly from reality. I actually miss writing stories...
At 14, I started to become obsessed with drawing. I loved it! I would spend every evening drawing away until 1am, writing up comics I would later draw when my skills became better. I thought I'd finally figured out what I wanted to do with my life: write comics and cartoons. That dream actually lasted a while, which lead me to believe this was my true goal in life.
Then, last year happened. I was panicking while choosing what kind of studies to take the next year at University. I suddenly imagined myself doing all sorts. Drawing, taking photos, acting, making videos,.. but, pressured by my dad who told me that art wouldn't get me anywhere in life without luck, I did the right thing and chose something better to build my future on: languages.

Right now, I want to try and get into acting and continue making Youtube videos. I also found myself planning to buy a lot of land later on and letting nature take its course, letting wildlife roam free, stopping any humans from intervening. But will that change again? When will I be able to finally set my mind to something and be able to concentrate 100% on it?

I realize, writing this out, that I'm a bit of a fickle person. I'm pretty slow, too. A bit of a late bloomer. I had my teenage fits in my later teens only, and am still fantasizing about becoming an actor at 19. Derp!

One day, I'll finally have my goal to achieve. And that day, I'll let you guys know, haha.

How about you? Do you have fixed goals? Or are you like me, always changing your mind?
Share your thoughts!

Thanks for reading; keep on dreaming!
~ Lola out!