What Do You Want To Be When You Grow Up?

My recent status has thrown me back into the unknown and tumultuous world of the workforce.  Don't misunderstand - I worked the entire time I was having children and raising them - but like many women behind the men, I sacrificed my career to advance someone else's and to ensure that my children were properly and lovingly cared for.  So here I am many years later breaking back into the workforce and basically trying to answer the age old question - "what do I want to be when I grow up?"

Luckily, I have a four-year degree from a prestigious institution.  I am also fortunate to have work experience both in the corporate and non-profit sectors and in some key areas that employers look for.  I have had amazing opportunities and experiences and have thoroughly enjoyed the jobs I have had and the people I have worked with and for.  But even with all that behind me, I am still asking myself the age old question - "what do I want to be when I grow up?"

Where does my passion lie?  What is it that will get me out of bed each day, excited at the prospect of accomplishment in a field that truly moves me?  I ask myself this question daily. 

Here is what I know I am passionate about:  I am passionate about writing.  I am passionate about law and government.  I am passionate about public relations, marketing and communications.  I am passionate about causes and helping my fellow man (woman).  I am passionately looking for a career that encompasses all of these.

So when I ask that questions: what do I want to be when I grow up?  I have some formulation of an answer:  I want to be the kind of person that accomplished something - not necessarily monumental, but something that I can be proud of.