Actors have also explored alternative career options by knowing who they are and what they believed. Ronald Reagan, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Kal Penn, Al Franken, Sonny Bono, and Fred Thompson have chosen to explore their political interests and have put their entertainment careers on hold in order to do so.
It is important to know yourself so that you do not compromise yourself and follow a life or career path with which you are unhappy. Convention once dictated that women were to have domestic jobs and did not allow them to follow their dreams and aspirations. Women that did follow their dreams were often ostracized and considered to be social outcasts. Women were controlled by social conventions so much so that they had to lobby and demonstrate to gain equal rights, including the right to vote.
Standing up for what you believe led to many other social revolutions. The civil rights movement was a major...
The civil rights movement led to the equal treatment of all people and helped to eliminate segregation. Currently, many people are taking part in a new civil rights movement and campaigning for equal treatment of people regardless of their sexuality. By knowing who they are as individuals, and what their beliefs are, people can choose to participate in social and political demonstrations that may change the course of history.
Knowing who you are, and more importantly who you are not, will also help in developing a sense of self, and more importantly, discovering what it is that makes you happy. By following what you like, you can determine what will make you happy and you can attain some level of satisfaction. Through the knowledge of knowing who you are, you will be able to explore an infinite number of life and career options.
