Posing a question

Okay, I'm having one of these "arg" days related to my insecurity about my accomplishments (or lack thereof) since graduating from college. My mom just ran into the mother of a pair of brothers with whom I attended middle school. (My mom is in the "abs" class with this woman at "Curves"). "So-and-so is a doctor, and his brother is a lawyer," my mom says. And this bothers me! Why? Lord knows, since, when I was graduating from college, I was not the slightest bit bothered by the idea that I was embarking on a career path that would not lead to the proverbial fame and fortune. In fact, ever since I was about six, I have wanted to follow career avenues that would ultimately leave me in destitution relative to other college grads. But since returning home to CT and interrupting my graduate career, I find that I am constantly comparing myself to people with "prestigious" careers. This makes no sense since I respect so much my friends who have taken the not-so-financially-rewarded-roads, but when it comes to me, I just get grumpy.

On a related note, here is my question for my college friends. It's a bit platitudinous, but: what is the one thing you wish you had known before you graduated from college?

I've got to think about this for a while myself...