Are we planning our Careers or are we just trying to plan the next two years?

I’m a junior this year. Writing that sentence gave me chills (If you’re a junior, or have been a junior you will know exactly why I said that). I think I‘m at this weird cross road in my life where I’m re-evaluating everything. I constantly hear the phrase, I have to figure out what I’m going to do with my life, but I wonder if that‘s what I’m really doing? Though I’m interesting in consulting, I don’t think that I’m going to do that for the rest of my life. Thus, I made a plan, just like all Wash U students do, but what does that mean? Nothing, but the funny thing was it really made me feel good to know that I did have some type of direction in my life. But how stable is that plan? In truth I may get into a consulting internship this summer and realize that I hate it and then what am I supposed to do? Am I supposed to start a new Career? So I’ve decided, that at this point in my life, I’m not planning my Career, as if it’s the only one I will ever have, I’m planning my next two years. I don’t think it’s fair for me to decide exactly what I’m going to do until I retire at 20 years old. I’m sure that my life and interests will change along the way. In ten years will I even want to be in Healthcare? Maybe by then, I would have picked up some artistic skills and put all my money into redefining my craft (well maybe). I have no idea what’s going to happen. So I guess my advice for those flustered juniors and stressed out seniors is try not to focus on planning out the rest of your life, focus on planning the next two, the rest will fall into place.