I was lucky enough to know exactly what I wanted to do when I was growing up. I think one of the hardest things to figure out in life is what your calling is, and what truly makes you happy - not what you want to work at, but what you want to do.
A resolution to avoid an evil is seldom framed till the evil is so far advanced as to make avoidance impossible.
Sure I think it is healthy to speak the truth, and be who you are, and be proud of that.