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@kdclemson_psn said in Question for older people here:
Apologies for not putting this in off-topic because threads just get buried there and I genuinely want good answers to read from.
How did you know when you were in the right career path for yourself? I’m currently majoring in something I don’t particularly like or enjoy. I’ve kinda wanted to be a teacher but I also want to have a big family so I’m not sure if that makes sense for me financially. Other than that I’m just kind of lost with what I want to do for my career.
I want a job that directly helps people too which is why I wouldn’t want to do something like marketing or say sports management because I genuinely want to help + have a positive impact on people.
I work in higher ed in career development area so can help a little possibly. If you want a job that directly helps people, social work could be a good route. Always in demand and I have a quite a few friends in that field who have families and do well financially. Physical Therapy is a popular one, though can be science (physics and anatomy and physiology) heavy. That deters some people from that path but it is rewarding.
Make use of your University career center as well as you advisor. Talk with instructors and maybe reach out to a couple program directors in various majors to see if they would take some time to discuss their major and the benefits that it has as well as career options.
Just make sure you are happy and can see yourself making a career in the major you are pursuing.
Good luck!
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I was 27 got hired for entry level postion with a company in a field I had no experience in, 8 years later I am in postion that I love and carries alot of clout within the organization.
Moral of the story sometime you don't pick your career you just find it by chance. I put so much pressure on my self at a young age to do 1 of 2 things that I wasn't able to look past them and see the other opportunities out there.
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Prioritize doing what you love. Money provides comfort, but not happiness.
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If your in a position to own a business or save up money, I’d say that’s your best bet. When I got out of the army I was 24. I started working for my buddy landscaping. I had a little money and a job now so I bought a few houses. I ended up making both properties into duplexes and I started renting them out. Mean while my buddy wanted out of the landscaping game. I bought his clients and some equipment from him for a fair price.
I got a good landscaping client, a car wash that has 10 locations in my area. So that contract was huge. After a year of landscaping their properties they inquired about other services such as property maintenance. I ended up taking a job with the company to become a supervisor of an entire location. I had no idea or experience in the car care industry.
I still maintain ownership of my landscaping company but I hired my best friend to run the day to day business. I still make a good chunk of change off of it. He also expanded the company into small hard scaping projects, plowing and gutter service and he runs building maintenance on my residential properties.
10 years later I still run a massive car wash with a detail shop, quick lube oil change, gas and convenience store. I’ve managed to buy two more residential properties, that I rent out.
I also co own a beauty salon and boutique shop with my wife. The building is a residential house that we converted into a hair salon and small niche boutique store. She runs that business.
It all sounds like a lot but my businesses run themselves with little to no involvement from myself. I am able to focus on my 9 to 5 working for the car wash. It’s fun doing multiple things.
So take from that what you want. I kind of lucked into a lot of these opportunities. The key was I didn’t hesitate to learn something new and take on challenges
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I was 6 when I told my mother I wanted to be an artist. I studies architecture in high school and college... switched over to become a business major and worked on Wall Street in finance for 10 months and hated it. I then accepted a position at a publishing company as a junior sales person. My boss saw me drawing at my desk one day and told me I was wasting my artistic talent on the sales side. She made some introductions on the creative side of publishing and with those humble beginnings I've climbed the ladder from Junior Designer to Creative Director (multiple titles at multiple brands). I've been on the creative side of publishing for 27 years where I've gotten to fulfill my dream of creating art. I'm still as passionate today as I was when I first started.
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Find a job where you do as little work as possible while making the most you can. Hard to do, but not impossible.
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Went back to school at 38, so it really depends. I’m happy in what I’m doing now, but my biggest advice is if there’s something you’re passionate about, go. Don’t listen to your inner voice telling you it’s a tough market, you might fail, there may not be a future there, what it pays. Biggest regret of my life is listening to my own negative thoughts.
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@quinnymcquinn said in Question for older people here:
If your in a position to own a business or save up money, I’d say that’s your best bet. When I got out of the army I was 24. I started working for my buddy landscaping. I had a little money and a job now so I bought a few houses. I ended up making both properties into duplexes and I started renting them out. Mean while my buddy wanted out of the landscaping game. I bought his clients and some equipment from him for a fair price.
I got a good landscaping client, a car wash that has 10 locations in my area. So that contract was huge. After a year of landscaping their properties they inquired about other services such as property maintenance. I ended up taking a job with the company to become a supervisor of an entire location. I had no idea or experience in the car care industry.
I still maintain ownership of my landscaping company but I hired my best friend to run the day to day business. I still make a good chunk of change off of it. He also expanded the company into small hard scaping projects, plowing and gutter service and he runs building maintenance on my residential properties.
10 years later I still run a massive car wash with a detail shop, quick lube oil change, gas and convenience store. I’ve managed to buy two more residential properties, that I rent out.
I also co own a beauty salon and boutique shop with my wife. The building is a residential house that we converted into a hair salon and small niche boutique store. She runs that business.
It all sounds like a lot but my businesses run themselves with little to no involvement from myself. I am able to focus on my 9 to 5 working for the car wash. It’s fun doing multiple things.
So take from that what you want. I kind of lucked into a lot of these opportunities. The key was I didn’t hesitate to learn something new and take on challenges
Bro this some GTA level business
So awesome my dude
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I'm late to the conversation here, but here's a take from a semi retired 48 year old.
When you go to work and can go a full year and not dread going to work, it's the right career path.
I hustled a lot as a young man. Was a caddy, worked for the Islanders selling merchandise at the coliseum, worked in a supermarket, cooked at a bar on Sundays. Found myself working at a non profit for 3 years. Went into finance for 15, spent a few years then raising my boys and now run IT and the lunch program at a Catholic grade school. Never been as happy as I am now going to work. Reminds me of the early days in non profit.
Find something that fills your day and makes you get up in the morning no matter what month it is.
Worry less about the path, and focus on the journey.
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@ikasnu_psn said in Question for older people here:
Find a job where you do as little work as possible while making the most you can. Hard to do, but not impossible.
My suggestion is to work for the government. To take it a step further, if you don’t have a soul, you could become a politician.
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@raylewissb47_psn said in Question for older people here:
@ikasnu_psn said in Question for older people here:
Find a job where you do as little work as possible while making the most you can. Hard to do, but not impossible.
My suggestion is to work for the government. To take it a step further, if you don’t have a soul, you could become a politician.
Ironically I’ve always wanted to be a politician lol
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