Does everyone know what they want to do in life?

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GundamF91

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After living 30 years in this world, it looks like I still have not figured out what to do with my life. I always thought I'd know after high school, but no light came on after that. Then I thought I'd find something once I get through college, and I thought I want to be in business for a time. I got an entry level corporate job with accounting degree. But that didn't seem to be what I wanted, so a couple of years later I went back to school and got an MBA. That upgraded my earnings potential on a better finance career path, but I still wasn't sure if climbing corporate ladder is what my life is about. So I went back to school again and I'm about to get a law degree and become an attorney. I found legal analysis to be challenging and engaging, and I'm leaning toward practicing corporate law....which coincidentally means I'll probably be heading back to the corporate world again. So once again, in the back of my mind it lingers a question whether or not the legal profession is "the thing" to do in my life. Perhaps the problem is that I never had a "calling" toward one profession or another. I've been drifting along and trying to find something. Am I the only one?

Does everyone know exactly what they want to do with their life? For some reason I just don't know. Maybe I'm just different. :confused: Anyhow, this is my weekend post-beer rant after a week of grueling final exams.
 
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PrinceofWands

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I think the big issue is that you're assuming somehow a job or career is equivalent to doing something with your life. It isn't, necessarily.

I knew VERY young what I wanted: I wanted love, family, friends, and learning. That's it. They are the ONLY things that matter to me in the least. Having accepted that I've never struggled with 'what to do for my life' jobwise, since I knew jobs didn't matter at all.
 
lifeobry

lifeobry

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Originally posted by: tasmanian
Work to live not live to work.
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I'd agree with this. A job is something you do for money, not something that defines you as a person.

At least that's what I think.
 
MagnusTheBrewer

MagnusTheBrewer

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I think that many in the tech field have an extremely poor work environment and adopt the work for the paycheck attitude to survive. I chose to follow a career path doing a job I love even though I knew from the beginning that I'd never make a ton of money at it. For me, doing a 9 to 5 for the paycheck would turn me in to an alcoholic, go postal or, both.

OP, what do you enjoy doing? Chances are there's someway to do it and make enough to pay the bills. Dream big, dream small but, don't chase a paycheck. My .02
 
shortylickens

shortylickens

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Jul 15, 2003
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I turn 30 tomorrow and I still havent figured it out.
I thougt I had it all figured out, but when it blew up in my face and then turned to shit I had to change my viewpoint.

All I know is I want lots of money, because I dont want any excessive worries when I'm older. Am going to college now and it looks like either Business Management or Accounting for my major. I dont care if its fun or cool or what I've always dreamed.
I already lived in fantasy world and it went to hell. Now I just wanna get paid.

I'll do fun stuff in my off time and try to enjoy life more. Maybe get a girl, and boink her.
 
guyver01

guyver01

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Sep 25, 2000
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I want to be a private assassin, known only by my codename.... whispered, but never talked about openly.

 
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keird

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I pretty much knew what I wanted to do when I was 10 years old. 7 years later I joined the military and 21 years later, I'm still doing it but part-time, though. I might get out completely in 5 years and enjoy my civilian life, but I'm certain I would have been aimless and destroyed if I couldn't have joined the service.

Maybe my expectations in life were lower than yours, and that's why I'm happy.
 
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JJChicken

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Originally posted by: GundamF91
After living 30 years in this world, it looks like I still have not figured out what to do with my life. I always thought I'd know after high school, but no light came on after that. Then I thought I'd find something once I get through college, and I thought I want to be in business for a time. I got an entry level corporate job with accounting degree. But that didn't seem to be what I wanted, so a couple of years later I went back to school and got an MBA. That upgraded my earnings potential on a better finance career path, but I still wasn't sure if climbing corporate ladder is what my life is about. So I went back to school again and I'm about to get a law degree and become an attorney. I found legal analysis to be challenging and engaging, and I'm leaning toward practicing corporate law....which coincidentally means I'll probably be heading back to the corporate world again. So once again, in the back of my mind it lingers a question whether or not the legal profession is "the thing" to do in my life. Perhaps the problem is that I never had a "calling" toward one profession or another. I've been drifting along and trying to find something. Am I the only one?

Does everyone know exactly what they want to do with their life? For some reason I just don't know. Maybe I'm just different. :confused: Anyhow, this is my weekend post-beer rant after a week of grueling final exams.
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Marked, will reply tomorrow.
 
SagaLore

SagaLore

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Stop trying to figure out what you "want to do in life", and just do something.
 
Siddhartha

Siddhartha

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Originally posted by: GundamF91
After living 30 years in this world, it looks like I still have not figured out what to do with my life. I always thought I'd know after high school, but no light came on after that. Then I thought I'd find something once I get through college, and I thought I want to be in business for a time. I got an entry level corporate job with accounting degree. But that didn't seem to be what I wanted, so a couple of years later I went back to school and got an MBA. That upgraded my earnings potential on a better finance career path, but I still wasn't sure if climbing corporate ladder is what my life is about. So I went back to school again and I'm about to get a law degree and become an attorney. I found legal analysis to be challenging and engaging, and I'm leaning toward practicing corporate law....which coincidentally means I'll probably be heading back to the corporate world again. So once again, in the back of my mind it lingers a question whether or not the legal profession is "the thing" to do in my life. Perhaps the problem is that I never had a "calling" toward one profession or another. I've been drifting along and trying to find something. Am I the only one?

Does everyone know exactly what they want to do with their life? For some reason I just don't know. Maybe I'm just different. :confused: Anyhow, this is my weekend post-beer rant after a week of grueling final exams.
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What do you enjoy doing?
 
Modelworks

Modelworks

Lifer
Feb 22, 2007
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I started out working as an engineer. I took that job and did it for 8 years because everyone told me since I was good at math and science that is what I should do. I really wanted to be a artist, but was told that was not a real job. So I did what everyone else wanted, trying to please everyone but myself. I was miserable. So about 9 years ago I said enough, quit my job as engineer and became an artist. Have never been happier !

I see people all the time saying things like " I really hate __________" fill in the blank with whatever class they are taking . If you hate it then why are you studying it ? Ask yourself if that is really what you want to do with your life ? and make sure you are doing it because you want to and not what people around you want you to do.
 
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theprodigalrebel

Lifer
Oct 4, 2004
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I plan to delegate global domination to a crack team of highly motivated experts while I relax. On my yacht. Docked. Stealing Wi-Fi.
 
TridenT

TridenT

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Sep 4, 2006
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Some people do.

You seem to have more direction than most... Having your MBA and going into law school? That's far more than what many do. Many don't even go to college because they don't see the point in going if they don't know what they want to do. (What would you take if you had all general stuff done?) :-/
 
Chaotic42

Chaotic42

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I'm happy with what I do. I could die today and feel that I lived a pretty full life.
 
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