How do you find your calling in life?

[HappyJoyLove]

??

 

[crab]

A free ipod helps.

 

[Imp]

You don't. You either knock someone up, or you get screwed and end up having to do whatever it takes to make money to survive. Then around your 50s, you have a mid-life crisis and go from there.

 

[HappyJoyLove]

A free ipod helps.

A free million dollars would be better.

 

[amdhunter]

Collect call?

 

[Regs]

Do I need my credit card for this?

 

[Kirby]

I thought this was a HappyPuppy thread. :\

 

[IceBergSLiM]

 

[moshquerade]

If you build it they will come

 

[Koing]

Weightlifting. I love to compete and to push myself. LOVE IT.

I may quit my job later down the line to train full time and LIVE THE DREAM.

Koing

 

[Locut0s]

Weightlifting. I love to compete and to push myself. LOVE IT.

I may quit my job later down the line to train full time and LIVE THE DREAM.

Koing

Wow really? To each his own and I wish you luck but that not be my dream

 

[Red Squirrel]

Where do I type in my credit card number?

 

[BurnItDwn]

I picked something I liked to do and busted my ass learning as much as I could about it. That's not to say that it's my only interest, just that it's what I'm good at.

Started messing with computers and assembling them, then started fixing them, then worked in a call center doing entry level support (with 2 years college, and some programming experience), then learned unix/sql, and went to a secon tier position, then went to a 3rd tier position, then came over to development, now ... moved over to support on the development team, and the subject matter expert of a handfull of our applications....

That said, I think If I would have studied film, directing art house cinema might have been my calling in an alternate universe.....

 

[IHateMyJob2004]

It took me 33 years to figure this out.

I'm going to start a portfolio management firm.

Why? It's easy. I enjoy reading about corporate fiannce and even enjoy annual reports. It's a hobby already. I can make a shitload of money (6 figures eventually) and I can work my own hours.

How do you find out though? Some day you will realize what you really want. It will probably involve money.

 

[Schadenfroh]

I still have not found my calling. I am wasting away in academia.

 

[zinfamous]

Hello,
Thank you very much for the reply and interest in my home. I am the owner of the home you are making inquiry of. Actually I resided in the home with my wife before and presently we had packed out of the home due to my recent transfer from our company and now situated in the united kingdom.I am a welder under ship building,I worked with Nassco ship building Company,but I have a job appointment with BVT Surface Fleet Limited you can view site at www.bvtsurfacefleet.com . And presently we want to give out our house for rent to a clean and tidy person.

Our home is available now for rent at $1200 with a security deposit of $1200 including all the Utilities like electricity, Hydro washer, warmer, Gas, internet connection etc. I want to let you know that money is not our problem but what we are looking for is absolute care of the home when you pack into the home. We are looking out for someone that can always keep the home clean and tidy.So please I want you to stand on the agreement you will make with us.

We are kind and honest people,we don't like disappointing people and we don't want anyone to disappoint me.We spent a lot on our house that we want to give to you for rent.It is very close to Parks and Shopping.
What really happened is this, we are not giving the home out for rent just because of money but because of our recent work to UK.So we will solicit for your absolute maintenance of our house. We want you to treat it as yours when you move in, I hope this is very clear to you? I want you to keep it tidy all the time so that we will be glad to see it neat and clean whenever we visit the country.

I want to let you know that there is no one there in the state to show you the inside of the house as the keys and all documents of the house are here with us and we shall get it shipped to you via FEDEX or DHL Courier Service as soon as you are ready to move in

You can go check out the house and the neighborhood from the outside and get back to me if you really like it for more information.I will also send some of the pictures to you in my next email.The physical address is 1448 Cornell Avenue Berkeley, CA 94702
Below are the final question that you must answer to qualify for the rent of our house.
TENANT RENT APPLICATION
FIRST NAME: __________________
MIDDLE NAME: __________________
LAST NAME: __________________
PROFESSION: ________________
PHONE (____) __________ (CELL)
PHONE (____) __________ (WORK)
PHONE (____) __________ (HOME)
MARITAL STATUS: _________
KIDS _____ (YES/NO), HOW MANY ________
PRESENT ADDRESS: ___________________________
CITY: _______________
STATE: ______________
ZIPCODE: ____________
HOW LONG? ___________IF RENTING
WHY ARE YOU LEAVING? ______________________________
_________________________________________
CURRENT RENT: _______
PREVIOUS ADDRESS: ___________________________
CITY: ________________
STATE: _______________
ZIPCODE: _____________
HOW LONG? ____________ IF RENTING,HOUSE.
WHY DID YOU LEAVE?
_______________________________________________________________________
PREVIOUS RENT: _______
IF THIS HOUSE IS BEING GIVEN TO YOU,
HOW LONG DO YOU INTEND STAYING? ____________
WHEN DO YOU INTEND MOVING IN? ______________
PERSONAL REFERENCES
(LIST 3 PERSONS, OTHER THAN YOUR RELATIVES, THAT WE CAN CONTACT TO
VERIFY YOUR CHARACTER.)
FIRST PERSON
FIRST NAME: _______________
MIDDLE NAME: ______________
LAST NAME: ________________
RELATIONSHIP______________
PHONE (___) ________________
SECOND PERSON
FIRST NAME: _______________
MIDDLE NAME: ______________
LAST NAME: ________________
RELATIONSHIP______________
PHONE (___) ________________
THIRD PERSON
FIRST NAME: _______________
MIDDLE NAME: ______________
LAST NAME: ________________
RELATIONSHIP______________
PHONE (___)________________
EMERGENCY
(IN AN EMERGENCY, LIST 2 PERSONS THAT CAN BE CONTACTED STARTING WITH
NEAREST RELATIVES)

So i solicit for your absolute maintenance of our house. We want you to treat it as yours when you move in, I hope this is very clear to you? It's not all about the money but I want you to keep it tidy all the time so that we will be glad to see it neat and clean when ever we visit the country. You can stay in the house as long as you wish because we already own another house here in UK and will buy a house in USA before we return.I also want you to let me have trust in you as I always stand on my words. You can email me back for further discussion

Thanks and God bless you.
Best Regards

 

[Tiamat]

You start living a non-sheltered life where you are fending for yourself. If you don't die, then you will find your calling in life in due course.

 

[Locut0s]

You start living a non-sheltered life where you are fending for yourself. If you don't die, then you will find your calling in life in due course.

This.

But this I have yet to do.

 

[vi edit]

I kept walking until the screaming stopped.

 

[coldmeat]

A free million dollars would be better.

A million free iPods would be better.

 

[AreaCode707]

In my case the first thing I decided was WHEN I wanted to find my calling. For a variety of reasons I decided that I want to work my butt off now when I'm young and then live my calling as I get older.

My DREAM is to live in a particular place (starting to pay off and become a reality right around now) with animals and gardens and my lovely husband.

My CALLING is to work with teenagers, especially ones that are maybe not getting a lot of other adult leadership and support.

 

[TecHNooB]

This.

But this I have yet to do.

Same. I will walk that path soon :O

 

[Locut0s]

Same. I will walk that path soon :O

I'm guessing you are <27 though?

 

[TecHNooB]

i'm guessing you are <27 though?

21 ^_^

 

[RaistlinZ]

Discover what you like to do. Find job that lets you do that. Profit.

For me, I wanted to see the world, so I focused my search on jobs that will let me travel. Seemed logical enough.