What age were you when you realized what you want?

Question

I mean when did you realize what you want to do for a lving?

Answer 1

I"m 48. I'm still working on it. Maybe, when I grow up I'll figure it out.

Answer 2

I'm still changing my mind and I'm 46!

The average American holds at least 3 different careers over a lifetime. I think the desire to do something different is normal.

As we age, our priorities change plus what you've been doing may get downright boring once it has been mastered.

Plus quite frankly there are so many career options out there that you just don't think about, plus technology and our culture is ever changing so options that do not exist today maybe really good ones in 20 years. Why shouldn't you be able to change tracks mid-life?

So...I wouldn't sweat that question too hard. Get a college degree in whatever interests you. These days it is getting harder and harder to get ANY decent job without a degree, but which major is not that important for most careers, and definitely less of an issue as you gain years in the work force.

Then keep an open mind. Some of my most interesting jobs just sort of popped up and were not necessarily things I would have thought of.

Don't limit yourself. Life is meant to be rich and varied.

Answer 3

I'm 24 and I only recently decided that I want to be a foreign language teacher (Arabic). I didn't go to college right out of high school because I didn't think that I would apply myself and I had no idea what I wanted to do. I still think that a lot of people can't really make a decision about what they want to do for a living, so they just pick something that sounds minorly interesting and go for it. Sometimes they end up liking it, sometimes they hate it, and sometimes they really don't care either way, or just convince themselves that the job is "good enough", etc.

I think the key is to find something that you really enjoy doing. I've taught a lot of classes and I love foreign languages, so for me personally I think that being an Arabic teacher would be an ideal job. I was considering working for the government as a translator but I decided that I'd rather use my skills to help people *learn* to understand each other. :)

Answer 4

my mother claims i always had a tendency to draw on myself and remembers having to take me to the hospital for an appointment with my face done like a tiger in biro because she didn't have time to get it all off, but i don't think being a tattooist came in to my head till the age of about 13 then at 17 i went off the idea and then somehow one day i woke up at 22 in uni fed up and called my mate who's a tattooist and said hey you were right uni sucks don't fancy training me do you? and the next thing i know I'm back in my home town training in a lifelong career. I'm 25 now and i think what i do is still just settling in. i always knew i wanted to draw just didn't know I'd end up doing it on people.

Answer 5

150

Answer 6

i was 36 when i realized i had a true talent in theater. this was after working in corporate America tooooo long. i have been acting ever since. proof positive that it's never too late.

Answer 7

because you are ever evolving into the ultimate you...what you want at any point in time, will be ever evolving too.

Answer 8

i was 15, too late ya

Answer 9

havnt thought abt this yet