2007-08-25 14:33:37 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Social Science ➔ Psychology
There was a theory that whatever you wanted to do as a child, that's what you should be doing as an adult. (Ummm, I wanted to be a mermaid...)
Adults are filled with concerns like: "Will it make me enough money?" "Will it bring me status in the community?" "Will it get me chicks?" (don't deny it!) But when we are kids, we dont think like that. We want to be astronauts because the pictures of outer space amazed us! We want to be a fire fighter because we looked up to them as heroes. We want to be veterinarians becasue we loved animals.
The purity of your desires when you are a child are a clue to what you were put here to do.
When I was a kid (besides a mermaid) I wanted to be a writer. School came and went, a relationship came and went, a kid came and went and all of a sudden? BAM! I'm in my 30's with no college education. So guess what? I went back to school and hope to be a writer. It never left me, just got side tracked.
Ask yourself these questions:
1) What do I love? it could be that you get a rush when you watch "Cops" and you think you should be doing that. Maybe you like to cook but dont think you could make a living. Maybe you love sitting down to balance your check book.
2) If you were rich and didnt have to worry about a pay check, what would you do to pass your time?
3) What is your hobby? So many people have turned some weird obscure hobby into a money maker. I saw a documentary about a guy who collected old metal things. Just junk! screws and spoons and springs and gears and wacked out stuff! His wife yelled at him to do something with all that crap, so he started making art. Clocks and sculptures and stuff. Now he's making money hand over fist.
Hope this long rambling opinion helped.
2007-08-25 14:50:07 · answer #1 · answered by spookybee1074 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I would start by taking a personality test to see what some of your natural strengths and weaknesses are. Next, be honest about what you want to make and how many hours you want to work. Also ask yourself how much time and money you want to invest in training. Lastly, you might want to look at the classfied ads in the geographic area where you want to live to see what is in deman. Good luck!
2007-08-25 21:43:37 · answer #2 · answered by Gina P 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
What do you like to do in your free time?
What job sounds interesting and if you find one, is it something you see yourself doing for the rest of your life?
2007-08-25 21:39:23 · answer #3 · answered by Chantel C 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
do i want to do this job the rest of my life?am i excited to get out of bed to go to work?do i feel like i contribute something valuable to my position and others around me?
2007-08-25 21:40:12 · answer #4 · answered by bratt 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
what is it that I love to do SO MUCH that I would do it even if I didn't get paid? that's your job.
also--being happy at work means more than the amount of money earned
2007-08-25 22:06:03 · answer #5 · answered by winkcat 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
if you have the time and if you are responsible and if you like the job
2007-08-25 21:37:42 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
sometimes you have to do something to know you don't want to continue doing it.
2007-08-25 21:37:38 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋