massage therapy, PTA, and cafe business owner and vending machine router?

Question

Hey you guys I'm 22 and I graduated highschool 2003 I had many conflicts with my goals. I have been to both vocational schools and colleges and unfortunately didn't find a spark in what career I wanted to get into. I have did some soul searching and researching and have been out of a job because I despised all food industry jobs that I had. I'm at the conclusion of feeling a good heart to help others with back problems that's why I considered massage therapy! umm and then I'm thinking of joining a community college and doing the PTA progam and as I build myself up I want to end up owning my own cafe! life is full of decisions and I feel like I been soul searching enough on my careers I need your advice. I mean I love a job where I can work independently and not to grind and move too fast and I can work in a soft structured environment where people aren't screaming at me or telling me I'm doing a bad job I'm tired of that! i'm empathetic,kindhearted,peoplepleaser,easygoing nice

Answer 1

Its great to have many aspirations toward many things of interest but I believe it all comes down to some basic goal setting. If you are serious about PTA & MT as professions you would like to explore, then I would recommend working toward that now. The combination is good. It allows you to work in a variety of settings where you can care for people including clinics, hospitals and massage establishments. However, until you establish your own business, there will always be people that will be telling you what to do. Although, in a healthcare profession, I'm sure it is not as harsh as a food service entity. As far as the cafe, you may be inviting back into your life the same type of people you are trying to avoid, even though you are the owner; however, this time they have the potential to destroy your business if not managed properly. This includes your vendors, your customers and your employees. Some people love to take advantage of the empathetic and kindhearted. I would suggest finding good role models to learn from in the types of settings you would like to work. Seeking out successful business owners and learning from them may be a good direction as well. They may have some wisdom to share that would typically not be taught in any classes nor be "written on the wall."

Answer 2

I remember some of the earlier notes on profile and want to say you are doing well to reach out. If you are working at a job it may be a career but I always said that if they don't pay me more than this I feel I can change jobs at will. A career offers more income and demands more loyalty. A job often will change as the workers change. If you are able to travel it might be what you need . Instead of using the career as the base use your church as the base . So you go to a new group in a new city in the same church and keep in touch as you need .

Answer 3

If you want a job where you don't have to move too fast, a soft structured environment where people aren't complaining, you might want to reconsider your goal of owning your own cafe.

Good luck in finding something that works for you.