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<blockquote data-quote="aarondhgraham" data-source="post: 3677051" data-attributes="member: 13337"><p>There are two major theories on picking a career:</p><p>1) Choose something that you love doing and you'll never have to "go to work".</p><p>2) Choose something that you can do that will earn a good living and lead to a retirement pension.</p><p></p><p>I was blessed with a good mind,,,</p><p>I'm no genius mind, you but my IQ is well above average.</p><p></p><p>Subjects like Algebra-Science(s) were easy for me,,,</p><p>Everyone I knew encouraged me to be some kind of high-paid Engineer/Technician.</p><p></p><p>I also loved photography,,,</p><p>I was an avid amateur for 8-years of military.</p><p></p><p>When I got out of the military I had no idea what to do,,,</p><p>Should I pursue my dream of being a professional photographer?</p><p>Or should I use the technical training I go in the USAF and become that Engineer/Technician.</p><p></p><p>The third option was to choose a career that would make me a good living,,,</p><p>But might be one of those white collar jobs that bore one to suicide.</p><p></p><p>Here's what I found out:</p><p></p><p>I did go to a good community college and obtained an AS degree in Commercial Photography,,,</p><p>I found out that nothing sucks the joy out of an enjoyable hobby quicker,,,</p><p>Than trying to make a living doing it.</p><p></p><p>I did this for 13 years and it ruined my love of the art.</p><p></p><p>Yes, I had the brainpower (and USAF training in electronics) to become a Seismic Technician,,,</p><p>I worked in the oilfield industry doing seismic surveys exploring for oil.</p><p></p><p>Long hours and a completely ridiculous work schedule made that job a real pain,,,</p><p>Burnout in this field was high and while I lasted longer than some,,,</p><p>The money simply wasn't worth it to me.</p><p></p><p>I remember when I got out of the USAF I told a few friends that I would enjoy accounting as a career,,,</p><p>Monday thru Friday workweeks with specified job duties that <strong>did not</strong> include fixing broken stuff.</p><p></p><p>Everyone laughed and said, "Aarond, that job would bore you to tears."</p><p></p><p>Basically I wanted to make my living sitting at a desk in an air conditioned office,,,</p><p>But all of my close associates warned me against that career path,,,</p><p>My mistake was thinking they knew better than me.</p><p></p><p>Back in 1996 my life fell apart,,,</p><p>Divorced after 17 years,,,</p><p>I was a wreck.</p><p></p><p>Without going into the gruesome details I made a decision,,,</p><p>I was 46 years old, newly single with no debt, 10K in the bank, and a paid for automobile.</p><p></p><p>I could start over if I wanted to.</p><p></p><p>I enrolled at a university with the aim of becoming a Career Tech Vocational Instructor,,,</p><p>I stumbled into a few good job opportunities as a student,,,</p><p>And ended up with a BS and MS in Education.</p><p></p><p>I almost tripped up by going back into that same old rut of Technical work,,,</p><p>But then a great thing happened to me and I took a job at my university,,,</p><p>They needed someone to teach the faculty how to use computers.</p><p></p><p>I took the job only as an interim thing,,,</p><p>But all of a sudden I had a decent paycheck and every weekend off.</p><p></p><p>It wasn't the most exciting job and really wasn't what I had planned for my future,,,</p><p>But as it worked out it was the perfect job for me at that stage of my life.</p><p></p><p>I spent my time developing and teaching seminars for the faculty,,,</p><p>And retired from the university 16 1/2 years later with an adequate pension.</p><p></p><p>My path isn't a model for anyone else,,,</p><p>The reason I typed this long tome is just to say,,,</p><p>Examine your self and decide <strong>what kind of life</strong> you want,,,</p><p>Then choose a career path that will support that desired lifestyle.</p><p></p><p>For me, the career field itself wasn't very important,,,</p><p>It was the ability to live the lifestyle I wanted.</p><p></p><p>Air conditioned office and weekends off.</p><p></p><p>Aarond</p><p></p><p>.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="aarondhgraham, post: 3677051, member: 13337"] There are two major theories on picking a career: 1) Choose something that you love doing and you'll never have to "go to work". 2) Choose something that you can do that will earn a good living and lead to a retirement pension. I was blessed with a good mind,,, I'm no genius mind, you but my IQ is well above average. Subjects like Algebra-Science(s) were easy for me,,, Everyone I knew encouraged me to be some kind of high-paid Engineer/Technician. I also loved photography,,, I was an avid amateur for 8-years of military. When I got out of the military I had no idea what to do,,, Should I pursue my dream of being a professional photographer? Or should I use the technical training I go in the USAF and become that Engineer/Technician. The third option was to choose a career that would make me a good living,,, But might be one of those white collar jobs that bore one to suicide. Here's what I found out: I did go to a good community college and obtained an AS degree in Commercial Photography,,, I found out that nothing sucks the joy out of an enjoyable hobby quicker,,, Than trying to make a living doing it. I did this for 13 years and it ruined my love of the art. Yes, I had the brainpower (and USAF training in electronics) to become a Seismic Technician,,, I worked in the oilfield industry doing seismic surveys exploring for oil. Long hours and a completely ridiculous work schedule made that job a real pain,,, Burnout in this field was high and while I lasted longer than some,,, The money simply wasn't worth it to me. I remember when I got out of the USAF I told a few friends that I would enjoy accounting as a career,,, Monday thru Friday workweeks with specified job duties that [B]did not[/B] include fixing broken stuff. Everyone laughed and said, "Aarond, that job would bore you to tears." Basically I wanted to make my living sitting at a desk in an air conditioned office,,, But all of my close associates warned me against that career path,,, My mistake was thinking they knew better than me. Back in 1996 my life fell apart,,, Divorced after 17 years,,, I was a wreck. Without going into the gruesome details I made a decision,,, I was 46 years old, newly single with no debt, 10K in the bank, and a paid for automobile. I could start over if I wanted to. I enrolled at a university with the aim of becoming a Career Tech Vocational Instructor,,, I stumbled into a few good job opportunities as a student,,, And ended up with a BS and MS in Education. I almost tripped up by going back into that same old rut of Technical work,,, But then a great thing happened to me and I took a job at my university,,, They needed someone to teach the faculty how to use computers. I took the job only as an interim thing,,, But all of a sudden I had a decent paycheck and every weekend off. It wasn't the most exciting job and really wasn't what I had planned for my future,,, But as it worked out it was the perfect job for me at that stage of my life. I spent my time developing and teaching seminars for the faculty,,, And retired from the university 16 1/2 years later with an adequate pension. My path isn't a model for anyone else,,, The reason I typed this long tome is just to say,,, Examine your self and decide [B]what kind of life[/B] you want,,, Then choose a career path that will support that desired lifestyle. For me, the career field itself wasn't very important,,, It was the ability to live the lifestyle I wanted. Air conditioned office and weekends off. Aarond . [/QUOTE]
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