What caused you to become your profession?
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one of the better questions asked on this thing. you should get bonus points...\n\n...i work in the nonprofit sector providing organizational management and programmatic consulting to start up and existing nonprofit organizations. i have been working in the nonprofit sector for over 10 years now and i have been in it that long because i enjoy working in it. its a personally rewarding job that i am happy to go home with knowing that i did something good for my community.\n\ni stumbled on this profession by pure accident. when i graduated from college i thought i wanted to be an attorney. but not knowing exacting what attorneys did, i took on a job at a large law firm as a file clerk. i did well in my position working my way up to paralegal and i had the credentials to go to law school but i found out i didnt want to do that for the rest of my life. so i explored other options. i went to a reception at a local university's public policy school and met someone who thought i would be an ideal candidate for a job at the nonprofit organization he worked at. and the rest is history.\n\ni never went back to school for my work but often think an MBA would be helpful. but my experience has been my classroom and in every position i held, i had a steep learning curve and learned how to further develop my personal skills. and its this learning curve that keeps me happy working.\n\nthe key is to always ask yourself if you are happy and passionate with your profession...if you are not then i would question why you are doing it.
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Not studying and getting a proper career.  Not being trained for anything or getting any qualifications when I left school.\nI did some studying later but would have been better to have studied and gained qualifications when I was younger.
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I happen to be a lawyer.  I was somewhat older when I started law school (30), so there wasn't an illusion of showing up to save the world from all of the injustices, however, I wanted to be really good at what I did.  After working in private practice for 4 years, I struck out on my own.  It has been a struggle to establish a solid client base, but I love being my own boss, getting to pick and choose what cases I want to take, and setting my own hours.  It really gives me a lot more time to spend with my family.  Not the typical burning the midnight oil scenario.  What I truly despise are the people who stereotype the entire legal profession as power hungry, greedy, blood sucking vultures.  That is entirely untrue, and while there are unsavory persons in any profession, many attorneys in my community are truly concerned and caring individuals who volunteer their time on many occasions to help those less fortunate.  Enough said!!
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Well, why did you?\nIf it's a good reason, be honest.\nIf it's a questionable reason (I partied instead of studied), see if you can find an angle to show a positive character trait: perhaps your results the following year were good, indicating you recognised more effort was required and you applied yourself.
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Yes ~  I love my job.  I worked for years as a paralegal and it made me miserable.  I took night classes to get a teaching degree.  I really put my heart and soul into this job so I really appreciate it more than ever.  When you work to achieve your goals and dreams it makes your life and work much more wonderful.
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I teach Adult Literacy.  It started because a friend of my fathers came to me and admitted that he couldn't read.  He asked if I would help him because he wanted to read a speech at his daughters wedding.  So I started teaching him to read.  It made me feel so good that I started volunteering my time at the college to help others.
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I started my business for the same reason.  It's been better than I realized it could be.  You can contact me via my webpage for more info.\nhttp://www.loveofjewels.com
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Every profession is good and worth; \nyou like your profession yourself, making people feel happy, with joy, contribution, respectation, lots of possibilities for the future.\nDo our best always! and we'll notice that the best profession is that we have now!\nHow do you think, may I ask you, too?
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Well I won't put their names on here, but my band directors in High School had a major influence on me.  Because I had always been passionate about music, they instilled in me a desire to become a better student and an even better person.  I don't think I would be where I am today without these very special people.\nBecause of them I chose to become a band director.  I wanted to give back to students what they gave to me: a sense of pride, self-esteem, and that I really can achieve great things if I put my mind to it.  \nAnd of course, they were goofy as all get out, and that's what I love about the profession.  I am not a normal classroom teacher and get the chance to make music fun and exciting.  (At least I hope the kids think I do!)  \nAnyways, all that to say, I have a big place in my heart for teachers.  I can definitely say I really love what I do.
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I'd like to become a teacher, horse-back rider, symphectic composer.\nBut i'm really reaching out to become a publisher :)
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i actually studied. then graduated. and now i have a professional career. i made the right choice. my friends that fit the profile, never graduated, dropped out or are working at mc donalds.
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i just recently changed careers and i had a degree in the career i left it is a difficult change and it takes a lot of research the main thing is money.  it is difficult to find a job to pay what you need.  i saved a lot of money (at least 3 months of pay) then found what i wanted to do and switched to it but make it gradual and i would try to go to school part time so you can get back to the level you were at except in a different career.
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I love my job.  I am a certified animal massage therapist.  I work for myself, set my own schedule, make great money, and alleviate suffering in animals.  Who could ask for more than that from a career?
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when you chose to be one.. :)
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Is there something you are good at or have a special knowledge of?  I am thinking about the same thing as you (writing an ebook).  What do you do for a living, or what are your hobbies.  Hope that gets you thinking.
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Why wo you want to start your own?
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After having been in the same career for 15 years i eventualy began looking for something new and more fulfilling. The first question you have to ask is what interests me? once you answer that question the path becomes more clear. for me it was going from computer operations work to become an EMT. Once i decided that i wanted to know more about the field i threw myself into research, going to local fire departments, finding out about the training and what volunteer opportunities there are to get my feet wet. I have since been certified while still working at my current job, i volunteer with a rescue squad and do some volunteer work at a local emergency room at a hospital. i am working towards getting into the FD or a private ambualnce service but am content to keep my current job until an opportunity i like comes along. But you must ask yourself that first question.