Career Choices: What should I do for the rest of my life?
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real estates is more like a gamble and depending on where u live, it may or maynot be a good idea. As to your career, no one can answer that but yourself. What if i told you to become a janitor or a mcdonalds fry cook. Would you consider? no right. Better of thinking what ur good at and find a job that pertains to it
985913
Explore different things, and ask as many successful old people who you respect for their opinions (just like you are doing here!).  Your interests will change as you evolve.  The more varied experiences you can have, and the more advice you get from different people, the better your choices will be.  Think of what you'd really like to do most, and take small steps in that direction, learning what it takes to get there.  Be glad if you learn you want to do something different, that's part of the process of learning.  Many people change professions and careers -- especially the most sucessful of people.  Good luck!!
632523
Only if you plan on doing things in life.  Drive a car at the speed limit, (distance/time), get to where you want to go on time (rate/distance), pay your utility bills, taxes, see if your paycheck is correct, plan for retirement, build or buy a house, go shopping, prepare a meal, have children.  The list is endless (infinite).\nYou decide what you want to do with your life, and those of us that have learned how math and physics affect us will laugh at those of you who haven't.
325459
I'd pick choose what you love to do. In the end, you won't regret it.
712686
Talk to professionals in each field about what they do.  Get a clear enough picture that you understand 90% of their daily calendar.  You could watch one for a day, and write what he is doing when, assuming he was willing.  Goal: get a clear idea of what the reality behind the degree for each degree looks like.\n\nOnce you have understanding of the life, explore your own heart.  What do you love, what are you enough passionate about that you could do that job for the rest of your life.\n\nThe people who make the most good in the world, who make the great and small changes that contribute the most benefit both to their field and the world, are the people who love what they do.  Even if you are a stupid, love of the field will give you insight and vision.  Even if you are tired, love of the field will make you strong enough to work long hours.  Even after you have been through an idea 100 times, love of the field will let you be willing to sit there and ponder in that field of the mind, when all others race past in love of a different field (often money) and miss the gold-mine and the buried pearls.  Nobel prizes dont come from people who are trying to win a nobel prize, they come from people who love what they are doing whether or not it gets a prize.\n\nFind what you love, pursue it with all your might.  Thats the way to touch the world for the best, and live a life you can be filled by.
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Slow down and remember that life is what happens and rushes by you when you are busy making other plans.  You are only 18.  Enjoy this time of your life.   Don't be in such a rush.  For young people entering the world of work today, you can expect to have at least two or three different careers in your lifetime and that is a good thing.  You aren't expected to know at eighteen what you want to do with your life.  Our daughters who are in their late 20's and early 30's are already into second and third careers, and having great lives.\n\nI am 53 years old and a grandma and retired and I still don't know what I want to do with my life or what I want to be when I grow up.  And that's ok.\n\nBest of luck.
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I would rather have a broader scope of knowledge on various subjects.  If you spent your entire life focusing on one area of study and all of the sudden, you were unable to continue in that field, what would you have to fall back on?  It's better to know a little bit about everything than everything about something and nothing about anything else.  :)
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Think what you would like/love to do for the rest of your life .. what would challenge you the most .. and go for it.
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Basically, you just have to keep plugging along. Try to find a job you don't hate to pay the bills. Meanwhile, start to search your soul for who you really are and what you want out of life. I grappled with the whole "what do I want to do for the rest of my life?" question when I graduated college and I'm now on version 3.0 of my "life."  At first I thought I would teach elementary, then I thought I'd do interior design and now I've gone back to my degree (Art History) and am applying to grad school so I can teach at a higher level and maybe get some museum work.\n\nFor right now, I'm working as an admin in a high tech company in Silicon Valley, which has nothing to do with who I am or what I want to do for the rest of my life. But it's stable and it pays the bills so it's perfect for right now.\n\nYou just need to really try and figure out what type of career will bring you the most happiness because I don't believe you can stick with a career that you don't really like for very long. You'll just get angry, depressed, resentful, bored, etc, and have another life crisis in a few years. :-)\n\nGood luck and do some soul searching. Brainstorm. Write lists. Read a lot. Do whatever it takes to figure out what path to start down. You never know exactly where you'll end up so don't get too attached to the outcome. You have to find a place to start and the universe will take care of the rest.
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wow. all those professions are suitable for anyone. but it's weird how they are all so different. and it's great how your interested in all of them eventhough they are all so different from each other. i suggest you really sit down and ask yourself...WHAT WOULD I ENJOY THE MOST. WHAT WOULD BRING THE GREATEST SENSE OF SATISFACTION? and focus on that one. because if you love your job, then you'll continue to be good at it.\n\ngood luck and don't lose focus on your future.
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Honestly money shouldn't be your deciding factor.  Money will eventually come.  You want to chose the job that will best suit you in the long-term.  Why chose a job that is fun at the start but boring and monotonous after a few years.  True happiness is doing a job that doesn't feel like work.
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It's really great that you're thinking seriously about career matters. I think the best advice I got was from Joseph Campbell, you might have read it too: "Follow your bliss."\n\nHe says you can choose an "easy" or safe career, and make money, but then you might also miss your calling in life.\n\nIf you choose to follow your bliss (what makes you feel truly alive), then you will end up with the money also (as did Campbell).\n\nOf course, some fields are more competitive than others. But the media world is experiencing explosive growth, and there is so much opportunity (just check www.brightcove.com for example to see a bit of the future).\n\nThe "competitiveness" or job prospect data of any industry out there, only serve to discourage people who do not have courage. With determination, passion, a focus on excellence and boundless courage, you can do anything in this life.
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I'd recommend joining the Navy.  While serving your country, you will also be given the opportunity to attend university (paid for by the US government in most cases), learn a trade (or two), see the world, achieve a sense of accomplishment, and meet many new friends.  You will have a lifelong community of support also.  You should also keep in mind that at age 46 you could retire and then start a new career!  There are many advantages of a military life; however, one disadvantage of a Navy career is the inability to bring your wife (if you plan on marrying) with you on most tours of duty.
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1.  Find the women that I'm going to spend the rest of my life with.\n2.  Find the job that I'm going to have for the majority of my life in my desired career field.\n3.  Live in a warmer climate (Arizona, Cali, Florida).
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Rather than going for what your good at, consider going for something that will provide a living for you that you could enjoy.\n\nIt has been said, “If you find a job you love to do, you will not have to work another day in your life.”  Get a book like “What Color is Your Parachute” and do the formula in the back to see what might be a good fit.\n\nThen find out what need there is in the market place for the skills and definition of a job you could love.\n\nThen find a institution that can best get you trained for the market place. Remember, you will be changing careers in your life time. What will enable you to continue to grow as a person. You may want or need to transfer credits for an advance degree in the future. \n\nDon't limit your self now.\n\nWho knows, some classes if your very knowledgeable in them, you may be able to challenge them, saving money, time, and get into the market sooner.
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Your guidance department will have career profile exams. Of course the best way to tell is by trying things out and volunteering at different jobs. There is also nothing that says you have to only do one job for the rest of your life. My husband is going back to school now to become a teacher because he found out that he liked being a parent and hanging out with our kids so much. It's a far cry from the historical archivist he once studied to be.
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Flip Burgers. \n\nNo, actually the best thing to keep in mind when you conducting a job search is what you WANT to do.  The answer to that question will inevitably have more to do with your happiness and success than what you are QUALIFIED to do.  Most employers are more interested in what you've DONE and what you WANT TO DO than WHAT YOU'VE STUDIED anyway.  \n\nThink about what you like doing, where you'd like to be five/ten years from now, and what choices you'd like to have.  Don't let your degre determine what you can do.  People change jobs every 3-5 years and careers every 7-10, on average.  That you have a degree is much more important than what it's in specifically.  \n\nThe best advice I can give you is that whatever you choose, do something that will give you more options in the future (as opposed to fewer).  You never know how the circumstances in your life will affect your interests down the road.