I feel envious of those who have find their lifetime career

[jhonny9546]

Hi! I've recently started considering career paths.
In my 20s and 30s, I experimented and studied, but I still haven't found my daily life.

However, having worked with lawyers, accountants, notaries, builders, fishermen, merchants, etc., I find their careers truly fascinating and envious, because they've succeeded. Even though their jobs have pros and cons, I know people who've been doing it for 30, 50, or 60 years.
They've always done that one job/profession, and they've become increasingly expert at it. (They're also rich and successful.)

So I asked myself: how did they choose?

Most of them had no choice: they inherited it, or they had to follow their parents' advice.
Others, however, focused on studying "safe" subjects (e.g., lawyers).

In the end, it was easy for them; they were "thrown" into it, while for everyone else, like me, looking for something for life is incredibly impossible.

Your experiences?

 

[BaronOfHair]

Your experiences?

A man who stumbles into ONE career that he finds eternally satisfying is more fortunate than a President or Prime Minister, who ends ltheir term with widespread public approval

 

[Gamisch]

I geuss you gotta know what's out there: you've already done that.

Next step is to make a firm decision and stick with it. The best advice I've ever got was to specialize in one specific area so you know absolutely EVERYTHING about it and thus you'll have the opportunity to start your own business or be a one of a kind specialist.

I'd say follow the money on a level that's good enough for you. Yeah, sometimes you study X and up working Y. But times keeps moving on...so don't waste too much time contemplating what to do.

Work will always be somewhat dull ,regardless of your occupation. But tbh I wake up and enjoy what I'm doing every day and I get better and make more money on top of that...

 

[plumber]

do not be afraid to make a massive change. if it is not working for you its ok to try something completely not related.

look closely at the personality testing. square pegs do not fit into round holes.

make it a priority to manage money. spend less than you earn, always. in this way you are not a slave to a paycheck. only then can you choose.

 

[jhonny9546]

look closely at the personality testing. square pegs do not fit into round holes.

Did you find it really relevant?

The best advice I've ever got was to specialize in one specific area so you know absolutely EVERYTHING about it and thus you'll have the opportunity to start your own business or be a one of a kind specialist

Tell us more, please

 

[plumber]

Did you find it really relevant?

Yes, its well known world wide. Organizations use it for input to personnel development investment choices. I used it in the past for that also. Only later did it become clear that its really useful for relationships and self introspection.

 

[Scaramouche]

Hi Jhonny,
I grew up respecting Winston Churchill one of whose favourite quotes was..
"If you find a job you love, you'll never work again."⁠ Coming from great wealth and opportunity it was easy for him to say...For you?I see you finding your true vocation in some form of teaching.