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3/30/2015 7:24:35 PM
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Career and life choices
I'm opening this thread to two groups of people: 1) young adults like me (I'm 20) who are wondering how they're going to spend the rest of their lives, and 2) people who have already found their life's passion and careers, and are getting the most out of life.
Essentially, I'm asking the 2nd group to share their advice and experiences to the 1st group on how to determine your life's passion, and how to know what career will make you a happy and fulfilled person. [i]Those who love what they do, never work a day in their lives[/i] Thanks in advance everyone
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1 ReplyI'm 32 and pretty successful in my career but I wish I could give some advice to my 20 yr old self. When I was 20 I thought once I got a job making 100k/yr I would be set for life. Not the case at all. So much I didn't understand. I would strongly suggest you educate yourself by reading lots of books on life and business. I would start with "Millionaire Fastlane." It's not a how to book, but it helps have the right mindset. It's also not about how what you want is money (despite the title). "How to win friends and influence people" is also a great business book.
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3 RepliesStrive to do something close to what you wanted to do when you were a kid. I wanted to be a pilot in the Air Force, now I'm just trying to be either Air liaison officer or security forces. In ROTC and love how the military is working, don't want to do anything else right now.
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1. Work hard and master your trade. 2. Shake hands and look ppl in the eyes when you talk to them. 3. Be in good physical shape, as a man you got to be able to bench press at least 200 lbs. it adds to your confidence knowing you could beat the shit out of every one in the board room. 4. Be spiritual...you don't have to be a bible thumper a small picture on your desk from your family at a church event speaks for it's self. 5. Be organized...keep your car clean(kids now and days throw trash everywhere) keep your office clean and not cluttered...and take your own trash out at the end of the day...your boss will appreciate the extra effort for the company. 6. Make your deadlines if you can finish your work early you may get more work because of it but being the go too guy isn't a bad thing. 7. Your work isn't your life find a fun hobby to blow off steam.
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3 RepliesI'm 18. In my first year of college majoring in computer programming. I love it but I don't see myself in that job field. I'm really interested in my programming classes and I do great in them. But I just can't picture my future job. Any advice anyone?
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1 ReplyThis will sound weird, but think a lot. Think about what you like. Think about what you're good at. Think about what you can do that fits your personality. Figure out who you are and what you want from life by experiencing everything you can.
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1 ReplyI can easily say I have my dream job. I work with amazing people, on amazing stuff, for amazing fans. Getting here was not easy. So here is my advice in no particular order. 1) IGNORE EVERYBODY. Once you have figured out what you want to do, just stop listening to other people's opinions about your choice. I had a lot of people doubt me, tell me it was impossible, and just generally how stupid of an idea I had. It is hard to filter the noise all the time, but when you find it getting to yourself, just recenter yourself and shrug it off. 2) FAIL A LOT. Seriously, fail over and over if you have to. Don't let failure stop you and just keep failing. Ideally you won't have to fail a lot to get what you want but be prepared for it. I went through 5 rejections with my current company before I got the job. Every time I got rejected I just tried again after making myself better. 3) LEARN TO BE SOCIAL. Seriously. Focusing on your craft is important, very important in fact. But never EVER neglect social skills. There are so few jobs in this world where you don't need social skills. There are tons of ways of getting better social skills and that is it's own discussion. General advice, talk to strangers, be interested in who they are, talk to them, don't turn down invites to hang out. 4) THERE IS NO RIGHT WAY. People will tell you how to achieve your dream. They are often right about what they are saying, but realize that what they are saying isn't the only way. Achieve what you want in the way you want if you truly want to be happy. Hope this helps.
