Do you ever think about what you really wanted to do when you ‘grew up’ when you were a child, what it was that made your eyes sparkle and got you excited to grow up.
I actually can’t remember what I wanted to be when I grew up, I can only remember deciding that I wanted to be an accountant at quiet a young age, and the reason why… I was good at maths. Little did I know that 5th form maths would be a huge struggle for me and that accounting wasn’t really something I could get passionate about.
Yet I continued the process and eight years later, boom qualified and I now have no idea if I want to keep using the degree or not. I am coming across all doom and gloom in these work related posts, the thing is, I could keep doing what I’m doing forever and probably be content, provided I don’t have to work stupid hours and get remunerated fairly. The question is more, do I WANT to keep doing what I’m doing and settle for just being content. The work is easy enough, the frustrations are enough that I can let them go as soon as 5pm rolls around and not really give too much thought to them outside of working hours.
I do however envy those people that wake up excited to go to work each day, that is pretty cool and while I know the grass isn’t always greener on the other side and that these people will have ‘off’ days as well, the prospect of being excited to go to work at least some of the time is mightily tempting.
I always thought I would end up doing something online based, blogging or selling products etc, perhaps not full time but at least part time and it’s something I am very interested in yet have never really had the time to pursue further. I do have my heel business and this blog which to be honest both have been rather sporadic over the last couple of years, due to the aforementioned time pressures. (Not that I like using time as an excuse, it’s more a matter of priorities!)
I have also in recent years become very interested in getting my Personal Training qualification, which turns out doesn’t appear to be that difficult to get (compared to doing a degree and post grad via correspondance that is!), although I may struggle with the sciency type stuff.
Another idea I have entertained is Management Accounting for a small-mid sized firm, which I think would be interesting and given my degree and two diplomas were in management, there was a reason for it; I enjoyed it more than financial accounting.
Time to grow up and make some decisions huh, or be childish and do something completely random 😉
So what did you want to be when you ‘grew up’?
How does what your doing now compare to your thoughts when you were a child?
Best of luck finding your niche 🙂
When I was young I thought I’d like to be a rock star or pro surfer. Or both haha. I then got a bit more realistic (turns out I grew up to realise that fame or constantly being on the road would not be for me – plus the no talent in either area thing haha). I realised I really like people and how they tick. I wanted to be a youth worker, then social worker and finally a counsellor. I did a Behavioural Science degree with a minor in Counselling and loved it. It really ignited my passion!
I had a job in community development and really enjoyed it but had to give it up. Now I’ve had the Little Mister and I’m a stay at home mum but I still dream about what I’d like to do later on. I think it’s ’cause I haven’t ‘grown up’ yet haha. I’d like to return to my counselling roots, I think 🙂
Pro surfer, I like that!
I imagine Counselling would be very rewarding, as would be being a stay at home mum. Plenty of time to make decisions anyway, enjoy the life you have now 🙂
I’m going through something similar at the moment, Amanda. When I was growing up I wanted to do the cliche stuff, like singing and acting purely so I could be rich and famous. But I grew up realising I’m not particularly good at either of those things, nor do I like being the centre of attention. I thought I loved to travel, so as the end of 7th form approached I made a quick decision to do a Bachelor of Tourism Management with the intention of persuing event management afterwards. Now that thats done and dusted, I’m finding it hard to find any work in that kind of field, let alone anything that I’m qualified for without any work experience in that area. I’m now working part time in the bank and I know that’s not what I want to do with my life, but I don’t know what it is I do want to do. Do I hold out and wait for a suitable job to arise? Do I move to a place where I can find more work? Do I train in something else? Or do I go and find another job which I’m also not passionate about? I’d love to do something like Gondwana Heels (and was actually going to talk to you about it and try get some advice) but it seems like there’s so many people selling online these days, I don’t know if there’s a gap in the market for another. Hmmm anyway, that’s my rant for the day. hopefully we figure it out soon!
Tourism is another field I have looked at doing, I actually did a couple of papers while doing my business degree but found it too hard with everything else going on so stopped. I think follow your heart and what feels right for now, or move to Auckland, I like that plan, move to Auckland 😉 As for the online selling, there’s always room in the market but it’s a tough slog and isn’t very glamorous at all to be completely honest!
It’s so hard when you have another person to consider! Although if it wasn’t for him, I probably would have just fluttered off somewhere without really thinking it through. I have liked the thought of Auckland for a while now, though I’m not sure I’m a big City girl! How are you enjoying it?
Have you asked to see if he’d be willing to try going somewhere else?
Am loving living in Auckland, is a nice change of pace from Wanganui! I’m working and living in Newmarket which is nicer than right in the CBD in my opinion, I feel less out of place there as it’s quiet studenty.