Posted by sarita0001 on December 15, 2003, at 17:23:47
In reply to Finding a career, posted by Civ on December 15, 2003, at 11:09:14
Hi,
I say do what you love first, the money will come. A person can make a lot of money and hate what they do. If you can find something you love and make money too, great. But it all depends how important money is to you. I'm 25 now. I was a History major in college, at first I thought I wanted to teach college or have a career in history but then I thought that would be boring as anything. But I loved studying history and learned a lot so it wasn't a total waste. After college, I volunteered for 2 years(which required traveling) and through this I met many interesting people, it was fun. During those 2 years, I was doing stuff I liked but figuring out what to do. Now I'm in social work, but it is so hard and takes a lot out of me. And I certainly won't make much money but I figure that if a person wants to pursue a career that won't make much $, they'll find a way to make it work. Just like I think you will too. And as someone else said before, people change careers all the time.
It also depends a lot where you live. Sports and communication work might be easier to do in a big city. I don't know how open you are to moving. But that's a whole other story. I am sure other people you know are in the same situation.
Talk to people, do specific research, go to the careers section at Barnes and Noble, and talk to family members and/or friends if you can. It's good that you are thinking about things and being honest with yourself.Good luck,
Sara
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