being a military officer or pursue being a college lacrosse coach. The game has grown so much since I played. I find the opportunities in athletics including the training and development side to be so great compared to even 15 years ago.
I love woodworking, building and construction and pretty much everything about the building trades.
Today, working in IT, I have a fairly lousy job, the pay is good, not great by any stretch of the imagination, and I’m always worried I’ll be let go. Often, and especially lately, I think I made the worst career choice possible, not much money, zero prestige, no perks to speak of, the work is dull and there’s very little security.
If I had known better I would have avoided college, and been a carpenter and built up my own contracting business. Too late now.
While I would love to coach high school football...
I actually would love to be a youth track coach. I coached in a local track program here the past few years and absolutely loved teaching kids how to run, especially your kindergarteners and first graders.
who evaluates every product that is about to be sold so I can reveal the designers' stupid decisions before it hits market. I have found I have a knack for that.
that I sometimes regret, maybe three, but T think the most satisfying thing I would liked to have done would have been to become a football coach.
I feel fairly certain I would have been good at it with strong organizational skills and a workaholic attitude, as well as a good set of eyes to evaluate others.
As for the opportunities I passed up:
1) the Navy invited me to become a nuclear engineer on a submarine after I passed every ROTC test imaginable (including pilot training, but eyesight limitations would have me pegged as navigator in a two pilot Phantom.) Have no idea where that would have led... Maybe a life in Idaho? Beautiful country up there.
2) martial arts master. I was a good enough student with some internal energy and potential that my first master, the great In Hyuk Suh, founder of Kuk Sool Won, noted that I along with my regular partner and BF buddy at the time could both be brought to the level as among his masters who "broke things" - like 2x4s cross grain with palm strikes. Only needed another 15+ years of training 6 days per week 3-4 hours per day to get there!
3 - an MD. That was my original goal when I returned to college to study science at almost age 30, and a lack of will to push across the grunt work derailed me from it. I am sure I'd have been good at that, too.
up in Brooklyn in the 70's. Me and most of my friends all thought the ultimate job was mail room clerk. Working in an office, copying machines, printers, sorting mail. The reason we thought that is because growing up in Brownsville, you really didn't know what is out there. It was the standard policeman, fireman, doctor lawyer. Never had a clue about industries or really any job besides those or maybe a train conductor or mailman.
Unfortunately, this was the outlook of many people in my area and others.
Crazy, these were the aspirations of people who lived there. College was a pipe dream and only a select few older kids i knew who went to a community college. No one can afford that in a area with the median income is 17k.
Anyway, I always wanted to be either a track star or math teacher. I ran track until I was 15, not very good but a few bronze medals. Was always very good at math until Geometry. That's when my idea of being of Math Teacher was done!
I think I could've been a good one, too. My high school didn't offer AP Physics back then, but I got a 99 on the Physics Regents and a 5 on the CalculusBC exam (so I think I had the brain power for it).
that I sometimes regret, maybe three, but T think the most satisfying thing I would liked to have done would have been to become a football coach.
I feel fairly certain I would have been good at it with strong organizational skills and a workaholic attitude, as well as a good set of eyes to evaluate others.
As for the opportunities I passed up:
1) the Navy invited me to become a nuclear engineer on a submarine after I passed every ROTC test imaginable (including pilot training, but eyesight limitations would have me pegged as navigator in a two pilot Phantom.) Have no idea where that would have led... Maybe a life in Idaho? Beautiful country up there.
2) martial arts master. I was a good enough student with some internal energy and potential that my first master, the great In Hyuk Suh, founder of Kuk Sool Won, noted that I along with my regular partner and BF buddy at the time could both be brought to the level as among his masters who "broke things" - like 2x4s cross grain with palm strikes. Only needed another 15+ years of training 6 days per week 3-4 hours per day to get there!
3 - an MD. That was my original goal when I returned to college to study science at almost age 30, and a lack of will to push across the grunt work derailed me from it. I am sure I'd have been good at that, too.
Trust me when I say this - the nuclear engineer was a bullet you dodged, not a missed opportunity. In fact, they are having hard time recruiting for it these days because smart people see through the propaganda the Navy pushes about this position. Possibly the worst job in the Navy. The exit ops aren't what they make it out to be either.
Trust me when I say this - the nuclear engineer was a bullet you dodged, not a missed opportunity. In fact, they are having hard time recruiting for it these days because smart people see through the propaganda the Navy pushes about this position. Possibly the worst job in the Navy. The exit ops aren't what they make it out to be either.
who evaluates every product that is about to be sold so I can reveal the designers' stupid decisions before it hits market. I have found I have a knack for that.
Eh... depends on the cult. If it involves purple shrouds, converse sneakers and a comet -- no thanks.
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cult leader. Sounds like the perks are amazing.
Eh... depends on the cult. If it involves purple shrouds, converse sneakers and a comet -- no thanks.
I'm thinking more like Scientology but in smaller scale.
that gets a lol and an amen!
there is no butcher shop near me and I'm always intrigued by cuts of meat and quality and freshness and different ways to cook them.
I think there is a need in my area for more butcher shops.
Plus in a weird way I think it's kind of glamorous - in a dexter or fargo kind of way.
Today, working in IT, I have a fairly lousy job, the pay is good, not great by any stretch of the imagination, and I’m always worried I’ll be let go. Often, and especially lately, I think I made the worst career choice possible, not much money, zero prestige, no perks to speak of, the work is dull and there’s very little security.
If I had known better I would have avoided college, and been a carpenter and built up my own contracting business. Too late now.
I feel fairly certain I would have been good at it with strong organizational skills and a workaholic attitude, as well as a good set of eyes to evaluate others.
As for the opportunities I passed up:
1) the Navy invited me to become a nuclear engineer on a submarine after I passed every ROTC test imaginable (including pilot training, but eyesight limitations would have me pegged as navigator in a two pilot Phantom.) Have no idea where that would have led... Maybe a life in Idaho? Beautiful country up there.
2) martial arts master. I was a good enough student with some internal energy and potential that my first master, the great In Hyuk Suh, founder of Kuk Sool Won, noted that I along with my regular partner and BF buddy at the time could both be brought to the level as among his masters who "broke things" - like 2x4s cross grain with palm strikes. Only needed another 15+ years of training 6 days per week 3-4 hours per day to get there!
3 - an MD. That was my original goal when I returned to college to study science at almost age 30, and a lack of will to push across the grunt work derailed me from it. I am sure I'd have been good at that, too.
Unfortunately, this was the outlook of many people in my area and others.
Crazy, these were the aspirations of people who lived there. College was a pipe dream and only a select few older kids i knew who went to a community college. No one can afford that in a area with the median income is 17k.
Anyway, I always wanted to be either a track star or math teacher. I ran track until I was 15, not very good but a few bronze medals. Was always very good at math until Geometry. That's when my idea of being of Math Teacher was done!
I feel fairly certain I would have been good at it with strong organizational skills and a workaholic attitude, as well as a good set of eyes to evaluate others.
As for the opportunities I passed up:
1) the Navy invited me to become a nuclear engineer on a submarine after I passed every ROTC test imaginable (including pilot training, but eyesight limitations would have me pegged as navigator in a two pilot Phantom.) Have no idea where that would have led... Maybe a life in Idaho? Beautiful country up there.
2) martial arts master. I was a good enough student with some internal energy and potential that my first master, the great In Hyuk Suh, founder of Kuk Sool Won, noted that I along with my regular partner and BF buddy at the time could both be brought to the level as among his masters who "broke things" - like 2x4s cross grain with palm strikes. Only needed another 15+ years of training 6 days per week 3-4 hours per day to get there!
3 - an MD. That was my original goal when I returned to college to study science at almost age 30, and a lack of will to push across the grunt work derailed me from it. I am sure I'd have been good at that, too.
Trust me when I say this - the nuclear engineer was a bullet you dodged, not a missed opportunity. In fact, they are having hard time recruiting for it these days because smart people see through the propaganda the Navy pushes about this position. Possibly the worst job in the Navy. The exit ops aren't what they make it out to be either.
Trust me when I say this - the nuclear engineer was a bullet you dodged, not a missed opportunity. In fact, they are having hard time recruiting for it these days because smart people see through the propaganda the Navy pushes about this position. Possibly the worst job in the Navy. The exit ops aren't what they make it out to be either.
Interesting. Thanks Zeke.
God Bless!
you ever think about becoming a product manager?
2. If I could choose a job, it would be to manage global operations for a major hotel chain, Disney, etc
2. If I could choose a job, it would be to manage global operations for a major hotel chain, Disney, etc
What's your side business?