When I grow up I want to be.....

[Greedyfly]

I am nearing on 30 and although not old, feel I am still wasting my time and have never really known what I wanted to be in life with regards to a career. I have so far found the jobs I have tried tedious and not taxing enough. I feel my brain will turn to much in the job I am in now. I would love to go to Uni in the next student year but have no idea what to study and with fees being ridiculous I don't want to waste my opportunity.

When did you decide what you wanted to be, have you achieved it and how?

GF

[askyourgran]

hi GF I never got the chance of Uni or college being the eldest of four I had to go to work. Not that I was exceptionally brainy. I always wanted to go to art college, but being an artist wasn't going to earn a lot of money every week. Photography would have been a better choice, but finding work in those fields are freelance occupations and not regular unless you have the contacts. I ended up with a civil service career which was quite interesting at times.

[SIRandyraven]

I wanted to go into IT.
I finished school in 1979 ... college till 1981 ...then worked in IT at a Polytechnic.
From this job to job and still in IT.
However I find it all very dull now , but trapped because the money is good and I would not be able to find an equivalent paying job with ease.
I would love to work in an auction room and do appraisals / valuations of antiques and collectibles. But hey that will be my retirement job.

[funnygirl]

When I was at school I wanted to be an air hostess.

But my lack of height prevented me.

When I left school, going to uni was not an option so it was straight to work.

Greedfly grab any oppoortunity you can as I've been stuck in my job for years now and too old to make a move.

[steg]

i wanted to be an astronaut when a kid, but i'm a forester in Scotland, nearly 20 years, best job in the world

[brenda]

I worked as a teacher for 34 years , not a job I really wanted to do , but got stuck in and made the most of it.What did I want to do -- don't know even now. Was looking for a Prince I think and failed miserably.

[TTG]

It was my hobby (I.T.) self taught. Did a year at college (which was enough). Part of the course was job placement. The company where I was placed offered me a job at the end of the course and I've never looked back. I love the work as it's really an extension of my hobby. Always something new to learn and I get great satisfaction of helping out family and friends.

[Prudie]

When I was really young I wanted to be a train driver but knew I would be a teacher which I was for 10 years and now the civil service. I often now wish I'd done something superficial like modelling or something adventurous like joined the forces.

[NOX]

I wanted to be a historian or an archaeologist or a librarian in a proper library ( you know with leather bound books to the ceiling and whizzy ladders lol).
After I came out of prison I started trading in anything that I could buy and sell for a profit, which eventually moved up to cars and the finally to property, so now I buy and sell cars and have a portfolio of property, so no, despite being comfortably off I'm not happy in what I do day to day, but to salve my misery I do have a nice collection of old books.

[anneasquith]

wanted to be a nurse from an early age..............mission accomplished. great/sad times

[boxtops]

I didn't know what I wanted to do when I left school, except I thought I would teach - but didn't get into teacher training college, didn't want to go to uni, so discovered the world of the office, which is what I'm good at. However - I have changed direction many times in my life before finding my current job, which I love, and which I hope will see me out until I have to retire. I studied a bit as I went through life but I didn't get my degree until ten years ago - GF, it's never too late!

[jaydah]

Nowt to stop you enrolling in Open Uni; they may inspire you to your goal.

[craft1948]

I haven't decided yet..........

[Barmaid]

Your first task Greedy is to decide what you would like to do if you had the choice. Thereafter it is just getting there!

i was told I was not smart enough to do law at school (I went to an extremely snobby girls' school and unless you were Oxbridge material you, frankly, were not bothering with). I didn't decide until my late 20s what I wanted to do. I did my degree part time and then my bar finals part time. I was lucky to have the most amazing boss who saw where my talents lay and sought to exploit them. I am happier now than I could ever have imagined.

So as to your question "when did you decide what you wanted to be, have you achieved it and how?". I say I decided about 2000. Yes I have achieved it. How? Through personal sacrifice, jolly hard work and sheer determination.

[tiggerblue10]

I wanted to be either an archeologist or a palaentologist but sadly I have a fear or worms so that ruled that out.

[boxtops]

Tigger LOL - that is sad for you, but really made me laugh!

[pastafreak]

I wanted to be a fashion illustrator....so went to the Fashion Institute of technology in NYC........I never became an illustrator,but was a graphic artist for 18 years-until I had lil pasta. I then turned to crafts-making jewellery,hand painted papier mache items,and a bit of mosaic.........none of my artsy endeavours ever made a lot of money.
I accidentally fell into cooking-because I enjoyed it....and working for a homeless charity means I feel as if I am giving to those less fortunate. I've done several years of an OU degree....simply because I wanted to-and also felt I'd missed out when I was younger.

[Bobbisox]

whatever you go for GF, I wish you well, you are young at 30 and you only go this way once, take the opportunity now ;-)

[tiggerblue10]

I know, I'm a complete idiot around anything wormy Box.

[DosAmigos]

I wanted to be ....

..............a lumberjack!!

[Answerprancer]

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