Just for balance I'd like to point out that there are many 50 plus people (both men and women, but mainly men) that I know that followed a very gratifying life in their 20s and 30s and are now approaching retirement with no children and no spouse.
There is, you see, a down side to doing what you want 'as life is short'. Sometimes you have to pass up on your short term dreams to accept (and to offer) commitment. Otherwise you can end up old, lonely and miserable and it's often hard to console yourself that you did have a cracking good time when you were young.
You dont have to become a loner to enjoy the job you do day to day . You could work 20hrs a day in the City earning millions and end up with no family etc to share it with. Through my low income job ive got 4 weeks travelling to Oregon and Amsterdam next month, so even a lowish income can have good perks
I was referring to the suggestion that he jack it all in and go travelling and chase dreams. I may not have explained it very well, but it was more of a suggestion that you need to committ to something, rather than earn a lot of money.
Rather like the chap you described in the City, my Uncle was an airline pilot. He had air stewards, flash sports cars, he stayed in 5* hotels all over the world and now he has retired and he has no wife, no children and, obviously, no grandchildren. He lives in a flash Penthouse in Eastborne, he has more money that he can spend and he is, literally, miserable all day long.
Surely it's better to enjoy life when you're young? No wonder he's miserable now that life style has ended!
Just for balance I'd like to point out that there are many 50 plus people (both men and women, but mainly men) that I know that followed a very gratifying life in their 20s and 30s and are now approaching retirement with no children and no spouse.
There is, you see, a down side to doing what you want 'as life is short'. Sometimes you have to pass up on your short term dreams to accept (and to offer) commitment. Otherwise you can end up old, lonely and miserable and it's often hard to console yourself that you did have a cracking good time when you were young.
You dont have to become a loner to enjoy the job you do day to day . You could work 20hrs a day in the City earning millions and end up with no family etc to share it with. Through my low income job ive got 4 weeks travelling to Oregon and Amsterdam next month, so even a lowish income can have good perks
I was referring to the suggestion that he jack it all in and go travelling and chase dreams. I may not have explained it very well, but it was more of a suggestion that you need to committ to something, rather than earn a lot of money.
Rather like the chap you described in the City, my Uncle was an airline pilot. He had air stewards, flash sports cars, he stayed in 5* hotels all over the world and now he has retired and he has no wife, no children and, obviously, no grandchildren. He lives in a flash Penthouse in Eastborne, he has more money that he can spend and he is, literally, miserable all day long.
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Took me a few reads but then gave me a good belly laugh!
Just for balance I'd like to point out that there are many 50 plus people (both men and women, but mainly men) that I know that followed a very gratifying life in their 20s and 30s and are now approaching retirement with no children and no spouse.
There is, you see, a down side to doing what you want 'as life is short'. Sometimes you have to pass up on your short term dreams to accept (and to offer) commitment. Otherwise you can end up old, lonely and miserable and it's often hard to console yourself that you did have a cracking good time when you were young.
You dont have to become a loner to enjoy the job you do day to day . You could work 20hrs a day in the City earning millions and end up with no family etc to share it with. Through my low income job ive got 4 weeks travelling to Oregon and Amsterdam next month, so even a lowish income can have good perks
I was referring to the suggestion that he jack it all in and go travelling and chase dreams. I may not have explained it very well, but it was more of a suggestion that you need to committ to something, rather than earn a lot of money.
Rather like the chap you described in the City, my Uncle was an airline pilot. He had air stewards, flash sports cars, he stayed in 5* hotels all over the world and now he has retired and he has no wife, no children and, obviously, no grandchildren. He lives in a flash Penthouse in Eastborne, he has more money that he can spend and he is, literally, miserable all day long.
Surely it's better to enjoy life when you're young? No wonder he's miserable now that life style has ended!
I can see your point, but he is so, so miserable and says that it is no consolation what so ever that he did 'have it all' for years. Sometimes memories are just worthless if you have nothing in your life that makes you happy.
Large, just for clarification I meant the female trolley dolleys. When he was in his mid fifties he was still pulling hot girls in their twenties. Sadly as soon as he was no longer 'The Captain' they all disappeared and moved on to the next one.
The moral of the story is that even though one shouldn't spend all their life doing something that they don't like, there is some benefit to sacrificing short term satisfaction to plan for the future.
You spend too much time at work throughout your life to do something you hate. Very glad that I fell into a profession that I enjoy for the most part.
As others have said, you need to ask yourself a few questions, what your interests out, what things you like doing, what you don't like doing; whether it's individual working, team working, managing, being bossed, long day, high pressure, low pressure, voluntary stuff, practical, theoretical, quick thinking, analytical etc etc etc then you can start to narrow things down. Also helps if you have an interest in something, whether that be space, sport, construction, design - look around those industries at the array of jobs on offer, you'll be surprised at just how much is linked.
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Large, just for clarification I meant the female trolley dolleys. When he was in his mid fifties he was still pulling hot girls in their twenties. Sadly as soon as he was no longer 'The Captain' they all disappeared and moved on to the next one.
The moral of the story is that even though one shouldn't spend all their life doing something that they don't like, there is some benefit to sacrificing short term satisfaction to plan for the future.
As others have said, you need to ask yourself a few questions, what your interests out, what things you like doing, what you don't like doing; whether it's individual working, team working, managing, being bossed, long day, high pressure, low pressure, voluntary stuff, practical, theoretical, quick thinking, analytical etc etc etc then you can start to narrow things down. Also helps if you have an interest in something, whether that be space, sport, construction, design - look around those industries at the array of jobs on offer, you'll be surprised at just how much is linked.