Comments on: What’s the right Career Path and Which way should you go? http://mariabrophy.com/philosophy/whats-the-right-career-path-and-which-way-should-you-go.html Create the career and life of your dreams Mon, 21 May 2012 21:11:30 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Tim http://mariabrophy.com/philosophy/whats-the-right-career-path-and-which-way-should-you-go.html/comment-page-1#comment-952 Tim Fri, 25 Jun 2010 02:26:12 +0000 http://mariabrophy.com/?p=276#comment-952 Just a comment on Archan Mehtas' words. I'm 43 years old, have been an artist all my life with a college education in Graphic Design. I have worked in various areas in the art related field, but was never really successful enough to support my family. Unfortunately in order to make ends meet, I had to leave my career in order to pursue a more lucrative one, construction. I am a fourth year apprentice carpenter with, yes, a tattoo of a half naked girl on my forearm, and yes, plugging away and cursing my job. I hate it, but unfortunately, to support my family I have to do it. Haunted by this negative stereo type or not, it's a fact of life and sometimes we have to bite the bullet. Now, I don't intend on staying in construction for the rest of my life. Right now I'm going through some major soul searching as to how I want to finish my time on this planet. At the moment, I'm seriously stuck. All I know is that I hope I can dig my way out of this rut I'm in and get back doing what I truely love, my art. Just a comment on Archan Mehtas’ words. I’m 43 years old, have been an artist all my life with a college education in Graphic Design. I have worked in various areas in the art related field, but was never really successful enough to support my family.

Unfortunately in order to make ends meet, I had to leave my career in order to pursue a more lucrative one, construction. I am a fourth year apprentice carpenter with, yes, a tattoo of a half naked girl on my forearm, and yes, plugging away and cursing my job. I hate it, but unfortunately, to support my family I have to do it. Haunted by this negative stereo type or not, it’s a fact of life and sometimes we have to bite the bullet.

Now, I don’t intend on staying in construction for the rest of my life. Right now I’m going through some major soul searching as to how I want to finish my time on this planet. At the moment, I’m seriously stuck. All I know is that I hope I can dig my way out of this rut I’m in and get back doing what I truely love, my art.

]]> By: Archan Mehta http://mariabrophy.com/philosophy/whats-the-right-career-path-and-which-way-should-you-go.html/comment-page-1#comment-273 Archan Mehta Sat, 30 Jan 2010 05:20:04 +0000 http://mariabrophy.com/?p=276#comment-273 Maria, What a fabulous post. Please keep on writing and sharing. Yes, 23 can be an awkward age for many people, but it is equally important to remember that you can feel awkward at any age. Sometimes, it is better to try to live consciously rather than self-consciously. Try not to fall prey to your inner demons and don't listen to the negative, self-talk. Instead, try positive affirmations. Keep on taking (calculated) risks and experiment with life choices. Find out what works for you and what does not work for you. And then, find the road less traveled, one that floats your boat. That's life. For example, experiment with different majors and minors while you are still in school. Find out what subject excites you. Too many people these days worry about whether a subject will be "financially viable." Choosing to major in English Literature will not condemn you to a life of mediocrity. You won't end up plugging away as a construction worker, smelling of bad breath, cursing all day long, walking with a swagger, and with a tattoo of a naked mermaid on your forearm! Don't be haunted by such negative images, folks. Studies have revealed that people who graduated from college ended up pursuing careers that had nothing to do with their majors or minors. In fact, the wealthiest man in the world (Bill Gates) dropped out of Harvard at 19, and Richard Branson never attended college. Thus, it would be helpful for young people to read a few biographies and auto-biographies of the rich and famous and take heart from their lives. You can learn a lot from the precedents set by others, of course, but you have to adapt those experiences to your unique life circumstances. Finally, it is your life. It is up to you to find your calling. Maria,

What a fabulous post. Please keep on writing and sharing.

Yes, 23 can be an awkward age for many people, but it is equally important to remember that you can feel awkward at any age.

Sometimes, it is better to try to live consciously rather than self-consciously. Try not to fall prey to your inner demons and don’t listen to the negative, self-talk. Instead, try positive affirmations.

Keep on taking (calculated) risks and experiment with life choices. Find out what works for you and what does not work for you. And then, find the road less traveled, one that floats your boat. That’s life.

For example, experiment with different majors and minors while you are still in school. Find out what subject excites you. Too many people these days worry about whether a subject will be “financially viable.” Choosing to major in English Literature will not condemn you to a life of mediocrity. You won’t end up plugging away as a construction worker, smelling of bad breath, cursing all day long, walking with a swagger, and with a tattoo of a naked mermaid on your forearm! Don’t be haunted by such negative images, folks.

Studies have revealed that people who graduated from college ended up pursuing careers that had nothing to do with their majors or minors. In fact, the wealthiest man in the world (Bill Gates) dropped out of Harvard at 19, and Richard Branson never attended college.

Thus, it would be helpful for young people to read a few biographies and auto-biographies of the rich and famous and take heart from their lives. You can learn a lot from the precedents set by others, of course, but you have to adapt those experiences to your unique life circumstances. Finally, it is your life. It is up to you to find your calling.

]]> By: Dennis Panzik http://mariabrophy.com/philosophy/whats-the-right-career-path-and-which-way-should-you-go.html/comment-page-1#comment-123 Dennis Panzik Sat, 19 Dec 2009 03:27:01 +0000 http://mariabrophy.com/?p=276#comment-123 I’m reminded of Edgar Cacy, (however his name was spelled) who could communicate to the spirits by entrancing himself, or self hypnosis if you will… He said yes, it’s important to have goals in life. Although, we can get so caught up in things, or these goals that they back fire on us. It’s more important to have ideals. Goals are often more short term, while ideals are general more vague but will lead us to the things we want to achieve, or perhaps destined to achieve. As long as we believe ourselves, anything is possible. DennisPanzik.com I’m reminded of Edgar Cacy, (however his name was spelled) who could communicate to the spirits by entrancing himself, or self hypnosis if you will… He said yes, it’s important to have goals in life. Although, we can get so caught up in things, or these goals that they back fire on us.
It’s more important to have ideals. Goals are often more short term, while ideals are general more vague but will lead us to the things we want to achieve, or perhaps destined to achieve.
As long as we believe ourselves, anything is possible.

DennisPanzik.com

]]> By: Tracey Ann Engelking http://mariabrophy.com/philosophy/whats-the-right-career-path-and-which-way-should-you-go.html/comment-page-1#comment-68 Tracey Ann Engelking Sun, 29 Nov 2009 14:59:21 +0000 http://mariabrophy.com/?p=276#comment-68 When I feel stuck or unable to decide which way to go, I like to remember the way people get in the water. We all see people doing the "I'll get wet one inch at a time" slow wade into the water, and most of the time they never actually get all the way in... they just sort of stand there, not really in and not really out. Then there are the people who just jump right in, they get shocked by the cold water, but mostly come up laughing and full of that energy rush. I always try and be a person who just jumps in, not afraid of the shock of failure. When I feel stuck or unable to decide which way to go, I like to remember the way people get in the water.
We all see people doing the “I’ll get wet one inch at a time” slow wade into the water, and most of the time they never actually get all the way in… they just sort of stand there, not really in and not really out. Then there are the people who just jump right in, they get shocked by the cold water, but mostly come up laughing and full of that energy rush. I always try and be a person who just jumps in, not afraid of the shock of failure.

]]> By: aileen http://mariabrophy.com/philosophy/whats-the-right-career-path-and-which-way-should-you-go.html/comment-page-1#comment-67 aileen Fri, 27 Nov 2009 06:37:03 +0000 http://mariabrophy.com/?p=276#comment-67 I agree. Sometimes you don't have enough information to make a decision that you feel comfortable with... Just gotta try something. Experiment. Then you'll get more info that will help making other choices later on. I agree. Sometimes you don’t have enough information to make a decision that you feel comfortable with… Just gotta try something. Experiment. Then you’ll get more info that will help making other choices later on.

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