confused !

june · 06-17-2008, 12:59 PM

It’s a career’s choice thing.

Here is the story: I have a degree in the field that I am actually good at and have experience on, but don’t love much, I mean .… it isn’t something of value and meaningful to me at the time. So I left to pursue something else. Unfortunately, I have overestimated myself …. Could not achieve it …. Don’t have enough brain cells for it. Now I am loss, can’t go further but don’t want to go back either. So sad, so loss

…

Please help !

Tulip · 06-17-2008, 10:55 PM

Then try something else. Don't stay in something that will make you unhappy. I'm sorry that I'm not much help there. I do wish you good luck in finding a career that will satisfiy you.

wolf · 06-17-2008, 10:58 PM

1. Be more specific. The aggregate wisdom and experience here can be quite insightful, if we have something with which we can actually work. Otherwise you'll get a whole lot of wisecracks and end up feeling resentful about having asked.

2. What do you love to do?

Flint · 06-17-2008, 10:59 PM

If only somebody would show up and offer some kind of career counseling service!

monster · 06-17-2008, 10:59 PM

What is the field you left behind, what are you doing now, and what are your other interests?

xoxoxoBruce · 06-17-2008, 11:00 PM

Welcome to the Cellar, June.

You don't want to go back to what you were doing, or where you were doing it?

monster · 06-17-2008, 11:00 PM

oh yeah, and what they said.

nmckenzie02 · 06-18-2008, 01:59 AM

i feel ya june. did the exact same thing and am in the exact same boat. i'm getting a job in the restaurant industry and going to pursue my shit anyway (music-recording and performance). overestimated or not, it's another good chance to start at the the bottom and earn your way up.

do you feel compelled to do that "something else" no matter the sacrifice? is that "se" something that you struggle with or that comes out of the clear blue sky into your brain? do you feel insecure when you describe the details of that "se", or do you get a clear picture of what you're trying to communicate?

these questions should help pinpoint true intention within your heartmind.

i also recommend reading j.k. rowling's recent commencement speech given at harvard on on the power of failure. i found it inspiring and hopefully you will too.

you could also watch esoteric agenda, realize that all this is a bullshit monkey dance and that we ought to live every moment doing what we love in the present until we transcend our collective ego. live your dreams, now; and don't give in to astonishment!!!!

june · 06-18-2008, 09:12 PM

Dear All,

First, let me thank all of you for being here and for sharing your thoughts. I truly appreciated it.

Wishing you guy a happy and fulfill career.

June.

lumberjim · 06-18-2008, 10:22 PM

here's some advice for you that will really help you get to the bottom of your confuse. And now an uplift comment to make you understand cheerful. And also, a thank you for sharing your life in us.

extra sparkly lucky for you, too.

june · 06-19-2008, 01:12 AM

"Then try something else. Don't stay in something that will make you unhappy. I'm sorry that I'm not much help there. I do wish you good luck in finding a career that will satisfiy you." [Tulip]

Yes Tulip, I’ve been running away from things that make me unhappy - but then again I don’t know if I’ll ever find something I truly happy with … is it me or just the job?! Wonder if I am letting too much of my emotional side get in the way ?!…

june · 06-19-2008, 01:14 AM

"1. Be more specific. The aggregate wisdom and experience here can be quite insightful, if we have something with which we can actually work. Otherwise you'll get a whole lot of wisecracks and end up feeling resentful about having asked.
2. What do you love to do?" [Wolf]

Wolf, I am not so sure what I love to do, but I know that I don’t like a competitive, business like environments. Being around and work with people whom I love and respects are what make me happy, I guess … also helping the unfortunate, the sickness would make me feel worthwhile. And yet I also like to be able to learn and grow though works …. Is that too much to ask?

Yes, I was trying to get to this “specific” field in health care, but you know the story …. didn’t make it.

june · 06-19-2008, 01:15 AM

"If only somebody would show up and offer some kind of career counseling service!" [Flint]

Flint, “Fresh Prince Rolled” is some funny song, not a career counseling service, I’m afraid; but thanks for your perfectly good intention anyway. I actually had a good time watching the guy shaking around, although I must say that understand the song was not an easy thing to do.

june · 06-19-2008, 01:17 AM

"What is the field you left behind, what are you doing now, and what are your other interests?" [monster]

It’s a creative field that I left behind, Monster. And health care is the field that I wanted to get in. My other interest? guess I love calm, non-competition environments; work with people I like and respect, help the needed …. while making a decent living ….

june · 06-19-2008, 01:18 AM

"Welcome to the Cellar, June.
You don't want to go back to what you were doing, or where you were doing it?" [xoxoxobruce]

Thanks Bruce. It’s both I guess …. maybe more of the “what” and the “who” than the “where” …. Also, I was going through some personal crises at that time, so change was only made sense ….

06-17-2008, 12:59 PM	#1
june Provocateur Join Date: Jun 2008 Posts: 9	confused ! It’s a career’s choice thing. Here is the story: I have a degree in the field that I am actually good at and have experience on, but don’t love much, I mean .… it isn’t something of value and meaningful to me at the time. So I left to pursue something else. Unfortunately, I have overestimated myself …. Could not achieve it …. Don’t have enough brain cells for it. Now I am loss, can’t go further but don’t want to go back either. So sad, so loss … Please help !

06-17-2008, 10:58 PM	#3
wolf lobber of scimitars Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Phila Burbs Posts: 20,774	1. Be more specific. The aggregate wisdom and experience here can be quite insightful, if we have something with which we can actually work. Otherwise you'll get a whole lot of wisecracks and end up feeling resentful about having asked. 2. What do you love to do? __________________ wolf eht htiw og "Conspiracies are the norm, not the exception." --G. Edward Griffin The Creature from Jekyll Island High Priestess of the Church of the Whale Penis

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Flint Snowflake Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Dystopia Posts: 13,136	If only somebody would show up and offer some kind of career counseling service! __________________ **************** There's a level of facility that everyone needs to accomplish, and from there it's a matter of deciding for yourself how important ultra-facility is to your expression. ... I found, like Joseph Campbell said, if you just follow whatever gives you a little joy or excitement or awe, then you're on the right track. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Terry Bozzio** Last edited by Flint; 06-17-2008 at 11:06 PM. Reason: found a better link

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monster I hear them call the tide Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Perpetual Chaos Posts: 30,852	What is the field you left behind, what are you doing now, and what are your other interests? __________________ The most difficult thing is the decision to act, the rest is merely tenacity Amelia Earhart

06-17-2008, 11:00 PM	#6
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	Welcome to the Cellar, June. You don't want to go back to what you were doing, or where you were doing it? __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

06-17-2008, 10:55 PM	#2
Tulip Professor Join Date: May 2008 Location: Houston, TX Posts: 1,293	Then try something else. Don't stay in something that will make you unhappy. I'm sorry that I'm not much help there. I do wish you good luck in finding a career that will satisfiy you.

06-17-2008, 11:00 PM	#7
monster I hear them call the tide Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Perpetual Chaos Posts: 30,852	oh yeah, and what they said. __________________ The most difficult thing is the decision to act, the rest is merely tenacity Amelia Earhart

06-18-2008, 01:59 AM	#8
nmckenzie02 Dry Nurse Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 23	i feel ya june. did the exact same thing and am in the exact same boat. i'm getting a job in the restaurant industry and going to pursue my shit anyway (music-recording and performance). overestimated or not, it's another good chance to start at the the bottom and earn your way up. do you feel compelled to do that "something else" no matter the sacrifice? is that "se" something that you struggle with or that comes out of the clear blue sky into your brain? do you feel insecure when you describe the details of that "se", or do you get a clear picture of what you're trying to communicate? these questions should help pinpoint true intention within your heartmind. i also recommend reading j.k. rowling's recent commencement speech given at harvard on on the power of failure. i found it inspiring and hopefully you will too. you could also watch esoteric agenda, realize that all this is a bullshit monkey dance and that we ought to live every moment doing what we love in the present until we transcend our collective ego. live your dreams, now; and don't give in to astonishment!!!! __________________ www.fortysixunderground.com

06-18-2008, 09:12 PM	#9
june Provocateur Join Date: Jun 2008 Posts: 9	Dear All, First, let me thank all of you for being here and for sharing your thoughts. I truly appreciated it. Wishing you guy a happy and fulfill career. June.

06-18-2008, 10:22 PM	#10
lumberjim I can hear my ears Join Date: Oct 2003 Posts: 25,571	here's some advice for you that will really help you get to the bottom of your confuse. And now an uplift comment to make you understand cheerful. And also, a thank you for sharing your life in us. extra sparkly lucky for you, too. __________________ This body holding me reminds me of my own mortality Embrace this moment, remember We are eternal, all this pain is an illusion ~MJKeenan

06-19-2008, 01:12 AM	#11
june Provocateur Join Date: Jun 2008 Posts: 9	"Then try something else. Don't stay in something that will make you unhappy. I'm sorry that I'm not much help there. I do wish you good luck in finding a career that will satisfiy you." [Tulip] Yes Tulip, I’ve been running away from things that make me unhappy - but then again I don’t know if I’ll ever find something I truly happy with … is it me or just the job?! Wonder if I am letting too much of my emotional side get in the way ?!… Last edited by june; 06-19-2008 at 02:29 AM.

06-19-2008, 01:14 AM	#12
june Provocateur Join Date: Jun 2008 Posts: 9	"1. Be more specific. The aggregate wisdom and experience here can be quite insightful, if we have something with which we can actually work. Otherwise you'll get a whole lot of wisecracks and end up feeling resentful about having asked. 2. What do you love to do?" [Wolf] Wolf, I am not so sure what I love to do, but I know that I don’t like a competitive, business like environments. Being around and work with people whom I love and respects are what make me happy, I guess … also helping the unfortunate, the sickness would make me feel worthwhile. And yet I also like to be able to learn and grow though works …. Is that too much to ask? Yes, I was trying to get to this “specific” field in health care, but you know the story …. didn’t make it.

06-19-2008, 01:15 AM	#13
june Provocateur Join Date: Jun 2008 Posts: 9	"If only somebody would show up and offer some kind of career counseling service!" [Flint] Flint, “Fresh Prince Rolled” is some funny song, not a career counseling service, I’m afraid; but thanks for your perfectly good intention anyway. I actually had a good time watching the guy shaking around, although I must say that understand the song was not an easy thing to do.

06-19-2008, 01:17 AM	#14
june Provocateur Join Date: Jun 2008 Posts: 9	"What is the field you left behind, what are you doing now, and what are your other interests?" [monster] It’s a creative field that I left behind, Monster. And health care is the field that I wanted to get in. My other interest? guess I love calm, non-competition environments; work with people I like and respect, help the needed …. while making a decent living …. Last edited by june; 06-19-2008 at 02:44 AM.

06-19-2008, 01:18 AM	#15
june Provocateur Join Date: Jun 2008 Posts: 9	"Welcome to the Cellar, June. You don't want to go back to what you were doing, or where you were doing it?" [xoxoxobruce] Thanks Bruce. It’s both I guess …. maybe more of the “what” and the “who” than the “where” …. Also, I was going through some personal crises at that time, so change was only made sense ….

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