Re: What do you want to do when you grow up?
I've always been just drifting along and letting things happen, but that only gets you so far. A lot of things worth doing take advance planning and dedicated work to get to.
When I was 20, I saw limitless opportunities before me. As I get older, I see too many doors slamming behind me. There are just some things that are much harder for me now than they'd have been 20 years ago, and some that will be impossible if I wait much longer.
Take, for instance, the guy who wants to be a college professor. That requires both a Bachelor's with good enough grades to go to grad school and a grad degree (usually a PhD). That's a lot of work, and a lot of time. Does anyone want to be competing for entry level college teaching gigs at 45? At 60?
I'm just really flailing around for what to do with my life right now (empty nest syndrome). I suddenly have freedom I didn't have when I was younger (had a kid very early in life), but have discovered that many possibilities have already been closed off.
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