What do you want to do when you grow up?

[Phat Mack]

I'm retired and I STILL don't know what I want to do when I grow up.

When I was a kid, I thought I'd go to college, pick a career, graduate with an appropriate degree, then do the same thing for the rest of my life.

Not even close. I've kept very few jobs/professions for more than 3-4 years--and some of those that I kept longer are among the few regrets I have of my life. (I have dropped vocations and picked them up again decades later.)

The lifelong career may have been the norm at one time, but I think those days are over. The world changes too fast. It's better to be flexible.

Some of the people who want a lifelong career are looking for security. They don't realize that there is no such thing as security. There is opportunity, but security is pretty much a self deception.

Stay informed and hold on to a library card and an internet connection. With those an an active mind, you can always find something to do.

jmo