What Do I Want In Life?

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Im in school now, graduating in May with a degree in finance and marketing. Ive had two internships, one with Merrill and another with General Electric. I have the option to go back to them and I have a interview with UBS to become a financial advisor…So with things looking bright, why am I bored and frustrated?

Fuck the 9-5, fuck the late nights at work, fuck the bosses. (My school is a co-op school, meaning for 6 months im in school and the other 6 months working. Right now Im working.) I hate keeping my mouth shut when I disagree with someone at work. I hate hearing people speak about themselves to feed their ego.

I hate having to tlk to upper management, being fake, trying to play politics. I hate hearing…in 10 years anthony you can be a leader in the business just as long as you bust your ass for the shareholders working 70+hr weeks, traveling from country to country with no time for your family.no time for yourself.while working for “The Man”…I hate working for security…

“Theres no security when you live at the will of another man”, my pops says…Pure entrepreneur he is…At one time he was worth 8 digits, now hes trying to get back there…

I guess this is a rant on how I hate working for security, but growing up poor scared the shit outta me and I dont want to end up like my pops…But again he is his own man doing his own thing.

In utopia, I would man up, take the bull by the horns and start my own company…Work for myself, and for my loved ones…Use my mind to create wealth in my pocket, not for a BASE SALARY.

I gotta figure out what the fuck it is that I want… But the funny thing is I know what it is…Ive just been to pussy to do it.

Its time to let the balls drop, take a risk and do what I feel deep in me…Its time to trust my instinct.

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I’m majoring in finance. Doing it because it’s the logical ‘safe’ thing. I honestly could give two shits about reading financial statements. I’m in the stock market. It’s about money, that’s the only reason.

I wish I could find what I really want to do. I haven’t a clue.

You sound like you are set to make some decent money, but as you said bust your ass and sacrifice your life for it. Why? So you can finally enjoy yourself when you’re older?

I don’t think there’s enough emphasis on the value of time. If you’re not enjoying yourself, you might as well be dead.

If I’m lucky I’ll get my degree after 6 years of struggling through classes I hate (2 more years). My fear is that it won’t be worth it.

Good luck, and take that chance.

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This is a question I ask myself a lot about. I think it’s important to ponder what you want in life and where you do and don’t want to be. Best of luck to you.

“Be kind, for everyone you meet is fighting a hard battle.” – Plato

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To be thrilled by learning something new every day. To be pleased that I’ve lived another day. To be myself as much as I possibly can be. To be happy.

That’s it for me. I’ve found my way. You just gotta find yours. Good luck.

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If you are going to be an financial advsior you are not going to travel from country to country or interact with senior management. You are going to be cold calling and prosepecting for 70hrs. per week for at least 3 years.

It’s great to want to start your own company. I own mine and wouldn’t trade it for the world. First you have to learn something before you can apply it. Give yourself a little time…like 10 years to learn someting first. At this point you are liable to just waste your money. Be patient. I had no idea what I would be doing at 35 when I was 22.

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And I hate people in your position that cry about every damn thing but don’t have the balls to change anything only to vent about it online.

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Another solution is to consider yourself lucky to be in such a situation as to have someone worth learning from responsible for your direction. Join the Army, have someone with a G.E.D. tell you what to do for 4 years. Risk your life for reasons you aren’t cleared to know. Then come back to the free world and reconsider the idea of the oppressive decisions you seem so troubled by. Please take my words lightly, I mean no offense to the military or you. Spc. Essayons

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[quote]dvsjustin wrote:
Another solution is to consider yourself lucky to be in such a situation as to have someone worth learning from responsible for your direction. Join the Army, have someone with a G.E.D. tell you what to do for 4 years. Risk your life for reasons you aren’t cleared to know. Then come back to the free world and reconsider the idea of the oppressive decisions you seem so troubled by. Please take my words lightly, I mean no offense to the military or you. Spc. Essayons [/quote]

you are absolutely right…when i posted I was frustrated and could not see how lucky I am. Things could be way worse as you noted above. All I know is that I hold my fate in my hands and I know what I have to do to do what I want…I have been and will make the necessary steps to reach my goals all while allowing them to develop. Thank you again for opening my eyes.

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When you said all that stuff about talking to upper management, being fake and playing politics all I could think of was the Military.

So many people are like that in the Military and are such kiss asses (but somehow don’t think they are, it’s hilarious). They’ll be the nicest most polite people around when there are higher ranking people around, but as soon as they leave out those people come with the shit talking.

Then there are those who tell everyone what we think and how we feel, regardless of their rank… While you tend to get in trouble more for doing that, it’s generally the smarter ones who are like that - And they’re usually right (or in the ballpark).

[quote]Der Candy wrote:
This is a question I ask myself a lot about. I think it’s important to ponder what you want in life and where you do and don’t want to be. Best of luck to you.

“Be kind, for everyone you meet is fighting a hard battle.” – Plato [/quote]

I ask myself this question a lot, too, and i’ve yet to find an answer. It’s kind of upsetting at this stage in my life to not know exactly where I want to be however, I look at my friends who are all finished college and all going, “Now what the hell am I going to do with this crappy degree I don’t care about?” I’m kind of glad I saved my money and didn’t just go to school and get a degree in any old thing.

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It sounds to me like you want a pair of balls in life.

Just start doing “it”. Your balls will follow.

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Two years of work in an engineering firm showed me i need to be in the medical field, that’s where i’m headed. Amazing what two years can do. i’d never have considered it when i graduated.

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“Crush enemies, see them driven before you, and hear the lamentations of their women.”

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I’d like to own my own business sometime soon, but right now I don’t have the knowledge or funding.

The way I look at it is I bust my ass now (doing things I may not necessarily want to do for the rest of my life) in order to save my money while learning different aspects of what it is I eventually want to do. That way I’ll have a solid foundation when the time is right.

I could quit my job, apply for a loan, and pour every ounce of my soul into succeeding but the odds I end up right where I started 5-10 years from now are pretty good.

I find confort in knowing that I’m setting my pieces up for success, which makes my job now not only tolerable, but enjoyable as with every other aspect of my life.