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I'm almost 30 and made my decision to follow this path a while back. Now I've been successful for a while now and am starting to think if this is what i'm going to be doing for the rest of my life or not. I don't have a problem with the job and I'm pretty good at what I do but thats mostly experience and wiling to work on the hardest projects I can find.
Anyone have anything you can add to this? I'm entering my 30s and the money and status if that means anything just isn't doing it for me anymore. Not sure what else I need out of life
I knew what I wanted to do in my twenties. if you do what you love, the rest will follow. Sassybluesy nailed it! You can make so many connections by volunteering, and it's an opportunity to show what you can do.
Life is always changing. At 25, I was living overseas getting my career started. At 30 I was back in the US doing something very different. At 35, I started my own business. At 50, I took another job overseas, again doing something quite different. Now I am back in a 9 to 5 using my years of diverse experience to make bank. Plan to retire in 5-10 years, but I may go back to Europe or somewhere else if the opportunity is tempting.
Don't assume you can predict your professional future. Just be open to new adventures.
I'm almost 30 and made my decision to follow this path a while back. Now I've been successful for a while now and am starting to think if this is what i'm going to be doing for the rest of my life or not. I don't have a problem with the job and I'm pretty good at what I do but thats mostly experience and wiling to work on the hardest projects I can find.
Anyone have anything you can add to this? I'm entering my 30s and the money and status if that means anything just isn't doing it for me anymore. Not sure what else I need out of life
Sometimes teaching someone less-experienced to do what you do is eye-opening. In order to teach the skills you have to modify your own views about the work. You may find that what you enjoyed about it before isn't the same now. You may find that you like it even more than before, and teaching it adds that layer of satisfaction and challenge. It isn't easy to teach skills to someone...you have to really know the material. You may get a new sense of what else there is to learn about the work for yourself.
Also agree that volunteering with something else locally can be a fun and low "cost" way to test what else interests you. You could start out with something related to the work you do now and branch out over time.
I'm almost 30 and made my decision to follow this path a while back. Now I've been successful for a while now and am starting to think if this is what i'm going to be doing for the rest of my life or not. I don't have a problem with the job and I'm pretty good at what I do but thats mostly experience and wiling to work on the hardest projects I can find.
Anyone have anything you can add to this? I'm entering my 30s and the money and status if that means anything just isn't doing it for me anymore. Not sure what else I need out of life
I'm almost 30 and made my decision to follow this path a while back. Now I've been successful for a while now and am starting to think if this is what i'm going to be doing for the rest of my life or not. I don't have a problem with the job and I'm pretty good at what I do but thats mostly experience and wiling to work on the hardest projects I can find.
Anyone have anything you can add to this? I'm entering my 30s and the money and status if that means anything just isn't doing it for me anymore. Not sure what else I need out of life
You need interests outside of your job. What do you like to do in your spare time? Can you turn it into something you will work on for a long-term goal? For example, for me, I'm interested in gardening and am working on starting my own garden business. Besides that, I also bought an older, outdated home, and am involved in working on remodeling/updates. Maybe you can find some motivation in doing something along those lines that's an interest to you but also something you can work on long-term [not just short-term excursions for fun like hiking or going on vacation (other things I like to do)].
From my experience, life is more rewarding if you're working toward something.
OP, have you never had any hobbies or recreational interests? What do you do in your spare time? Have you considered taking up any charitable endeavors? If you're doing well financially, you might be able to be on the board of some kind of community philanthropic organization, that has a cause that speaks to you. That sort of thing can help give your life meaning. If you have any construction skills, you could volunteer for Habitat For Humanity.
Do you enjoy outdoor activities, travel, boating, hiking? Check out your local outdoor equipment store, to see if they have any groups that meet through them.
There's so much opportunity out there, do contribute to the world, now that you have your career settled, and have your economic bases covered.
I'm almost 30 and made my decision to follow this path a while back. Now I've been successful for a while now and am starting to think if this is what i'm going to be doing for the rest of my life or not. I don't have a problem with the job and I'm pretty good at what I do but thats mostly experience and wiling to work on the hardest projects I can find.
Anyone have anything you can add to this? I'm entering my 30s and the money and status if that means anything just isn't doing it for me anymore. Not sure what else I need out of life
I don't understand the question. What do you want to know?
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