Originally published October 4, 2019
I have never considered myself as someone with high or lofty goals or aspirations. I have never shot for the stars or worked competitively to achieve anything like a position, award, or honor, at least not since I was a kid. I am certainly not the ambitious type, but that doesn't mean I don't want for anything. What I want is to just be happy and afford what I need to afford. That's really it.
I certainly had aspirations of getting a job in-between my last job and this current one. I made myself become ambitious for the sake of starting a new career. In other words, I really only like to be ambitious when I have to be. I tried going above and beyond in my job search, literally giving it my all because I had to. I made the decision to leave my past job, and I knew I was going to have to be a bit ambitious, so I became that way.
I have never considered myself as someone with high or lofty goals or aspirations. I have never shot for the stars or worked competitively to achieve anything like a position, award, or honor, at least not since I was a kid. I am certainly not the ambitious type, but that doesn't mean I don't want for anything. What I want is to just be happy and afford what I need to afford. That's really it.
I certainly had aspirations of getting a job in-between my last job and this current one. I made myself become ambitious for the sake of starting a new career. In other words, I really only like to be ambitious when I have to be. I tried going above and beyond in my job search, literally giving it my all because I had to. I made the decision to leave my past job, and I knew I was going to have to be a bit ambitious, so I became that way.
Not that it's an excuse, but being naturally ambitious is not really in my DNA. My father attended a community college but never graduated, then got a job at a telephone company and worked his way up from there. My mom went from high school to the same telephone company (where they met), and she and my dad were both happy there for many, many years (about 70 years combined there). They both never knew what their dream jobs were; instead, they just were happy knowing their jobs paid them enough to start a family and be happy. Therefore, I inherited a lot of those same goals. I do want to start a family some day as well as be able to support them and afford to give my kids a happy childhood.
I have had some jobs in mind that I would have loved to have done. My "dream jobs" have included video game designer, computer programmer, math teacher, sports marketing, sports management, sports broadcasting, journalist, and writer, among others. But I have never had the burning passion to try to become one of those; to be honest it's partially due to a lack of self-esteem. I don't think I could, even if I gave it my all. But at the end of the day, I realize that not being able to do one of those careers doesn't upset me that much. All that matters is that I have a job that pays and makes me feel accomplished. Would it make me really happy to have one of those careers? Possibly, but I'm not sure. But having imagined working those jobs and putting myself in the shoes of someone in that profession, I don't think any of them are right for me for various reasons.
As you can tell, I am a very laid-back and conservative individual. I try to reduce the amount of stress in my life as much as possible. For example, I will often take the least stressful route to a destination over the quickest. Also, much like with making a decision to buy something at the store, I weigh the cost/risk vs. the potential gain. I think too many people put themselves out there and stress themselves out for nothing. A small amount of stress is not only all right for us, but unavoidable in today's world. But a large amount of stress is something I think only certain individuals should risk dealing with.
My goals are simple: Be happy and have a career that I like and pays well enough to support a family. I've never had any golden opportunities fall into my lap, but if one ever were to, I think I might have to go for it. I consider myself fairly wise for my age, so I tend to make fairly good long-term decisions. I like planning certain things out, such as where I'm going to live in the future, while other things I just play it by ear and react more than plan ahead.
I have had some jobs in mind that I would have loved to have done. My "dream jobs" have included video game designer, computer programmer, math teacher, sports marketing, sports management, sports broadcasting, journalist, and writer, among others. But I have never had the burning passion to try to become one of those; to be honest it's partially due to a lack of self-esteem. I don't think I could, even if I gave it my all. But at the end of the day, I realize that not being able to do one of those careers doesn't upset me that much. All that matters is that I have a job that pays and makes me feel accomplished. Would it make me really happy to have one of those careers? Possibly, but I'm not sure. But having imagined working those jobs and putting myself in the shoes of someone in that profession, I don't think any of them are right for me for various reasons.
As you can tell, I am a very laid-back and conservative individual. I try to reduce the amount of stress in my life as much as possible. For example, I will often take the least stressful route to a destination over the quickest. Also, much like with making a decision to buy something at the store, I weigh the cost/risk vs. the potential gain. I think too many people put themselves out there and stress themselves out for nothing. A small amount of stress is not only all right for us, but unavoidable in today's world. But a large amount of stress is something I think only certain individuals should risk dealing with.
My goals are simple: Be happy and have a career that I like and pays well enough to support a family. I've never had any golden opportunities fall into my lap, but if one ever were to, I think I might have to go for it. I consider myself fairly wise for my age, so I tend to make fairly good long-term decisions. I like planning certain things out, such as where I'm going to live in the future, while other things I just play it by ear and react more than plan ahead.
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