i dont know what to do with my life

KristenAnn711
KristenAnn711 Posts: 783
edited October 6 in Chit-Chat
any suggestions. i'm 22, and working as a secretary in a hospital. i love it, but can't do it for the rest of my life...i have no idea what i want to go to school for.
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  • koosdel
    koosdel Posts: 3,317 Member
    Exotic dance. Good money, and you get to meet all kinds of interesting people.
  • jkeyah
    jkeyah Posts: 20
    Nursing? :)
  • bjfmade
    bjfmade Posts: 543 Member
    I agree...NURSING! You already know the environment! Might as well make the money. I am partial to nurses, though. My oldest is an RN and my youngest is a Med Tech in the AF
  • allofourdreams
    allofourdreams Posts: 107 Member
    any suggestions. i'm 22, and working as a secretary in a hospital. i love it, but can't do it for the rest of my life...i have no idea what i want to go to school for.

    none of us know you... you really have to figure that out for yourself. what do you love doing? what could you do everyday and love... plus get paid to do it? it's all up to you.
  • veeandthree
    veeandthree Posts: 13
    sounds exciting!
  • lor007
    lor007 Posts: 884 Member
    Ask your mom. Moms know everything.
  • bcampbell54
    bcampbell54 Posts: 932 Member
    You're 22, have a job, and your whole life ahead of you. I suspect you have no idea how exiting that sounds, but if I may suggest a little thought experiment..
    If you won the lottery tomorrow, and were set for life..what would you do?
    Once you figure that out, you will have discovered your passion.
    Follow that.
  • jkeyah
    jkeyah Posts: 20
    any suggestions. i'm 22, and working as a secretary in a hospital. i love it, but can't do it for the rest of my life...i have no idea what i want to go to school for.

    none of us know you... you really have to figure that out for yourself. what do you love doing? what could you do everyday and love... plus get paid to do it? it's all up to you.


    This.
  • jkeyah
    jkeyah Posts: 20
    any suggestions. i'm 22, and working as a secretary in a hospital. i love it, but can't do it for the rest of my life...i have no idea what i want to go to school for.

    none of us know you... you really have to figure that out for yourself. what do you love doing? what could you do everyday and love... plus get paid to do it? it's all up to you.


    This.
  • dimpleschick
    dimpleschick Posts: 85 Member
    I am an RN. Nursing is a tough profession and the money is not as good as it should be for the amount of education we have and the amount of responsibility. That said, I love my profession. You have to love people at their worst and in times of crisis be able to help them and their families. You have to work when you are tired and hungry and leave your home problems behind.

    Go to your library or read on line about nursing careers. My next piece of advice is to become an advance practice nurse. You can become a nurse practitioner, a nurse anesthetist , nurse midwife and will make additional money if you don't mind the additional responsibility and high malpractice insurance premiums. Or you can get a masters in nursing and teach others how to become nurses--excellent nurses. Young men and women do not stay in the profession as long as a veteran like myself. We need more nurses.

    Good luck in whatever you chose to do. Just pick something that you love.
  • fitplease
    fitplease Posts: 647 Member
    Jobs in healthcare are abundant, and will probably be as the boomer population ages -- not sure how that affects you where you live though.

    Be wise in choosing a career. Some things take years of preparation. Research things out, and take advantage of opportunities.
  • FitDC
    FitDC Posts: 63
    How about a career in the military? Free clothing, good fitness program, see the world, nice living quarters...:flowerforyou:
  • BobbyClerici
    BobbyClerici Posts: 813 Member
    any suggestions. i'm 22, and working as a secretary in a hospital. i love it, but can't do it for the rest of my life...i have no idea what i want to go to school for.

    You need to get in touch with your passions, evaluate your skills objectively. And can the difference in what you may lack in skill be made up through training, education or experience? Once you have this, look at all the vocations there are to plug into.

    See what each one that interests you requires in terms of education or experience. Talk to some people in that field.

    Then, once you have some direction, set some goals, take action and stay motivated.

    This is the prescription for achievement. Success is always a choice, so choose now.

    All Is Possible!
  • MercenaryNoetic26
    MercenaryNoetic26 Posts: 2,747 Member
    Jobs in healthcare are abundant, and will probably be as the boomer population ages --

    Just don't go into billing. Boringest, most unrewarding job ever. I'd avoid the back end of any healthcare system. BLAH! I can say this because that's what I do right now. I'm pretty much stuck if I want a paycheck.
  • Nerdy_Rose
    Nerdy_Rose Posts: 1,277 Member
    I read an article that said administrative support professionals have some of the highest ratings of job satisfaction -- if you love it and it pays the bills, why can't you make a career out of it? People would be helpless without their admins!
  • cobracars
    cobracars Posts: 949 Member
    i love it, but can't do it for the rest of my life....

    Why not? :huh:
  • annabellj
    annabellj Posts: 1,337 Member
    figure out what it is that you love, go to the local community college, take an assesment test.talk to people in different professions.
  • TDGee
    TDGee Posts: 2,209 Member
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  • wildcard29
    wildcard29 Posts: 322 Member
    I just started going to college and taking classes toward a general A.A. degree. Now I 'm only a few away from finishing and have decided to get my Associates of Science and have figured out which direction I want to go. Take different classes and see what strikes your interest
  • KristenAnn711
    KristenAnn711 Posts: 783
    Exotic dance. Good money, and you get to meet all kinds of interesting people.

    HAHA riiiight
  • Lisone
    Lisone Posts: 78 Member
    Exotic dance. Good money, and you get to meet all kinds of interesting people.

    CREEPER!!
  • KristenAnn711
    KristenAnn711 Posts: 783
    Sorry nurses, I work with them all day and I know that is not what I want to do. At least not in a hospital. But really I'm not cut out for nursing, can't handle all the icky things. I like being in the hospital, but I don't want to be directly responsible for someone's life.
  • KristenAnn711
    KristenAnn711 Posts: 783
    You're 22, have a job, and your whole life ahead of you. I suspect you have no idea how exiting that sounds, but if I may suggest a little thought experiment..
    If you won the lottery tomorrow, and were set for life..what would you do?
    Once you figure that out, you will have discovered your passion.
    Follow that.

    If I won the lottery, first I'd pay all my debt for myself, bf, and family. Then I would travel and live in different countries for random periods of time, because I'd have the $$ to fly home anytime I wanted.
  • KristenAnn711
    KristenAnn711 Posts: 783
    I just change my mind everyday. One day I want to be a zoologist, then a surgical tech, then a psychologist
  • Apazman
    Apazman Posts: 494 Member
    take a career aptitude test. See where your intrests lead you .
    http://www.careerpath.com/career-tests/
  • Eleanorjanethinner
    Eleanorjanethinner Posts: 563 Member
    Hi there,

    I wouldn't worry about what you'll do with your whole life - just think about the next five years or so. Many people change careers several times over their lives or their jobs morph into other similar things in different fields etc. Everything you learn and do will be giving you transferable skills.

    So... see if you can get 'What color is my parachute' out from the library (or buy it) and work though it. Also here are some more links to help work out what you'd like to do http://www.jobhuntersbible.com/counseling/

    I'm 35 and I still haven't found what I'd like to do with my life. Not sure if I ever will... I have found that some unexpected things are very important to enjoying and being fulfilled in a job i.e.:

    * The people you're working with, especially your boss. Give me good people and I could enjoy pretty much any job. Bad people ruin the best job.

    * The style of the job i.e. do you enjoy being outside/ inside? Routine/ variety?People contact or working alone? Team work/ independence? Careful planning or just getting things done?

    Good luck!

    PS - check out veeeery carefully whether you really need to spend tens of thousands of dollars on study or whether you can just work your way into a job. Tertiary institutions love to have students paying them money but the qualifications aren't always that useful in the real world or there may be faaar too much competition for jobs from other graduates.
  • Elixandra
    Elixandra Posts: 299 Member
    How about a career in the military? Free clothing, good fitness program, see the world, nice living quarters...:flowerforyou:

    If your not married or have kids this is a good one.
  • Mommawarrior
    Mommawarrior Posts: 897 Member
    I will be 39 on December 31st and I still don't know what I want to go to school for. School is overrated. I have done a host of things in my 39 years and all of it has been without school....
  • Smelerz
    Smelerz Posts: 115 Member
    I agree why not!
  • i_love_vinegar
    i_love_vinegar Posts: 2,092 Member
    The first two years of college is usually general education -- everyone has to fulfill the same requirements independent of whether they have a major or are undeclared. Many people enter college "undeclared" and later decide a major. I suggest enrolling and then speaking with career counselors along the way. If GE does not lead you where you want to go, most programs have introductory classes for people to see if they would be interested in pursuing those programs.

    good luck! :)

    ps: I want to add, make sure you go to a real college (ex. a state school), where SAT scores and applications are necessary. The kind of schools you see advertised on television are basically scams ^^
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