DREAM JOB

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  • hope2webb
    hope2webb Posts: 421
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    I'd do what I do now, but get paid!

    I'm a SAHM:smile:


    ^^This^^ .........or a photograher
  • jlj9287
    jlj9287 Posts: 51 Member
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    I would love to be a travel host - someone like Rick Steves or Anthony Bourdain. Traveling to different places, finding non-touristy must-sees, trying lots of new cultures (and their foods!). All of it sounds amazing to me.
  • LDunzweiler
    LDunzweiler Posts: 21
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    My dream was to be on broadway & be a dancer, but an injury when I was 17 ended that dream. To be a part of one of those shows, be a Rockette, or in the NYC ballet....THAT would've been awesome!

    My new dream job is the one I am currently waiting for. One that pays well and is a place that I can go and stay! After 2 layoff's in 2 years from jobs that I absolutely loved made me change my hopes & aspirations. I just want a place that won't lay me off and keeps me busy. Oh, and a good paycheck would be nice....not the crap I am getting now!
  • XXXMinnieXXX
    XXXMinnieXXX Posts: 3,459 Member
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    Primary school teacher for sure x
  • hbrittingham
    hbrittingham Posts: 2,518 Member
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    I do one of my dream jobs part time. I am a dog trainer. I take in dogs/puppies with training issues and keep them for 3 weeks and work with them on their issues. I have a real job that pays the bills since my dog training job is done under someone else's business and insurance. I would need at least 4 dogs a month if I did it on my own and since there's no guarantee how many dogs I could take in (and I don't want to neglect my dogs by having too many others here), I can't do it as a full time job.

    My other dream job would be to own a bed and breakfast in the mountains. It would be pet friendly and I would offer pet sitting for the people staying there if they wanted to travel or go some place that doesn't welcome pets.

    If I may ask, how did you become a dog trainer? I was thinking about doing it, but have no idea where to start. And no dog either ATM.

    It really takes some time. The best way is to find a trainer you like and then take lots and lots of different classes. I called myself a dog training class junkie. It helped that my youngest golden has a very high drive and thrives on constant training. On top of that, I have been a foster for a rescue for the last 9 years. I've learned a lot about dogs and their behaviors over that time. The trainer that I like so much was one of the resources that our rescue uses so she and I got to know each other through the rescue. Then she started her in-home training and was overwhelmed almost immediately so she asked me if I was interested, especially with puppies since puppies wear her out and I love training puppies. So I started working for her.
  • Amy911Gray
    Amy911Gray Posts: 685 Member
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    I would have joined the Navy and become a nurse. That was my first choice, then I got a boyfriend, went to college and got my MRS, moved, moved again, moved again, had a child, moved again, had a child, got divorced, went to jr. college, graduated, went to college, graduated with an Accounting degree, moved, got married, bought a house, have a granddaughter, first child married, second child planning to get married, one high school graduate, looking for the last one to graduate, perfect job, wonderful husband....whew what a life!!!

    I wouldn't have missed it for the world! :)
  • Lissakaye81
    Lissakaye81 Posts: 224 Member
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    Own a zoo :) I love working with animals and kids. Conservation, education. I love animal training, observing behaviors, specially amphibians, reptiles, birds arachnids. All kinds of stuff.
  • springermad
    springermad Posts: 242
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    endocrinologist or a vet x
  • Pidders89
    Pidders89 Posts: 1,169 Member
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    a vet or kennels owner, anything with animals/dogs!
  • i_love_vinegar
    i_love_vinegar Posts: 2,092 Member
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    I've got mine, I'm a writer.

    That's not to say my goal hasn't changed over the years, but it's always been what it is in my heart. I've been a talented writer since I was very young. I was reading and writing by two, and was first published when I was seven, but it was always an interest and not a career goal. I believed writing well was something everyone could do, and never imagined I'd be paid for it.

    So, I took another route, did something else I adored and studied TV Production at university. Only after graduation did I begin to realise that people WOULD pay me to write, and now I do. I get paid to write, and I'm also working on a children's novel for charity. Love it. It's great that the one thing that's always been my love throughout my life has turned so well into my career, even though I cast the idea aside at a young age and tried to do other things. It all just slotted back together.

    I want to be a writer, although it has nothing to do with my major or minors. This is inspiring. :blushing:
  • Elizabeth_C34
    Elizabeth_C34 Posts: 6,376 Member
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    I would love to be a professional athlete. I wish I had taken care of myself and had more fitness goals earlier in life. It's a shame to think I missed out on spending my prime years being fit and awesome.
  • SergeantSunshine_reused
    SergeantSunshine_reused Posts: 5,382 Member
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    Dietitian for the military.

    And im working on it!
  • lind3400
    lind3400 Posts: 557 Member
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    Marine Biologist,,,,
    The ocean fascinates me
  • csparon
    csparon Posts: 200 Member
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    What's yours? If you could start life over again, what would you really aspire to be?

    Right now I am trying to become a pro tennis player. If I don't, well, I would love to work in media, like film production, or a magazine editor for a huge magazine like Glamour or Cosmo :)

    I guess I wouldn't mind being a fitness trainer either, or a sports manager. Something which I'm active and busy! I personally would hate a 9-5 office job (I know being a magazine editor is an office job but, THE CLOTHES SAMPLES! FASHION!)

    Very interested to hear everyone elses thoughts!

    Navy Cryptology - as long as my training goes well in July I will be doing this, very excited :)
  • bellanena
    bellanena Posts: 74
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    Mental Health Counselor
  • Ezwoldo
    Ezwoldo Posts: 369 Member
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    Porn star.......... ok ok I would like to be a cycling coach or work in a bike shop neither of which pay enough money so I wil l have to stick wth what I'm doing.
  • dogwhisperette
    dogwhisperette Posts: 177 Member
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    LOL
    Does 'Trophy Wife' count?
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  • Capt_Chev
    Capt_Chev Posts: 93 Member
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    Mine would either be an Astronaut or Park Warden! :)
  • IpuffyheartHeelsinthegym
    IpuffyheartHeelsinthegym Posts: 5,573 Member
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    Presonal Trainer who also helps bikini competitors get to the stage.
  • runnercheryl
    runnercheryl Posts: 1,314 Member
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    I've got mine, I'm a writer.

    That's not to say my goal hasn't changed over the years, but it's always been what it is in my heart. I've been a talented writer since I was very young. I was reading and writing by two, and was first published when I was seven, but it was always an interest and not a career goal. I believed writing well was something everyone could do, and never imagined I'd be paid for it.

    So, I took another route, did something else I adored and studied TV Production at university. Only after graduation did I begin to realise that people WOULD pay me to write, and now I do. I get paid to write, and I'm also working on a children's novel for charity. Love it. It's great that the one thing that's always been my love throughout my life has turned so well into my career, even though I cast the idea aside at a young age and tried to do other things. It all just slotted back together.

    I want to be a writer, although it has nothing to do with my major or minors. This is inspiring. :blushing:

    Aw, if it's your dream, go for it! :smile:

    It's definitely something you can do with interest. Mine takes a lot of commitment - I'm currently working up to 18 hours a day to ensure I'm building a big enough client base and all the ongoing knowledge for it as a career, plus I'm having to get things sorted for my children's book in my free time, but I love it. I love being able to use words as a craft, and make a living from it.

    Of course, it depends what you write, how and why. I'm a freelancer, so I'll write whatever I'm needed to write. Of course, as a freelancer I also have to deal with non-payment occasionally, so it's not all shiny. I've had a client today, for example, refuse to pay me £120 for a job I did because he couldn't understand why I'd originally quoted £150 and then reduced my price, and because I provided a freebie he didn't ask for. :noway: That'll require a lot of chasing up, and you can't always guarantee payment (I lost out on £50 a few weeks ago, but this £120 job is the second time it's happened), but if you can handle a career that can be financially insecure whatever you're doing, it's worth going for.

    Photography is another thing I'm interested in, but I keep that as a hobby and don't think I'd enjoy doing it for a living, but there are certain things that you can love and make a living from, and writing is something I'm happy doing for those 18 hours. To me, life isn't about working to make a steady income. If I've got enough to get by and I love what I do, that's worth everything.

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