I had a very successful professional life and marriage because at the age of 19 I fell in love and wanted to marry my wife of 48 years. However, before asking the question, I wanted to be able to provide for her and the family so I set about doing that.
Thinking of her and the future caused me to make responsible decisions in life and move in directions that would best suit the cause. What's great about doing that was that I was fortunate and had a really good time in working and my life.
A few other things: My mother was an inspiration to me guiding me when I needed direction. I stayed out of trouble because I respected her and didn't want to do anything to hurt her, just as I was in married life. Dad was there but mom and I were closest.
I realized early on that I would not be able to work all my life and needed to keep an eye on the future. So I kept my activities focused on the time "when I couldn't". One of the decisions I made in that regard was my current farm.
Over the years I had the opportunity to grow it and grow it....... I thought about my later years and abilities and how I was going to deal with it and made the decision to keep it small and simple and any growth would be temporary (leasing land) such that in the end I wouldn't have a mill stone around my neck.
Well I am there now and I made the right decision. This little place is comfortable and easily manageable. I have no worries about what to do with this and that. That was my decision. Your decision is yours.
I realized that if you were going to really going to get anywhere you had to be in an environment suited for the accomplishment of that goal. In short, I realized that a big company in a strategic business was the place to accomplish my goals so I set out initially to do just that. I did my military service and got on with my life. The initial plan was to use my service training and experience to propel me into industry and it worked great.
One thing I noticed in my teens was in trying to get a job of any kind the hiring authority wanted experienced people and I didn't have any nor a way to get any because you had to get a job to get experience and it was a catch 22. The service solved that problem.
No offense to anyone, but it eats my heart out to see someone wasting their life away in a directionless ho-hum job when the clock of life is ticking away knowing full well the end will come and they won't be prepared for it.
But to each his/her own. Everyone has their particular situation and mindset. What's good for me may not be their bailywick. No offense, it's their life.
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