Childhood Games – Adult Professions
A friend of the family who was a Geological Engineer said that he knew what he wanted to be since he was a child. He took a particular interest in the sandbox and the rocks he used to play with. That natural interest propelled him through an undergrad, masters and PhD in Geology.
As a kid I used to buy plastic jewelry and little toys at the local mall and resell them at a glorified lemonade stand that I built with a friend… so it is no big shock that I am now an entrepreneur.
A friend of mine used to draw beautiful pictures wherever she could… now she is a graphic designer.
Another friend liked breeding and raising fish… now he is a physician.
Another took care of her little sister while her family was in crisis… now she is a child psychologist.
So – remember those little tests with all of the bubbles that outputted a print-out what we should do with our lives at the end of them? Really, that takes the life out of a creative and thoughtful exercise of finding your profession. The first question is… what did you love doing as a kid?
Football, talking lots and being a bit boisterous.
Ditto on the talking lots – I wish I could go find my teachers and tell them that my urge to communicate all the time has really helped me in life
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