Health YOU and the Future

[Hu$tler]

Does it scare you?

I currently am about to enter my 2nd year of uni, trying to get into an industry i'm not experienced in at all.

I hardly work, don't have a license yet, and haven't got a gf.

I'm not worried though.

Older folk of GD, how did your lives "work out" as such

 

[TheStinger]

My future is at the same time clear and unclear. In June I am breaking free of the rut I have found myself in and I'm moving to Europe. Germany to be specific. My first 6 months are pretty much settled but from then on, who knows.

I have a European passport so my time is not restricted there. I might go to Austria for the ski season and find work there. Or just travel around for a bit. It's exciting and scary at the same time, to just pull up stumps and head off into the unknown.

But I am certainly looking forward to it.

 

[DeadlyAkkuret]

Does it scare you?

I currently am about to enter my 2nd year of uni, trying to get into an industry i'm not experienced in at all.

I hardly work, don't have a license yet, and haven't got a gf.

I'm not worried though.

Older folk of GD, how did your lives "work out" as such

Do you miss your Drew Carey Show and Whose Line days?

Seriously though, nervous but excited about the future. I'll be moving to the US this year or early next year at the latest and marrying my beautiful fiancee so obviously that's something I'm looking forward to and also a pretty huge change.

 

[Asgardian]

Left school, worked hard long hours, set up own business, succeeded, sold it, retired at an early age.

I do as I please, enjoy watching my kids succeed in life, enjoy my footy club, enjoy my sport, enjoy writing and will die in bed one night.

 

[Igloo]

Does it scare you?

I currently am about to enter my 2nd year of uni, trying to get into an industry i'm not experienced in at all.

I hardly work, don't have a license yet, and haven't got a gf.

I'm not worried though.

Older folk of GD, how did your lives "work out" as such

Every single point you made is EXACTLY me, apart from not having a gf.
Going into 2nd year of uni this year, and i have started to doubt if its what I want to do. Not experienced at all in it. I hardly work, dont have my license.

I think I am a bit more worried than you though. I just have no idea what I want to do.

 

[Dazb86]

I'll probably stay in my current career even though it's not exactly fun (painter).

Not sure if I'll own my own business and stay domestic or try to break into a union job. Not responsible enough/don't have the contacts to run my own business at the moment. I'm leaning towards a union job due to better rates, better job security, super annuation, sick days, RDO's and annual leave.

 

[clivewaterhousen]

I have worked out over the past year that WA is a great place to earn money, the people I met travelling form other countries dont have the capacity to earn like I do where I live, so the next phase of my life I will be working 6 months and then travelling.

what good is money if you dont spend it on shit you enjoy. ill get my degree in the middle of next year, I dont plan on using it in the near future.

 

[Mr Budda Bing]

Get a part time job selling footy records or at a cinema.

 

[Damon_3388]

Does it scare you?

I currently am about to enter my 2nd year of uni, trying to get into an industry i'm not experienced in at all.

I hardly work, don't have a license yet, and haven't got a gf.

I'm not worried though.

Older folk of GD, how did your lives "work out" as such

Very similar to me.

It's definitely a weird feeling if you're in this position in your late teens/early 20s. You've got the freedom to go a million different ways with your life, and no real responsibilities to anyone but yourself, but there's also that bleak reality that you haven't got much to show your time on earth so far, and there's not much on the immediate horizon either.

 

[hirdy_is_champ]

I'm a bit similar to the OP, don't work much, going into 2nd/3rd year uni, no bf (but not sure I can be stuffed with one right now), and I'm sick of my job but I can't get one that'll be much better thn what I've got anyway. Have no idea what I want to do and I'm really bored.

 

[yeah_nah]

Upside
- Last year of uni degree without failing a unit
- Been working in the industry I want to work in most of my life for 2 years already
- Have been with current girlfriend for almost 2 years (possible downside as it has prevented my slaying of bishes during my younger years)

Downside
- Haven't travelled much, although I have seen a lot of Australia.
- Zero savings despite working quite a bit
- Where I'm working atm isn't really the exact industry I want to work in ( I work in tax, and while its good for accounting experience it's not where I want to spend most of my life working)

My plan is to finish Uni, start CA and finish that ASAP. Travel. Save. Buy a House. Own my own business. Retire with young bishes hanging off ****.

Maybe some kids in there, but I'll just wait and see what comes of it.

 

[Roos4eva]

Finished uni late last year, still most likely going to do a dip ed at some stage, but for now...

My future is at the same time clear and unclear. In June I am breaking free of the rut I have found myself in and I'm moving to Europe. Germany to be specific. My first 6 months are pretty much settled but from then on, who knows.

I have a European passport so my time is not restricted there. I might go to Austria for the ski season and find work there. Or just travel around for a bit. It's exciting and scary at the same time, to just pull up stumps and head off into the unknown.

But I am certainly looking forward to it.

...this sounds a bit like me, except I'll be going to the UK in early April and will then travel Europe for at least three months. After that, I have no idea whether I'll be staying on as I have a British passport, but that's something that I'm going to figure out when I'm over there. If I decide to come back to Australia within six months or so, I'll go on to figure out my career based on my degree (or do a dip ed, whatever), as well as move to the city and work on the music side of things (currently have a band, but going overseas might mean the end of that one).

Certainly a big element of the unknown coming up, but I know that it's something I've got to do before I get tied down by commitments etc, so I really can't ****ing wait, tbh.

Also, very much agree with clive's comments.

 

[Eagle Empire]

I'm currently in my mid-20s.

I left school after year 10 and have since worked full-time basis dead-end jobs (eg. forklift driver, bicycle courier). Only recently have I come to the realisation of what career path I am best to pursue.

Sure, it means 4+ years of uni work ahead but I'm still very happy, proud and above all, highly motivated. Unlike some of the people who have commented on this topic, I've avoided university degrees that I would have undertaken and later felt apathetic towards. There were a number of professional pathways I had ill-considered early in adult life.


May I quote "Greg! The Stop Sign!!" by TISM:

Hardwired into everyone's head
Is the person they're gonna be
Growing up's not a matter of choice
It's a matter of wait and see

 

[AsianWithAFro]

I am excited for the future as I am driving myself to succeed in life. I know what I want and I believe that I can achieve it.

 

[Igloo]

I'm currently in my mid-20s.

I left school after year 10 and have since worked full-time basis dead-end jobs (eg. forklift driver, bicycle courier). Only recently have I come to the realisation of what career path I am best to pursue.

Sure, it means 4+ years of uni work ahead but I'm still very happy, proud and above all, highly motivated. Unlike some of the people who have commented on this topic, I've avoided university degrees that I would have undertaken and later felt apathetic towards. There were a number of professional pathways I had ill-considered early in adult life.


May I quote "Greg! The Stop Sign!!" by TISM:

Hardwired into everyone's head
Is the person they're gonna be
Growing up's not a matter of choice
It's a matter of wait and see

I like that outlook, and wish I had taken a similar path. I am a bit flat in the enthusiasm department with my degree, and have recently become confused if i want to do it. I wish I had waited until I was sure of what I wanted to do, then done it.

 

[HSSB]

I am scared, I'm at a very crucial age now for my sports, will see if I can make a profession out of it, hopefully will, 20% possibility of me doing so though, maybe less.

Might be moving to Gold Coast, new place, no friends, don't know anybody, new footy team, I'm shy enough as it is, will be hard if I move there.

 

[Rise_up_Stiffy]

Im a 25 year old teacher with my own house, I'm athletic and good looking and supplement my earnings by playing the stockmarket (still learning, but made 11k last financial year). I rock

 

[FootyJunkie]

Just got back to Chicago last year, so will be around here for a bit. Looking to buy some property over here, do-able with prices down compared to the insanity that is happening in Oz. $600k is now the median price for a home in Melbourne... are you kidding me?

But missing London dearly... may organize an EU passport (got the heritage for it, but just never got around to getting it sorted) and head back for another stint in a few years. Maybe bring my current gf (wife?) along with me.

 

[rofltown]

I'm sitting on the train, start full time work today

/life

 

[Caesar]

One thing I'd say is to not stress too much about the future when you're the age of most people on this board. There are some people who are obsessed with climbing the ladder, accumulating property, settling down all in their early to mid 20s.

There is nothing wrong with frigging around for a while and not really getting serious about life until your late 20s - particularly if you're a guy and you don't have to think about your biological clock. I'm 25 and well into a career, and I kind of wish I'd travelled more and stuff beforehand. Who knows, I might still chuck it in for a few years and go travelling before I hit 30... it's not like work is something you can't come back to.

I try and read this article every so often to remind me to not take things too seriously:

http://www.theonion.com/articles/wild-unattached-twenties-spent-at-work,1254/

 

[NAUGHT5]

2 years ago I finished year 12 and got what I would have considered my dream first job. Has been great, and bad at the same time.
Still here but I understand that to get far, a degree is crucial.
My plan seems to change every week. Right now I plan to start a Commerce degree half way through '11.
Can't wait to ditch 40 hours a week, 48 weeks a year work (at least for the 3-4 years of uni). But scared of going back to very limited finances and a part time job in retail. I was also never a very committed student in high school, but my 2 years of work in a professional organisation have helped me mature.

I have no idea exactly what I want to do in life, and sometimes I worry about that, but not everyone sorts their life out by the time they're 21. No point creating a life I don't want.

 

[Leslie_Chow]

Upside
- Last year of uni degree without failing a unit
- Been working in the industry I want to work in most of my life for 2 years already
- Have been with current girlfriend for almost 2 years (possible downside as it has prevented my slaying of bishes during my younger years)

Downside
- Haven't travelled much, although I have seen a lot of Australia.
- Zero savings despite working quite a bit
- Where I'm working atm isn't really the exact industry I want to work in ( I work in tax, and while its good for accounting experience it's not where I want to spend most of my life working)

My plan is to finish Uni, start CA and finish that ASAP. Travel. Save. Buy a House. Own my own business. Retire with young bishes hanging off ****.

Maybe some kids in there, but I'll just wait and see what comes of it.

CPA all the way
been hearing way too many shit stories about CA

 

[shibz_1989]

I know where I want to go and what I want to do, there is just so much in the way. Last year was meant to be make or break for me...it was more break - lost 3 of my best friends (one of which was my boyfriend), deferred uni, got myself into a shit load of debt...this year WILL be a better year (or so I hope). I have depression so the last few years have been very up and down, but this year I am getting proper help (not just a doctor who just gives me medication and that's it). Finish my degree this year as well...

 

[Caesar]

CPA all the way
been hearing way too many shit stories about CA

CA is harder, but if you go the other way be prepared for a lifetime of jokes about Certified Parking Attendants.

 

[beez]

I'm sitting on the train, start full time work today

/life

At least you got a seat on the train, you should be very thankful.