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Name a good career. Do they exist?

A good career is what you enjoy to do. Don't be stuck with a career you don't have a passion for. :)
 
ebola? said:
Your best be may be one of these two paths:
1. Doctorate in clinical psych (PsyD), w/ a specialization in neurological approaches or
2. Academic, research track in psychology/cognitive neuroscience with a specialization in psychopathology.

This really depends on how you would like to balance helping people directly versus producing knowledge for the task.

I'm also not sure how to reconcile such interest in neurology with hesitations about pursuing it seriously. . .
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Definatly second this. This is pretty much the area I'm in (phd student in cog neuroscience). Very rewarding (but doesn't pay well till you get a post doc/lecture position). Also clinical and research certainly arn't incompatible - a lot of clin psyc courses have a lot of research in them (at least in the uk). I may well one day want to apply my knowlede in something more practical, such as helping people with clincal work.
 
L O V E L I F E said:
Close this thread.

The answer has been given.

P.S., Great Goethe quote, alasdair; I have used it to inspire me on more than one occasion. :)
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a fucking greed. That idea has powered me though neck high swaps, broken bones and the all overtaking panic of having a heavy machine gun beating down around you.

if you don't love your job, its hell on earth, but if you do, you'll enjoy every moment of it, and do your best, which down the road, results in helping people, as nearly every service is essential in some way...so good work=helping people. doing shitty work for $$ just fucks everyone else up.
 
I'm pretty big into music myself and I was also really interested in psychology so I combined the two and look on the AMTA website you got yourself music therapy. It's the use of music in a therapeutic scenario where music is used as the healing device. My current major is music therapy and it's really interesting and generally offered by good music schools. If ya like Psyche and Music though it's definitely an awesome route to take I'm loving it. :)
 
Yes.

Buyer for a CD warehouse. I did this for ten years, all the free music you want, free gig tickets. Money is not great but the freebies more than make up for that.

Sadly no one buys recorded music anymore so I'm now sales scum :(
 
I used to be really into music production and djing and dreamed of a career in the music industry but then I got a little more realistic. Its very hard to get a foot in the door if you dont know the right people. Anyone who tells you otherwise is full of shit, or just really lucky...

That being said...

I looked at what I liked about making music, and I mean I looked really hard.

The main thing about making music that was so enjoyable for me was figuring out how to do what I wanted to do.

I also reallised that my computer use in making music was setting me up for a perfect career...

now about 4 years after graduating from a very well known recording engineering school I have converted my knowledge and passion for making music with computers into knowledge and passion for computers in general...

I am now part of the client server services IT support group for steinmart's corporate headquarters.

Its fucking great. I sit on a computer and manage network servers remotely, some other daily tasks include troubleshooting issues that the helpdesk cannot resolve, imaging machines and sending them to the stores to auto install when they are hooked up and turned on, also assisting with general computer issues that arrise in our corporate office.

I love this job because its always similar enough but very different on a day to day basis. Everyone I work for loves me because they hate computer problems and Im the guy that comes to the rescue and relieves their headaches.

if you are technically inclined and often lookup ways to get extra functionality out of your electronic devices and computers then you should think about doing this for a career. It only takes a 300 dollar a+ certification to get a good foot in the door, and since the industry is mostly interested in certifications you can pick what you like and get deeper and deeper with it, building your value in an affordable , enjoyable way.
 
psychologist...it's what I'm climbing the schooling ladder for now. But that's a big big commitment as far as schooling goes. U'd need a PhD which takes something like 4-7 years, not counting the BS degree u need in order to even start a PhD program.
 
RN's are in demand...some hospitals willl allow you to start at a lesser job than that while you train (at the hospiitals expense to be a nurse. The money isnt bad either.
 
I think the going into this with the idea of getting a "good job" is the wrong mindset, especially for Gen. Y and beyond.

Learn as much as you can about as many things as you can. My interests have been all over the board (literally, I've modded 6 discrete forums on BL) growing up, and I'm still finding new things to learn about. I recently discovered that I'm fascinated with gemology. Why? Because I studied chemistry and geology. If I hadn't, I would have never known!

The more doors you open, the more doors you find. I've had dozens of jobs along the way. None of them are a career, but I really don't care.
 
To me "career" is a dirty word, just like "money" or "dirty low motherfucker".

IMO the only worthwhile career would be an artistic one (no matter what branche). Still, in this world, I believe, most artists are selling out. They almost have no other option, I guess. Well, ...

So, if you got some talent...

As you are allready 23 years old, I wouldn't bother going to university. There they will only try to brainwash you, so you will behave just in the way our system wants it. I've been there and I'm not a drop-out, so I know what I'm talking about.
 
Wave Jumper said:
To me "career" is a dirty word, just like "money" or "dirty low motherfucker".

IMO the only worthwhile career would be an artistic one (no matter what branche). Still, in this world, I believe, most artists are selling out. They almost have no other option, I guess. Well, ...

So, if you got some talent...

As you are allready 23 years old, I wouldn't bother going to university. There they will only try to brainwash you, so you will behave just in the way our system wants it. I've been there and I'm not a drop-out, so I know what I'm talking about.
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selling out? Im sorry we love money. Yeah im a sell out i admit it. But at least Ima be banking on that.

Good luck with your artistic major.... I have mad respect for those that don't sell out... because they know they probably will be poor as fuck the majority/ ALL of their lives.(obviously exceptions... but art is similar to professional sports but its not based on your talent... its based on a majority of things including alot of political/economical/cutural factors obviously exceptions apply) Good luck with that, its not my style. You can refuse to be brainwashed...

I just love material objects too much... call it greed. I love making money that is my ART. You can say its selling out... I say its an art Ya dig?

You can say teh system is fucked... But if you can't beat em join em... that's the sad part... generation Y and beyond is too pussy and willingly let the few control the many... they beg for it... I live for the green paper and I will probably die for it. Call it greed. I speak what I truly Feel.

Im sure there are more like me... with this art on bluelight... I know ona lot of other forums i see people making money on their hustle all the time...
 
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I'm into art and music. I plan on playing music on stage all my life. I love music more than any woman I've ever met.

But I still wanna make some money at a good job...which Is why I'm going for my MBA. No one's about to brainwash me.
 
Tranced said:
....Things that I am interested in and feel I could pursue in a professional manner are a strong belief in equality and rights, an interest in science, the mind and the way it works, helping people, (simple) neurology.

I've been thinking about psychology, science, maybe social work at college but I just know so little about it all.
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Mental Health Advocacy is gaining ground in the UK. Probably the most rewarding job I've ever had. As well as helping people with mental health issues realise what they really want, there's a human rights side to it whereby you can help support them in having their rights complied with.
 
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