What Did You Want to be When You Grew Up and Is It Anything Close to What You Do Now?

[Winnipegcub 21293]

Various dream jobs passed thru my head as a kid like Fire Fighter, Jet Pilot...but the one that seemed to stick which I had throughout my teen years was;

Hotel General Manager.

 

And it would have to be a major 5 star hotel in a big city like Toyko, London, New York or Paris.

 

I think I liked the management/leadership of it but also loved the idea of working in the hospitality industry and having stars, politicians, and leading business people staying at 'my place'.

[LonelyPerv 3756]

Since as far back as I can remember, I always wanted to be a commercial pilot. I took all the right courses in high school, joined the air cadets, and then went to college to get my mechanical engineering degree. While out playing fastball one day, I got the ball smack in the right eye. Now a day, a detached retina is a quick fix but back then, it was a dream killer. Commercial pilots needed 20/20 vision and my eye was unrepairable.

 

I bounced around for years doing various mundane jobs. I started as a fishing guild one summer and worked there for a couple of months. I got fired for playing around with one of the customers daughters. hehe

 

Even though I had the education to do basically what I wanted, I chose to be a garbage collector. First starting on the back end of a truck throwing in bags of garbage and graduated to driving them... then the larger front end trucks. That was much more satisfying... and smelled better. hehe

 

I quit that job to take a 6 month vacation to tour Canada and some Northern states by motorcycle. Best trip of my life.

 

When I came back, I opted to get into the construction industry. I liked to build things so I learned everything I could. I eventually started my own company and earned my first million in less than a year. Unfortunately, being the trusting person I always was, my two silent partners skipped town with over 20 million and left me holding the bag. Eventually I was bankrupt and destitute.

 

Since my credit sucked, I had a hard time finding a place to live. I had various on and off again jobs for the next few years but none of them have come close to my original dream. :-(

 

Now that I'm semi retired, I think I finally found the best job of all. hehe

[Liv Waters 52360]

As a girl I wanted to become an opera singer. Now, I sing in the shower. Good enough

[Guest a**4*]

When I was a young lad I always wanted to be a conversation officer protecting our natural resources that would have been a job I would like to do

[Ice4fun 78396]

I wanted only 2 things to be financially secure and be a great Dad. On the financial front I am happy to say that my family has no major concerns. As for being a Dad... i was blessed with two amazing children who have made me look like a way better dad than I think i am.