haha, did I mention I love long conversations?
Also, I definitely agree that someone can be interested in something as they go deeper into it. I made up a saying in high school: "I feel like a stem cell" and I usually end up liking any class and every job. In high school, I was so sure I was going to go into physics. Then I wanted to be a doctor, a lawyer... If there's one thing worse than not knowing what you want to do it's wanting to do everything. To make it worse, I'm willing to work hard in any job I like, so for me, being a doctor would have basically the same effort as being a trader. <==== (THIS IS THE ROOT OF MY PROBLEMS)
So to solve my problem I break the problem down, and perhaps someone could help me on breaking down jobs in finance for me:
Assuming my capacity for knowledge and skill is just as good in each field, then I target my desires since I want max happiness from my job.
-Interest in job (done, I love everything dang it)
-Pay from job (start about 50k, AND pay increases fast, AND make at least 250k per year when I'm 30) Totally ridiculous right? But seriously real stats would be helpful since I'm such a newbie lol
-Job must be important, I want to feel needed (appeal to pride perhaps?)
Life goals(since it's integral w/ my job): Have a family, own a house a car and perhaps a boat. For finance I want to go into hedge funds and for medical I want to go into anesthesiology (putting people to sleep = awesome)
Anyone know how hard it is to open your own successful hedge fund vs. being a doctor?
I most definitely agree with your statement that your job determines who you'll be around. This may sound dumb, but I've never worked a real job in finance so I have no idea how my co-workers will be like. A tight knit, supportive group would be best for me, though I can most definitely be a lone wolf as well (just I won't be as enthusiastic about going to work).
Also, I definitely agree that someone can be interested in something as they go deeper into it. I made up a saying in high school: "I feel like a stem cell" and I usually end up liking any class and every job. In high school, I was so sure I was going to go into physics. Then I wanted to be a doctor, a lawyer... If there's one thing worse than not knowing what you want to do it's wanting to do everything. To make it worse, I'm willing to work hard in any job I like, so for me, being a doctor would have basically the same effort as being a trader. <==== (THIS IS THE ROOT OF MY PROBLEMS)
So to solve my problem I break the problem down, and perhaps someone could help me on breaking down jobs in finance for me:
Assuming my capacity for knowledge and skill is just as good in each field, then I target my desires since I want max happiness from my job.
-Interest in job (done, I love everything dang it)
-Pay from job (start about 50k, AND pay increases fast, AND make at least 250k per year when I'm 30) Totally ridiculous right? But seriously real stats would be helpful since I'm such a newbie lol
-Job must be important, I want to feel needed (appeal to pride perhaps?)
Life goals(since it's integral w/ my job): Have a family, own a house a car and perhaps a boat. For finance I want to go into hedge funds and for medical I want to go into anesthesiology (putting people to sleep = awesome)
Anyone know how hard it is to open your own successful hedge fund vs. being a doctor?
I most definitely agree with your statement that your job determines who you'll be around. This may sound dumb, but I've never worked a real job in finance so I have no idea how my co-workers will be like. A tight knit, supportive group would be best for me, though I can most definitely be a lone wolf as well (just I won't be as enthusiastic about going to work).