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Originally Posted by Ozy_Flame
Walk the walk, Phanutier. You gotta do it for yourself. You HAVE to act on it.
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I've been sort of watching this thread, wondering how to respond and Ozy pretty much nailed it.
For a guy with pretensions of being a pro soccer player, our friend Phanutier sure seems hesitant about putting himself into the game (of life).
"Professional Student" is the label that comes to mind.
There is a common theme in the responses in this thread, that being people go to post-secondary, get training, head out into the work force, perhaps realize they aren't doing what they want to be doing and go back to post-secondary for re-training . . . . . then, they're off to the races.
In all cases though, they're using post-secondary as a tool to achieve something else whereas Phanutier has said he hasn't really looked beyond post-secondary and now is a bit puzzled as to what to do next.
For him, post-secondary isn't a tool, it's a way of life.
Phanutier also tells us his true love might be academia and that would be no surprise after reading his other comments.
If you need motivation to leave university, well, that's just pretty sad . . . . . . unless that's where your heart is and you intend to make it your occupation/career.
It's a "Linus Comfort Blanket."
As to becoming an engineer because your folks expect you too, well, unless it emboldens your resume for you to eventually return to academia, and that's your ultimate goal, don't waste your time living the dreams of your parents.
As Sylvanfan says, you've got to go your own way.
Most people have an average of three careers. I'm in my 31st year in the work force, with the end game clearly in site, and the 22nd year of my second career. I already have a pretty good idea what the third career is going to be.
At the start, I had a vague idea of what I wanted and a lot of angst too . . . . . which would be pretty normal in most young people.
However, like Ozy said, we all gotta start flying at some point. Time to seize the day.
My two cents . . . . no offense intended.
Cowperson