The best and worst jobs (career) is, of course, subjective. However, I’ve had many and also lived 70+ years on the planet. In other words, I speak from much experience. Continuing with recent posts – here are my thoughts.
There is a difference between choosing a job and a job choosing you. The former is, paradoxically, determined by forces outside yourself. The latter is, paradoxically, also determined by forces not controlled by you. [Oh shit!] Let’s set all of that aside for now, and get on with My List.
BEST JOBS:
- Major league baseball player.
PHANTASY DREAM?
My first idea of a job/career was: I’d be a New York Yankee, major league baseball player. That notion persisted until sometime between 1963 and 1967. Nevertheless, was it close to a real outcome?
I was good (= baseball player). Really good? To be a professional baseball player requires certain abilities. It is unlike other sports in that it is an individual AND team sport. You can have all the talent in the world, and still fail. [See Mike Trout] And yet get really rich $$$. More paradox.
Real events wiggled into my mind, as well as alcohol and drugs, and things got … uncertain and weird.
To continue with MY LIST:
- BARTENDER
- ORGANIC GARDENER
- CABINETMAKER
- GALLERY OWNER
- BOOKSTORE OWNER
- DRINKING WRITER MAN
- BACKCOUNTRY PARK RANGER
- CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGIST
- MARINE SNIPER
WORST JOBS:
- UNDERTAKER
- BUTCHER
- DENTIST
- DOCTOR
- SOCIAL WORKER
- TEACHER
- SOLDIER
- POLICEMAN
VALUES:
are what? Where do they come from?
Given my lists of best and worst jobs … can you make a determination as to who I am?
Question.
WHAT determines who we (you or I or us) are?