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Posted by No Snaab

(# 1092) (more from No Snaab) on Thu, 6 Jan 2011 07:54:35
In Reply to: I was talking with my brother about careers., John Myers

, Tue, 4 Jan 2011 18:59:33

You really sound like someone who needs a CHANGE. I don't know what you'd be giving up interms of retirement, etc. but if you have any dreams or ideas of things you've always wanted to do now's the time to do them. If you spend another ten years in your mental state you aren't going to have much left mentally or physically. My wife and I were in much the same postion. She had a small business she'd owned for twelve years and I was working in an office and hating every moment of it (we're both in our late fifties). We we in a deep, dark rut and trudging through every day. I ended up losing my job due to the recession which was devestating at first but ultimately turned out to be the best thing that has ever happend to me. After a truly wonderful year off of work I had the time to think about what I really wanted to do with the rest of my life. I came to realize I'd developed a lot of skills over my life that did have considerable market value. While I won't bore you with the details we got jobs as live-in caretaker/estate managers. We live in Aspen, we have a free apartment and are actually making more money than we were. We're totlally invigorated and having a ball. We aren't even thinking about retirement anymore because we don't want to. The point is that while it's a big risk, sometimes change is a what you need. Maybe there's something out there that would work for you. The way I looked at it was that in 25 years I'll either be dead or wish I was and when I go I can't bring the change in my pockets. We decided we were going to live now. By the way, our kids think we're nuts--they're probably right.

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Posts in this Thread:

I was talking with my brother about careers., John Myers , Tue, 4 Jan 2011 18:59:33
- Change, No Snaab , Thu, 6 Jan 2011 07:54:35
  - Re: Change, John Myers , Thu, 6 Jan 2011 08:31:04
    - I'm a big believer in re-inventing one's self, Noel , Fri, 7 Jan 2011 08:49:33
      - Thanks for the pointers. n/m, John Myers , Fri, 7 Jan 2011 10:28:31
        Re: Thanks for the pointers. n/m, pete, Fri, 7 Jan 2011 14:50:09
        Re: Thanks for the pointers. n/m, John Myers , Sat, 8 Jan 2011 20:56:50
        Save a house?, No Snaab , Sun, 9 Jan 2011 09:09:22
        That is a very kind thought., John Myers , Mon, 10 Jan 2011 07:24:24
    - Re: Change, No Snaab , Thu, 6 Jan 2011 09:54:52
- Try a paint store, Nathan Pflaum , Thu, 6 Jan 2011 07:39:36
  - Re: Try a paint store, John Myers , Thu, 6 Jan 2011 08:27:32
- Why do the new wheels have to be so big?, RMinNJ, Wed, 5 Jan 2011 16:55:11
  - Re: Why do the new wheels have to be so big?, KevinM, Fri, 7 Jan 2011 15:56:39
  - IMHO, anything over 17" is pure bling, Noel , Thu, 6 Jan 2011 06:19:25
  - Sheer Madness, IMHO, Tim, Wed, 5 Jan 2011 19:15:29
    - Heh heh..., Eric Law, Thu, 6 Jan 2011 06:05:16
- so true....grimm reality, GFW3pedals , Wed, 5 Jan 2011 09:44:48
  - Sounds familiar...., Drake, Fri, 7 Jan 2011 08:15:30
  - Re: so true....grimm reality, John Myers , Wed, 5 Jan 2011 10:40:36
    - saabs are the best medicine..., James, Thu, 6 Jan 2011 10:09:57
    - There's really no winning with a bad back, Notnoel , Wed, 5 Jan 2011 11:48:54
      - Have you considered a standing desk..., Craig, Fri, 7 Jan 2011 15:56:14
- I wonder about small hydraulic jacks, Tim, Wed, 5 Jan 2011 09:28:39
  - Re: I wonder about small hydraulic jacks, Bruce, Wed, 5 Jan 2011 11:12:10
    - Raised Platforms, Tim, Wed, 5 Jan 2011 12:48:19
  - Re: I wonder about small hydraulic jacks, John Myers , Wed, 5 Jan 2011 09:54:32
- Re: I was talking with my brother about careers., Erik919kt , Wed, 5 Jan 2011 08:38:28
  - Re: I was talking with my brother about careers., John Myers , Wed, 5 Jan 2011 09:56:04
    - Re: I was talking with my brother about careers., Erik919kt , Wed, 5 Jan 2011 17:40:31
    - Re: I was talking with my brother about careers., Dan, Wed, 5 Jan 2011 16:08:27
- Re: I was talking with my brother about careers., rob 94 aero, Wed, 5 Jan 2011 04:19:10
  - Re: I was talking with my brother about careers., John Myers , Wed, 5 Jan 2011 09:59:17

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