How do you change careers?

[James Deuce]

None of the stuff you list is really that interesting for m. It doesn't grab me. Try as I might I can't see the point of spending limited reading time on stuff that is about as interesting as a monthly report.

[Hitcher]

Aren't we just a little off topic here?

[Beemer]

Aren't we just a little off topic here?

Not really - MotoGirl wanted advice on becoming an automotive journalist - here are some real people who have worked in that field talking about their work. There are some real people who read said publications comparing what they get out of it and people who have changed careers talking about what worked and what didn't. It's not like [insert your favourite moron] has entered the thread and started talking shit about nothing remotely related to the original topic!

[Hitcher]

Not really - MotoGirl wanted advice on becoming an automotive journalist

And now we're engaged in a discussion about the relative merits of New Zealand's various motorcycle magazines. Tsk tsk...

[Joni]

Dont agree Beemer - off topic is off topic, be it drivel or interesting.

Ths thread is about changing careers not about KR and which sections are interesting to whom.

I reckon however people could have a good chat about this... maybe split it into its own thread?

[The_Dover]

STAY ON TOPIC

[Motu]

I reckon the kids section that Pete runs dilligently every month is one reason to buy it every now and then.
The mag's commitment to bringing Jnrs through the ranks and supporting the grass roots makes me quite proud.

Careful how you do it,but give Vege a pat on the back for that,even though I don't read the kids section I reckon it's the most important part of the mag - When Dad asks where the hell the Kiwi Rider is this month and finds it on the floor in the kids bedroom,all your hard work is rewarded.As you get older,you realise where the future comes from.

[slowpoke]

I envy the people who know what they want to achieve out of their lives. Generally speaking, I have no freakin' clue! Well, about the big picture anyway.

This has always been my biggest problem and I must drive Cajun insane. I’m very very ambitious and somehow manage to blitz any goals I set myself. Hubby considers my goals to be unrealistic, yet I seem to beat them by years; for example, I wanted to own a house by 25 and I did before I was 23.

I get really frustrated when I don’t have a goal or something to work towards. I think this is why I’m in this position at the moment. I’ve achieved everything I set out to do.

I shouldn’t complain – after all, I’m 26, earn reasonable money, have a lovely husband , a house, and all the toys I can dream of. I’ve got everything I want, yet I’m not happy. I’m never happy.

My life at the moment is effectively killing time until I’m ready to have kids (three to five years away). I don’t enjoy “plodding along” in the status quo – there’s got to be something to achieve, otherwise that action is pointless (if you can even follow this!).

My point is that if I knew what I wanted, I’d have it by now. The frustrating part is determining what I want!

Hmmmmm, this is a fairly enlightening post.

You have answered your own question of "why am I not happy?"
By your own admition the thing thats seems to make you happy is achieving your goals...yet as soon as you have achieved them you set new ones so you are not "plodding along"...therefore you will ALWAYS be unhappy.

The status quo (a point where everything is balanced) is actually a highly desirable position to be in yet you are purposely avoiding it.

An action is not necessarily pointless if nothing is achieved. The action in itself can be rewarding. Take your writing goal for example. I suspect that many writers would derive as much satisfaction from the actual act of creation as from the finished product. I achieve nothing by riding my bike around the block yet I come back feeling better for it.

You admit to having everything you could want in life yet you are not happy. You expect something as crass as a job to surpass your family, your home, your relationships with other people? You are looking in the wrong direction.........

[Big Dave]

A conversation hinted at moto journalism can devolve such.
Gives the girl an idea of what its about.

[Big Dave]

Careful how you do it,.

Radlier - I think it's called - by Monteiths?

[MotoGirl]

Hmmmmm, this is a fairly enlightening post.

You have answered your own question of "why am I not happy?"
By your own admition the thing thats seems to make you happy is achieving your goals...yet as soon as you have achieved them you set new ones so you are not "plodding along"...therefore you will ALWAYS be unhappy.

You raise a valid point and I appreciate where you're coming from.

I wonder how it's possible to change my thought pattern so I can be happy with the status quo? Stopping my ambition altogether would be a mistake because I'd never get off the couch! However, I agree that I could tone it down a bit.

[Pwalo]

You raise a valid point and I appreciate where you're coming from.

I wonder how it's possible to change my thought pattern so I can be happy with the status quo? Stopping my ambition altogether would be a mistake because I'd never get off the couch! However, I agree that I could tone it down a bit.

There's nothing wrong at all with having goals. Why bother existing without them? I just think it's unrealistic to measure your happiness as a direct correlation to achieving them.

We all have things we wish we could do, or have done. Not being able to achieve means diddly squat. It's the trying that's important. Hell just imagine if riders stopped racing because they couldn't beat Rossi.

If you really want to have a go at the journalim thing write to, or call as many publications as you can and find out what they want/need/whatever. Just don't rely on being happy because you have done something, or bought something. I'm sure there's something meaningful that could be said about be able to cope with your own company before..........

Sod that it's just all to much for my frail psyche to cope with. Did I say that I just bought some new overtrou?

[slowpoke]

Society in general tends to seek pleasure rather than happiness, when there is a world of difference between the two.
We derive pleasure from fleeting acts or moments or from the acquisition of (insert product here) yet we can still be leading fundamentally unhappy lives.

Happiness is a realisation, it is something that steals over us at times in our lives when we are comfortable and safe and emotionally fulfilled. For some people that may mean a time of singular freedom, absolved of the worry's that comes from a lifetime of looking after others. Others may crave the frenetic activity associated with a large family. We're all different, with different priorities, responsibilities, neuroses, tragedies etc that shape what we want out of life

There is no magic formula, no perfect job, no cheque you can write, no box to be ticked that will guarantee happiness. You can do things that will lead you in it's general direction but ultimately happiness finds us rather than the other way around.

Right, I'm off to grab another guilty pleasure outta the 'fridge, 'cos now I'm fuggin' depressed........

[MotoGirl]

There is no magic formula, no perfect job, no cheque you can write, no box to be ticked that will guarantee happiness. You can do things that will lead you in it's general direction but ultimately happiness finds us rather than the other way around.

I hope I'll wake up day and BANG! there it is, happiness slapping me in the face.

Right, I'm off to grab another guilty pleasure outta the 'fridge, 'cos now I'm fuggin' depressed........

I know the feeling, I just pigged out on fish and chips for lunch

[Big Dave]

but ultimately happiness finds us rather than the other way around.

Only if you are unsuccesful.
Achievement is a guaranteed source - and that comes back to attitude.