What a Way to Make a Living
Q. I want to pursue a career in a non conventional environment, i.e., NOT a 9-5 corporate lifestyle. Any suggestions on how to get the ball rolling??
A. Move to New York City. The odds of you landing a 9-5 are slim, and after a few weeks working a fluctuating schedule that orbits around an 8:30-6:30 frame, you’ll be pining for the structure and stability of the conventional variety.
An exorbitant cost of living not your thing? So be it; there are more standard ways of breaking the 9-5 mold. You’ve achieved enough self-awareness to determine what you don’t want to do, now try and make a list of the areas that do capture your attention. Don’t have any? That’s ok! You can always start an advice blog to help people whose problems are so much greater than your own, that in time, you’ll become so immersed in their issues that your own will sink down to the unreachable (and preferable) depths of your subconscious.
But I digress. Try to at least think of a field or function that ignites some sort of desire, no matter how ridiculous (here’s looking at you, clown college class of 2012). Establish a quantifiable objective with a definitive date for when you will achieve your new employment. To help get on you the right track, try using one of these life-after-college templates.
The most important part of this process is to stay positive and keep on keepin’ on. To help with the positivity factor, since I am hardly an expert in that department, I’ll turn to the wise words of the dead. To quote Alison quoting Hilldawg’s favorite first lady,
Perhaps the older generation is often to blame with its cautious warning: ‘Take a job that will give you security, not adventure.’ But I say to the young: ‘Do not stop thinking of life as an adventure. You have no security unless you can live bravely, excitingly, imaginatively; unless you can choose a challenge instead of a competence.’
Or, to quote Tupac, “if you believe it, you can achieve it, just look at me.”
If those inspiring words still aren’t enough for you, seek professional help elsewhere, namely, here.
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