life decisions!!

[missmoore]

What age were you when you decided what you wanted to do with your life??

[rom]

still haven't decided and i'm 27 - eeek !!
i'm having a mid /late twenties crisis!!

[stylinsam]

im 21 and i still dont no lol!

[Rufio]

yeah same here, 22 and still undecided.

[redcrx]

I was 15 when i decided i wanted to be in retail management. I worked saturdays all the way through college and went on to be a trainee manager straight after.

Unfortunately the company that i worked for was not the best and so i started helping out at my family's company and now, 12 years later am a director and loving it.

I think we can change our minds often throughout our lives depending on our experiences.

[Rufio]

See our problem is we're that smart and we would be good at anything, we have too much to choose from. At least thats what i tell myself...

[Octavius]

Every year from 16-34 (and a half) and I am still undecided.

[caz21]

21 and Undecided here too!

[Miss Zippy]

I�m still finding out! I could have (God willing) another 70 years ahead of me yet and it would be dull and boring if I knew what I wanted to do with all those years. Just grab opportunities as and when they come along: there is no one ultimate goal you should be heading for otherwise you miss so many other wonderful things along the way.

[Supernick]

I've kind of accepted at 26 that I'll never know what I want to in a professional sense. i know that I want to meet the right girl, settle down and eventually have a family. I know that I want to continue playing sport, perduing hobbies and cramming as much knowledge into my brain as I can cope with, and that will do for me. Work wise, I'll just make a success out of the cards that are dealt to me. I could never have imagined 10 years ago that I'd be working in the dating industry, but I enjoy what I do without ever having decided that I wanted to, if you see what I mean.

[fee-is-me]

Always had dreams but didn't know for sure that being this happy/content (by choosing certain options) was feasible until i was 32.

Have just turned 36.

So all those in their 20s... don't panic!!

[Dizzieblonde]

Decided to be a nurse after hating boring office jobs, went back to Uni and trained and here I am - 26 and still not entirely happy though! lol. I don't think you ever know for sure

[Dollie]

At 40- completely changed my life around - went to Uni - did degree, became qualified, and are still studying within the same field at 46. Can't believe I really did it !!! Doll xx

[jessybean]

im 15, going on 16, taking my gcses in under a year and i havent got a clue! theres still all the sort of 'fantasy' careers like a fashion designer, interior desginer and magazine editor. alas..

[Dollie]

jessbean and missmoore - I sometimes think we put great pressure on young people to make huge decisions early on in life. They're only in their early teens when we expect them to choose their options in school which could affect their future - and then at 18 we expect them to know if they want to get or job or go to uni - and if they go to uni we expect them to have decided which career path they want to take so they can choose the appropriate subjects etc. Huge pressure and I think many young people (not all) will better be able to decide massive things like that in their twenties. Good luck jessybean. Doll xx