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mighty mouse:
Claris,

Thank you for the encouragement. I need it.  :)

I hope I can figure out what I want to do when I grow up someday..... maybe some professional help to get going.

MM

sonia:
Bunny,

You don't seem like an underacheiver to me. Do you work in the field of psychology?

Sonia

bunny:
Sonia,

Believe me, I am an underachiever, at least in the area of career. I don't work in the field of psychology. I'm not a therapist or psychologist. I'm a very lowly worker, not achieving my potential in the slightest.

I'm very gratified that you guys don't see me as an underachiever.  :)

bunny

les:
Phew...for"underachievers" MM and Bunny you certainly are overachievers in the wisdom, advice and reading between the lines department.

 Bunny, are you content doing what you are doing? I have a friend with a philosophy background but he drives a school bus by choice - gives him time to read and think.

MM - I have no doubt that you would be a real powerhouse if what you like to do lined up with your work. What do you like to do? What are some fantasies? Get the feeling that you are a damn good interior designer to start with. What's holding you back do you think?

How is it going Claris? Are you getting any closer to finding something that lights you up? I imagine you are exploring your interests with your therapist but what turns your crank?

Like you, Looking Ahead, I have done a lot of things in my working life. Of course it could just be my advanced age as well! By 54 I guess it is likely there would have been a few career changes. I've never felt solid in any of them and struggle mightly with self -esteem.  Must confess that sorting mail at the post office is looking very attractive to me ( honourable work, not dissing this at all, in fact want to do it)...slide into retirement without the load of self-doubt that follows me around like Linus's cloud. I got a call a few days ago from a friend who is a writer asking me if I'd like to apply to be an editor of a children's magazine. In a way I would. I have some experience in publishing but it is a bit old, like me, so I am going to let it slide...but then I think, well, maybe, I could do it. Someone actually called me so maybe they know something I don't know. Agh, I think I'll let it go.

Les

mighty mouse:
I have a friend with a philosophy background but he drives a school bus by choice - gives him time to read and think.

Oh Les,

That's what I'm doing right now. I have a philosphical bent and like to read, contemplate and watch the afternoon sunlight. I'm just sitting here watching the wheels go 'round and 'round (John Lennon song).

MM - I have no doubt that you would be a real powerhouse if what you like to do lined up with your work. What do you like to do? What are some fantasies? Get the feeling that you are a damn good interior designer to start with. What's holding you back do you think?

Well, I haven't a degree, so would have to start from scratch. And then there's the money for a degree. I might be able to start an interior decorating business (no degree required but minimal training) and am looking into that. I have a way with spatial relations and colors and have a good eye. But it usually takes me forever to get going on something since I'm too worried about perfection.....I've thought of giving that up. But right now I am being a bit lazy and trying to reconcile myself with it. And I'm worried about unleashing myself on the public as it were (I am a bit too blunt - INTJ tendancy - and I hate small talk with a passion except for my H and close friends). I'm trying to improve my artless conversation skills, but I feel like a fraud.

Glad to see you back in as Les. Do you like teaching (I peeked at your small bio). I hope that was alright. Or are you looking to bust out?

MM

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