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Originally Posted by Rose of Cairo  I share their concern. Financial security seems to be very important to you, even more than your purpose for now. |
Yeah, "Financial Security" is a better term then what I used above. I, unfortunately have a need to know that I can live in a place, have healthy food with some basic stuff like internet at home. Just basic stuff to survive and be safe and have an avenue to grow. Knowing I won't anytime soon face the prospect of having to make a decision between going to the homeless shelter or taking a soul-draining job I hate.
Kinda like going to a forest and knowing I can avoid the lion who wants to slowly tear my limbs off. If I see the lion, even at a distance, then this fear runs through me and I can't focus on being loving, and peaceful and living on purpose.
I wish that wasn't the case, I wish I was like you or other people who are able to fearlessly see this lion and not be concerned at all.
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Instead of acting on those fears however, I'd recommend reading Busting Loose From The Money Game first of all.
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Yeah, I'm going to try to get that book.
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Originally Posted by pianoperformer Are you perhaps afraid of commitment? |
Yeah, I have seen this as a 5 year committment - 2 year MBA, at least 3 years job after that to work on paying it off....
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I think perhaps you're afraid of having a job, too.
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Yeah, I am.
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You seem to see it as something evil, or to be dealt with, and not something you could actually enjoy.
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Yup. I've probably had a dozen jobs by now in different fields, none of which I'd ever want to go back to. So I guess the idea of enjoying a job and feeling that I'd rather be working at my job then doing anything else isn't a feeling I've had at least since I graduated college 7-8 years ago.
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I'd recommend the MBA, only because there really seems to be no alternative. You don't know what you would rather do.
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Well, I have some idea of some things I'd love to do, but not sure how to get there.
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Alternatively, could you postpone it for a year and just get a job temperarily to let you try to find something you want to do?
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Ugh, the thought of getting a job just to survive....bleh. Although, if it was a job that I'd love to do, then maybe. I don't know now what I could do that I'd love to do with my skill level.
Hmmm, I'll go and think about Tigerlilly and Steve's post and reply later on.