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Originally Posted by Little Cat
I'm so pleased to hear this. Your posts are always so smart, I was hoping you'd come round to the idea of doing something different for a living. I'm sure other people will chip in with their advice, but my first reaction from reading this apart from YAY is to say don't think this career decision is "it". It won't be. Nowadays people do several things before they retire, and it's not necessarily what they started doing. I studied medicine, hated it, switched to science, worked in a lab, got bored, retrained in management, worked in healthcare and now I work for myself, as an educator. And am doing training as a Company Secretary. I'm 50 next year. Each change was part of a natural process of my personal development. I can't think of many people my age who studied one thing and are still doing it. So chillax about your decision, and see it as something you'll do for the next few years. That might be 5 or 10 or whatever, but take the pressure off yourself that you have to get every decision 100% right. You don't. You make the best choices you can with the facts you have. If real estate is your thing, go for it. Your family love and support you, and will go with you on this. I hope you enjoy it and look forward to reading more of your posts to let us know how you're doing!  |
Awww thank you sooooo much! I really appreciate it.
I try my best to be smart and look at the big picture.
My biggest concern is my meds, which is why a FT job with benefits is important. My parents' rule is that as long as I am on my meds, I can stay with them as long as I'd like. It's never been an issue before, not to the point of being threatened to be kicked out, but there was two weeks I didn't take them consistently and it spun me pretty bad, but my Dad and I have an alarm system in place on our phones to be sure I am on top of my meds, and after that scare and my hospitalization my meds are my biggest priority because knowing what I know from my parents in law enforcement, the last thing I want is to be off my meds and homeless.
After doing research, it sounds like I won't likely receive medical benefits as a real estate agent, but then again, let's say it takes three years to build up my clientele...by then, if I started now, I'd be making enough money to pay for my own medical insurance.
And I don't have any input outside of my immediate family. My dad spent his whole life in law enforcement, my mom worked at Travelsmith and Broaderbund for several years then got into law enforcement, my Papa found his career in cable and stayed with them for over 40 years, and my Mamma was a temp until she was hired by KJ until she retired. So generally, people in my family find their passion right off the bat, and here I am not able to keep a job for more than a couple months...so that is what I fear...my family won't believe in me because I've never proven I can hold down a job.
But thank you so much for your support! That means so much to me!