For those of you that came over from my $500k professions thread, thank you!
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This thread is about helping to re-invent ME! Consider it a reality TV experience, where you get to have a say in how Hakrjak's life unfolds going forward.
I'm going through perhaps a mid-life crisis at the moment, where I'm becoming increasingly dissatisfied with my income level -- and I'm looking to start the self reinvention process over the next 6 months.
As most of you know, I'm college educated, have worked in the IT field for 12 years now, I'm currently 33 and my income has steadily declined while staying in this field. In 2002 I was making close to $100k/yr with much upside, and this year after many annual pay cuts and the industry continuing to sour -- I'm down to about $60k/yr, with a lot of downside possible. Absolutely pathetic in my eyes... I never thought I'd be in my 30's and be making less than $100k/yr, much less constantly be under the threat of losing my job and not being able to find another one!
While I'm always trying things on the entrepreneurial side, and those efforts have been modestly profitable -- I need to increase my day job earnings sharply in order to more quckly achieve my financial goals. I want to change to a more fastlane profession where my hard work can be rewarded with much higher income very quickly.
Fields I am considering:
1). Sports Management
2). Real Estate Broker to the Rich
3). Attorney
4). Wall Street – Banker, broker, trader?
5). Stay in IT and choose some specialized field where I can make more?
The question is -- Which field to choose, based on the fact that I want to invest the least in education and startup? I think this means that Attorney is probably out, since that would require 4-5 years more of school, etc... Which field can I kick into high gear the fastest, and start realizing a huge income from?
Are there any other fields I should look into?
Let's hear your thoughts!
Cheers,
- Hakrjak
:smxG:
This thread is about helping to re-invent ME! Consider it a reality TV experience, where you get to have a say in how Hakrjak's life unfolds going forward.
I'm going through perhaps a mid-life crisis at the moment, where I'm becoming increasingly dissatisfied with my income level -- and I'm looking to start the self reinvention process over the next 6 months.
As most of you know, I'm college educated, have worked in the IT field for 12 years now, I'm currently 33 and my income has steadily declined while staying in this field. In 2002 I was making close to $100k/yr with much upside, and this year after many annual pay cuts and the industry continuing to sour -- I'm down to about $60k/yr, with a lot of downside possible. Absolutely pathetic in my eyes... I never thought I'd be in my 30's and be making less than $100k/yr, much less constantly be under the threat of losing my job and not being able to find another one!
While I'm always trying things on the entrepreneurial side, and those efforts have been modestly profitable -- I need to increase my day job earnings sharply in order to more quckly achieve my financial goals. I want to change to a more fastlane profession where my hard work can be rewarded with much higher income very quickly.
Fields I am considering:
1). Sports Management
2). Real Estate Broker to the Rich
3). Attorney
4). Wall Street – Banker, broker, trader?
5). Stay in IT and choose some specialized field where I can make more?
The question is -- Which field to choose, based on the fact that I want to invest the least in education and startup? I think this means that Attorney is probably out, since that would require 4-5 years more of school, etc... Which field can I kick into high gear the fastest, and start realizing a huge income from?
Are there any other fields I should look into?
Let's hear your thoughts!
Cheers,
- Hakrjak
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