What do you really want to do?

July 7, 2008 · Print This Article

sepia reflectionsOkay okay I’m at a conference with my colleagues and okay okay it is true that at a conference you are likely to drink slightly more than you would otherwise. Am I not correct?

You know I am correct.

Well tonight after retiring to a attendee’s room we eventually discussed this question: “If you were financially able to take time off to do the one job you’ve always wanted to do - what would it be?”

Here are the answers… as I remember them:

  • An English teacher to migrants who for whatever reason had to learn English at home
  • An organiser of activities for latch key children
  • Work with vulnerable teenagers - doing the “brat camp” thing… sort of.

What did I want to do?

If I could organise it, I would sign up for a scientific expedition. Anywhere. Somewhere in the outback perhaps.

That is my dream.

What’s yours?

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  1. James on July 8th, 2008 4:54 am

    You just made me think briefly about work. Curse you!! :)

  2. Dina on July 8th, 2008 8:55 am

    I think my dream would be similar to yours. Science. Definitely in Australia. Maybe the Outback–although I don’t do that well in the heat.

    I’d love to study insects. Maybe bull ants.

  3. feline on July 8th, 2008 9:08 am

    funny i was driving to work today and thinking about this.
    what about a farmer i thought…. what about a water farmer?

  4. M on July 8th, 2008 12:49 pm

    For a while I wanted to join an archeological dig - in Egypt, Israel etc. However, at the moment I am working on a fun project that makes no money (yet) and is just what I want to do. My colleague and I just have to work out a way to make it pay…

  5. Lulu on July 8th, 2008 3:28 pm

    I would start an independent book shop with a cafe where magazines were free to read!

    And, it I could pull it off, I would write a novel!

  6. drew on July 8th, 2008 9:36 pm

    I’d want to work for the ABC and go to conferences on the other side of the country, where I would drink too much and have really excellent conversations about what I would do if I could do any job I wanted.

    Either that, or test party pies.

  7. Mr Cellobella on July 9th, 2008 7:00 pm

    Work at the ATO maybe something in administration,

  8. German Romance on July 9th, 2008 10:44 pm

    To do what you really want to do require a lot of courage and determination, but boy does it give you a feeling of achievement and fulfillment into your days.

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