BTDT wrote:
Yes, the ideal is to turn your gift into a marketable commodity--but in real life, it often doesn't turn out that way.
For instance, I know a garden consultant whose real passion is writing about horticultural history--but his passion can't possibly pay the bills.
You should work on using your gift on hobby activities, in order to develop it. Sort of like a good athlete who tries a couple different sports before deciding which one to make a career. And, when they choose a career, they don't always end up in their favorite sport. For instance, American football isn't that great of a career, if you can play Major League Baseball--just too many injuries, and a relatively unfavorable income situation, compared to MLB. More importantly, you need to plan for a long life--who knows what careers will be valuable in 10 or 20 years.
lol ok
I'm hopefully working on developing the social skills necessary to make my "gift" a marketable commodity. I have NVLD, so abstract reasoning is really the only thing I can do aside from, interestingly, fighting. Somehow, I have good spatial skills when it comes to things like moving, kicking, blocking, and boxing, as well as a natural talent for fighting (been in lots of trouble for assault and battery in the past). I'm just useless when it comes to fine motor anything (6th percentile I think it was :/).
So yeah, in a year or two, when I've progressed more in training, I would like to try entering some competitions. I think beating people up would be a great career.
18 Mar 2013, 7:24 am
