Originally posted by normhead Teachers are people who like to teach, there's no other side to that equation.
A person must have a passion for what they do or they will fail at it.
I have held a number of jobs over the past 40 odd years. The jobs I did not like were short term and I did poorly at them. The jobs I had a passion for lasted many years, and I excelled in.
Out of college I entered civil engineering. Interesting and challenging work, but driving a desk just wasn't satisfying enough. And I gained weight like it was going out of style.
Managed to land an apprenticeship in vehicle maintenance at the local public utility. For 30 years I had a job that was very rewarding, challenging every day and active enough I didn't become a fat slob.
"Retired" from the PUD, I tried mechanic work in the private sector. Too much like work. Then there was that pesky economic slump of 2007/2008 which contributed to two lay offs in one year. Didn't help, for sure.
Put the commercial driver's license I had from the years as a truck mechanic to good use and spent 5 fun years driving big trucks all over the US and Canada, mostly moving airplane parts for Boeing, Gulfstream and the military. Five years and 800,000 miles was enjoyable, but only getting home once or twice a month wasn't. And the weight gain from sitting on my butt wasn't so great either.
Now I am hoping to finish out my working days as a wing structures mechanic in the World's Largest Building. So far it is proving to be enjoyable, challenging and fast paced enough. I was a bit afraid at first, thinking that working in a factory might be boring and monotonous, but nearly two years in I still look forward to each day. And I've lost 50lbs so far.
Yay.
Find a field you enjoy and have a passion for and you will never work a day in your life.