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[BreakGuy]

Do you enjoy communicating with people? Rather work as a team or do you prefer to work alone? Do you like to solve problems? Would you rather have an office job or a field job? Will you wake up everyday excited to go to work? Those are the sorts of questions you need to ask yourself.

You cannot limit yourself to just video editing. What happens if that doesn't work out. You need many many back up plans. I had about 4 plans and all of those fell through, not because I didn't want them or didn't try hard enough, just there were other candidates that were better than myself.

I've tried everything to get what I wanted and sometimes it just doesn't work out. You need to have a handful or more plans in place.

 

[snberk103]

Take a year off between HS and post-secondary. Get a summer job in a resort, far from home. It'll pay peanuts, but you'll meet new people. The trick to finding a job in a resort town is simply to be present. Lots of people quit or don't work out, and they're often looking to fill the vacancy. But you have to be physically present.

If you don't need the summer job, then travel and see some new part of the world, or even just the continent.

Best place to get job now, btw, is Calgary. Though you'll have some issues with visas.

 

[silentownage001]

then travel and see some new part of the world, or even just the continent.

I want to go to Europe and Australia and do a lot of things which is why I would like to have a job that pays more.

I could work for my brother in the summer if I can earn more money there. Not this summer as I applied to work at a summer camp. Don't know if I got it yet but my brother doesn't have a job yet.

I know money doesn't buy happiness but traveling and doing things and meeting people around the world would.

 

[ender land]

What do you enjoy doing for fun?

What's your ideal day spent doing whatever you want?

 

[mobilehaathi]

I want to go to Europe and Australia and do a lot of things which is why I would like to have a job that pays more.

I could work for my brother in the summer if I can earn more money there. Not this summer as I applied to work at a summer camp. Don't know if I got it yet but my brother doesn't have a job yet.

I know money doesn't buy happiness but traveling and doing things and meeting people around the world would.

Why do you think you need to make high six figures to do that?

 

[silentownage001]

Why do you think you need to make high six figures to do that?

I should probably rephrase that to just 6 figures now. high would be nice but then again just making six figures would be nice

Mainly because it would get expensive. Plus paying bills and all that but going to Europe/Australia I can do in college. If I study there I apparently get a 3 week spring break or something like that. That's what my brother said but I've never looked into it.

 

[ender land]

I should probably rephrase that to just 6 figures now. high would be nice but then again just making six figures would be nice

Somebody's got to do it, might as well be me....

I hate to break it to you - but I would not plan on making a six-figure salary. One does not simply decide they are going to suddenly make six-figures and immediately get it. It's unlikely, much less so in your near future (regardless of what field you choose), and expecting this or planning your life around it is only going to have those dreams come crashing down.

 

[silentownage001]

Somebody's got to do it, might as well be me....

I hate to break it to you - but I would not plan on making a six-figure salary. One does not simply decide they are going to suddenly make six-figures and immediately get it. It's unlikely, much less so in your near future (regardless of what field you choose), and expecting this or planning your life around it is only going to have those dreams come crashing down.

I know that. In my OP I stated that I know it'll take at least several years to get that. Probably much more

 

[mobilehaathi]

I know that. In my OP I stated that I know it'll take at least several years to get that. Probably much more

Frankly, your OP sounds incredibly naive. That isn't meant to be mean, just honest.

It is good you're trying to figure out what you'd like for a career though. Hopefully you'll eventually figure out something enjoyable and rewarding (not necessarily in terms of the $$$ you seem to expect). Don't give up exploring your options. We can try to help, but you've given us pretty much nothing to go on.

 

[ender land]

I know that. In my OP I stated that I know it'll take at least several years to get that. Probably much more

That's why I hate to break it to you as I think you have unrealistic expectations

Impossible? No. Unrealistic? yeah.

 

[silentownage001]

Do you enjoy communicating with people? Yes Rather work as a team or do you prefer to work alone? I'm quiet but once I know the people I'm working with I'm not Do you like to solve problems? Depends on the type really Would you rather have an office job or a field job? Not sure Will you wake up everyday excited to go to work? Depends on the job which is why I'm looking for a job I'd be excited to go to Those are the sorts of questions you need to ask yourself.

Answered in bold.

Frankly, your OP sounds incredibly naive. That isn't meant to be mean, just honest.

It is good you're trying to figure out what you'd like for a career though. Hopefully you'll eventually figure out something enjoyable and rewarding (not necessarily in terms of the $$$ you seem to expect). Don't give up exploring your options. We can try to help, but you've given us pretty much nothing to go on.

When I made my OP I was naive. Now I'm not so much which was part of the reason I made this thread.

Regarding video editing. I don't think I will pursue it. I like it as a hobby but if I pursue and hate it then I won't want to do it anymore

 

[Jagardn]

I know that. In my OP I stated that I know it'll take at least several years to get that. Probably much more

Yeah, just a few. I've been an electronics engineer for 14 years now and am barely making 6 figures. The first 10 years you'll take a hell of a pay cut paying back your student loans. Those types of incomes rarely come from working for someone else.

 

[mobilehaathi]

When I made my OP I was naive. Now I'm not so much which was part of the reason I made this thread.

It is a slow process, my friend.

 

[silentownage001]

Yeah, just a few. I've been an electronics engineer for 14 years now and am barely making 6 figures. The first 10 years you'll take a hell of a pay cut paying back your student loans. Those types of incomes rarely come from working for someone else.

Hopefully I won't have too many loans if I can get a good scholarship.

What do you do as an electronics engineer?

 

[MovieCutter]

Also being an editor is the most tedious job you can have.

Try being a producer. Editing is easy in comparison. I produce, edit, shoot, direct, and animate. Editing is paying the bills now but occasionally other gigs come up.

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I want to go to Europe and Australia and do a lot of things which is why I would like to have a job that pays more.

Join the Peace Corps. You may not end up in Europe or Australia, but my fiancé did it and it's one of the best things she ever did. Two years in Ukraine and traveled the world in between.

 

[wonderspark]

Combine all those things you want to do, and get passionate about it. You could end up being an extreme/skydiving/travel shooter/editor/producer. Depends on how bad you want it.

 

[MovieCutter]

Answered in bold.



When I made my OP I was naive. Now I'm not so much which was part of the reason I made this thread.

Regarding video editing. I don't think I will pursue it. I like it as a hobby but if I pursue and hate it then I won't want to do it anymore

So...you were naive 4 hours ago and now you are wise? You were interested in video editing as a career 4 hours ago and now you are not? You really ARE 15. Give it another 2 years before making decisions beyond Coke or Pepsi kid.

 

[GoCubsGo]

Answered in bold.



When I made my OP I was naive. Now I'm not so much which was part of the reason I made this thread.

Regarding video editing. I don't think I will pursue it. I like it as a hobby but if I pursue and hate it then I won't want to do it anymore

Am I missing something? When you made the original post (OP) you were naive and now you're not, 4 hours later? If I gained years of insight in 4 hours I'd be a mother ****ing superstar!

You're 15, chances are what appeals to you today won't in even 3 years; exception being the desire to make 6 figures. Fact is, all I read is you want to make good money. Fair enough, then know that you're going to have to go to school and suff through all of those things you hate, science, math, and writing. Pay your dues, be smart, and work hard. As for a scholarship, see the latter because you'll need that or perhaps stellar talent in sports to get that.

 

[Schtumple]

Try being a producer. Editing is easy in comparison. I produce, edit, shoot, direct, and animate. Editing is paying the bills now but occasionally other gigs come up.

One of my friends is a producer and he really enjoys it, he finds it stressful, but enjoys the responsibility.

 

[smithrh]

OP really really really *really* doesn't need to be thinking about this seriously for another few years, if even then. I'm not sure what's gotten into our society where kids feel like they have to know what they want to do well before they've seen anything in life...

Unless you're going to be a doctor or engineer, you have plenty of time ahead of you in which to ponder your career(s) and occupation(s).

Hell, I *still* don't know what I'm going to do, and I'm a LOT older that the OP - "older" meaning several careers worth already.

Plus, the whole idea of a person just having one job for a career is going out the window post haste.

 

[snberk103]

I want to go to Europe and Australia and do a lot of things which is why I would like to have a job that pays more.

I could work for my brother in the summer if I can earn more money there. Not this summer as I applied to work at a summer camp. Don't know if I got it yet but my brother doesn't have a job yet.

I know money doesn't buy happiness but traveling and doing things and meeting people around the world would.

First, travel for cheap. When you are your age - and I was that age too - you have lots of time, and not much money. So I would take the red-eye bus to NYC, and get on an Iceland Air flight to Luxembourg, to catch the red-eye train to London, to stay in the youth hostel. Three days of travel, but that was absolutely the cheapest way to get there ... and it was cheap. No hotels along the way, incidentally .... just sleeping on planes and trains, and in stations.

That was in the 1970s, I don't know what the equivalent is now-a-days... but it exists... and it's tough. But it can be cheap. If you can't afford that, then see this continent. Go to Montreal to see the largest French City outside of Paris, and Vancouver for the most Asian city outside of Asia. Go to New Orleans for, well, New Orleans is just unique. You get a beater car, learn to make some road-side repairs, and drive. You find the cheapest motel in a small town (it'll smell of some exotic cooking from the front-office) once every 3 nights or so ... and the rest of the time you sleep in the car at a truck-stop.

People will tell you it's dangerous.... life is dangerous. Just take some common sense precautions. But travel and get some life experience. Then decide what you want to do. Then, several years later - be prepared to change your mind again. Until you know what you want to do, you won't be happy. Figure that out, and you'll be OK. Perhaps not rich, but OK.

PS you want to make money? Get a job as a bell-person at a fancy-schmancy hotel. That's where the money is... trust me.

 

[Macky-Mac]

stocker at walmart....."big" money to be made AND you can live in Indiana AND you can do paintball

 

[miles01110]

You're 15, chances are what appeals to you today won't in even 3 years; exception being the desire to make 6 figures.

I can think of one more exception...

 

[snberk103]

Another thought....

Wanting to make 6 figures is a meaningless goal, on its own. You have to factor in where you live.

A mid 5 figure salary in a small town may give you a better standard of living than a low 6 figure in Vancouver, NYC, or Toronto.

Vancouver, BC - average house price is just about $800,000. This is for a small house, not a mansion.
Indiana - average house price appears to be less than $100,000. Depending on how much of your income you want to devote to housing, you would need to make somewhere between 4 and 6 times as much in Vancouver as in Indiana for the same standard of living. Roughly. A small town in Indiana is probably cheaper than the cities.

So factor the expenses of living in the communities as well as the income possibilities.

 

[silentownage001]

Am I missing something? When you made the original post (OP) you were naive and now you're not, 4 hours later? If I gained years of insight in 4 hours I'd be a mother ****ing superstar!

Where did I specifically say that I'm not naive? It was implied that I'm not as naive as I was when I made my OP. I never said that I'm 100% wise and not one bit naive.

I'm not sure what's gotten into our society where kids feel like they have to know what they want to do well before they've seen anything in life...

You'll love this. In 5th grade my school had a career day for us. We were freakin 10 or 11.

Anyway in a day I'd
Watch Tottenham
Watch Formula 1
And race in a go-kart. Last time I went, out of around 7 people I finished second 9 tenths of a second behind my brother. Only because he has more experience driving than me.

A few months ago I wanted to be an F1 car designer (well one aspect of designing them) now I don't know. I just know there are things I've never heard of that might be appealing at some point.