Okay, basically, I'm gonna give you a quick rundown of my life and how it is today.I'm 15, I am a sophomore in highschool, 6'2, 144 pounds. I have been in a relationship with a girl for almost a year now(December 7), I am a hypocondriac to the max degree, I game at an..unhealthy rate I guess you can say, I have many many friends, I am social, but sometimes games keep me from going outside, I also have IBS, a Stomach Ulcer, and a chronic sinus infection.. =p.Now onto the question I have, My dad came home from work today(he's an accountant), and he asked me if I had found out what I was going to do with my life yet.>_>Got me to thinking, I've wanted to be a marine for some time, but I just can't seem to constantly workout, like, when I do, I get bored in 5 minutes, and stop. Being a game programmer would be pretty cool, but I'm a b/c student, and I have no clue about anything programmy.Basically, what I'm trying to ask is, is it okay that I still don't know what I want to do with my life, and probably won't know for a while?Is there any way I can decide? Or am I on my own.
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A lot of people at 15 - probably most of them - don't know what they want to do with their lives. And often life takes our plans and turns them upside-down anyway.Don't forget that anything worthwhile involves a lot of tedious toil - nothing is fun all the time (and very rarely even most of the time).What things matter to you most?
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tbh, I don't know. I would say my family, friends, etc. But, my computer also plays a big part of my life. =p. Pathethic, I know, but it's just what i like to do.
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Unfortunately there are loads of people wanting to be game programmers - far more than can ever work in the field.Do you want children?
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I would like that, yea.
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I asked that because giving a good home for children means you need to have a steady job that doesn't move you around too much.
What are you good at, apart from computer gaming?
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..I don't know. Nothing?
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What about the IT field generally?
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probably most of them - don't know what they want to do with their lives. And often life takes our plans and turns them upside-down anyway.So true. I wanted to go into a particula branch of medicine for several years and worked towards that in school with my subject choices. However, mid way through this year I completely changed my mind. The course I'm now hopeing to get into couldnt be more different.Don't stress out, most people don't know and you have all the time in the world to change your mind.
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Nah, IT? All I really do that is computer-related is game. =/
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But let's look beyond what you do now and consider what you might do for money.
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That sounds dirty
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hey dude, I wouldn't sweat it to much matey, most people never really figure out what they wanna do, they just end up sliding into something... up until the age of 15, I always knew what I wanted to do, but, I was prescribed glasses then, which you can't wear for the job I wanted, so, I tottaly messed my school stuff up cause I just didn't care (got all average marks, when they should have been at least above average) did a course at college, which my end attendance rate was 32% for (I still passed) and had several different jobs, I'm now 26, and have been in the Royal Air Force for almost 7 years, and that's only because I still don't know what I wanna do!!! lolHave to say, I think my ideal job is probably Millionaire Playboy but, unless my numbers come up (c'mooooon lotto!) then, that's never gonna happen!!! lolAnyway, all I'm trying to say is try not to let it worry you to much, not knowing what you wanna do isn't ever gonna be the end of the world... just try and follow your interests, eventually, they may lead you to your dream job eg: I wasn't really lookin for it, but, I love computers, always have had an unhealthy interest in never getting a tan, so, the great indoors sounded like a brilliant idea to me... I now work with one of the biggest computer systems in the forces!!! lolAnyway, like I said, don't stress... you have the rest of your life to decide what you wanna be Dan
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awesome, did you want to be an airforce pilot? And is that why you c ouldn't when you didn't have perfect vision? Or am I off.
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That I did, I coulda still gone commercial... but, I always wanted to find a way to help people, you just have to figure what makes you tick ... ask yourself why you want to join the marines, and, what it is that worries you about your fitness, if you want any advice for fitness, pm me, and, I'll see what I can do to help, Helmsman's also big on the fitness threads if you browse them You just have to find something that motivates you, and, follow it Good luck with whatever you decide... remember above all else though, it's not what other people want... if you wanted to be something that could be considered a bit low for you, then, follow whatever your heart tells you, you won't be happy unless you do... I'm the perfect example of that, in 8 months, I went through 12 different jobs (and numerous others since I was at school) before I finally decided to join the RAF, something I'd always wanted to do ... and, if ever I get bored of a job in the RAF, I just apply to move somewhere else heh hehDan
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At 15, it's hard to know what you really want to do because there are a lot of things you haven't done yet. Programming sounded cool until I actually tried it, then I found it to be absolutely boring.
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As a qualified programmer (Pascal, COBOL, VB to name but a few), I can whole heartedly agree with that... though, I have to say, when you finally (after months and months of sifting through code, correcting your mistakes) get a running version of whatever program (be it a game, or more likely, some kind of stock control system) you're working on, can't help but feel proud of all of your work... then it goes to the "testers" and you can't help but think: "bastidios!" lmaoNot to put you off programming or anything, without those fine people out there writing my programs, I'd have to do it myself, and, somehow, methinks my years worth of actual programming experience is nothing compared to some of the big companies, but, if you have a dream follow it... if you were lucky enough to get your hands on a special edition copy of Halo 2, and watched all the featurettes on it, you can see how hard the team worked building that game, but, you can also see just how much fun they had doing it ... great work if you can get it, personally, I prefer working on the graphics side of life, and, love making multimedia models, or building my own photo's up from nothing heh hehBut again, my job doesn't reflect any of those things, bit of basic scripting involved, but, not in any language anyone here is likely to know unless you work for the forces, or a bank laters allDan
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love making multimedia models
Cheers to that!!! :grin: