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What Do You Want To Be
When You Grow Up?
By: Ben Nabati
“Individuals in our collective age group, those born roughly
1975-1990 are estimated to have nearly a dozen jobs before
they turn 40.”
The editor of Shofar Magazine
asked if I could write a “Top
10”career choice list for our younger
readers. After giving it some thought,
I came up with five worthwhile
ones! The editor suggested heavy
amounts of research in order to
write the article. Remiss on that
account as well! But, I can assure
you a genuine, informed and mature
discussion of potential career paths.
I may add a sixth for good cheer!
So, whither shall you start
your journey into the vaunted ‘Real
World’? Will you end where you
begin? Likely not! Individuals in
our collective age group (Those born
roughly 1975-1990 are estimated
to have nearly a dozen jobs before
they turn 40). Of course, there are
the traditional career professions
like medicine and law. These paths
offer relative career security, which
Ben Franklin will tell you, has a dear
price: “He who sacrifices freedom
for security deserves neither.”
So let’s get started:
Without hesitation, healthcare
comprises nearly 20% of the
American economy. Now, that
doesn’t necessarily mean, go sign
up to take your MCAT. There are
countless peripheral opportunities
related to the healthcare industry,
such as pharmaceuticals, medical
technology, medical billing and
facility administration, just to name
a few. There’s a cornucopia (No,
that’s not a ligament!) of options
in the healthcare industry. Don’t
automatically think you have to
serve the general public directly,
such as a doctor or nurse would.
Sometimes serving providers can be
wildly lucrative, say, on a business
to business level.
Next is Sex. Yes, I said
it. Sex OR anything dealing with
it. You can lump most forms of
entertainment with sex, plus many
other industries: Certain types of
clothes, makeup, fitness and other
hype. I’m not knocking it by any
stretch, and many of you will find my
groupings absurd. I’m attempting
to impart a way of thinking: Think
of the end-user and how you’re
impacting that individual’s life.
Start and work onward from there.
In this case, things that get people
excited about how they look or
smell relates to sex. Controversial,
but correct.
Thirdly, something less
jarring: Energy-efficiency and
‘Green’ Enterprises. Federal and
state governments and utilities are
providing much sponsorship and
direction toward energy-, water-
and vital-resource-conservation
and management. The writer is
personally involved in this industry
and sees a very bright future ahead.
Taxes, taxes, taxes. The
‘Tax Man’ isn’t going away. If
anything, he’s become more
emboldened. Taxes will be a
decisive factor in society for the
remainder of human civilization. If
you can provide value in that arena
to help people ‘You-Know-What’,
you can’t go wrong.
Seen a fight lately? Of
course you have. We live in a
conflicted, licentious society.
People are always disputing various
things. One option that has gained in
popularity in business and medical
industry circles is mediation. It’s
a more efficient way of resolving
disputes. That said, I think that
other professionals that can get
people through difficult challenges
(For example, Marriage and Family
Counselors, Nutritionists and other
Consultants) will have a promising
future. The benefit to this service
is the savings in time, money
and aggravation your clients will
experience compared to dealing
with lawyers and trials.
And now for the bonus;
The Sixth, as promised. The
Sixth resides within you. By far,
the road to riches in America is a
wonderfully-executed, brilliant idea
that sees the light of day. America
is in the business of business. So