110_Persaint Posted 26 January, 2013 Share Posted 26 January, 2013 I'm sure everybody's hoping for a successful and enlightening year, getting through the rough patches yet maintaining our integrity and reaching our potential. In a year, I'm hoping to see myself at a new full-time job position with better pay having completed my Master's and hopefully establishing something of a career. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colinjb Posted 26 January, 2013 Share Posted 26 January, 2013 One way or another back in Hampshire. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Restark19 Posted 26 January, 2013 Share Posted 26 January, 2013 Hopefully at uni, relationship still going strong, still in contact with college friends but also having met a load of great new people Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spudders Posted 26 January, 2013 Share Posted 26 January, 2013 (edited) I'm looking to derail Restark19's relationship over the next 12 months Edited 26 January, 2013 by Spudders Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frank's cousin Posted 26 January, 2013 Share Posted 26 January, 2013 Young people take note - life should NEVER be about 'careers' - more you earn, more you spend, and you dont get proportionally happier - follow dreams and vocations, and work to live, not live to work - or you end up like those sad ****s in the city... loads of money but feck all else.... I am not the first, and wont be the last to say, I should have followed my heart not my head when 18... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
St Chalet Posted 26 January, 2013 Share Posted 26 January, 2013 I'll either be climbing the greasy corporate poll or retired on a golf-course in South Africa. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonnyboy Posted 26 January, 2013 Share Posted 26 January, 2013 This time next year I'll be bathed in my enemies blood whilst listening to the lamentations of their womenfolk. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bridge too far Posted 26 January, 2013 Share Posted 26 January, 2013 This time NEXT WEEK we will have moved to within a quarter of a mile of both my daughters. So this time next year I will be a perfect grandmother, looking after two one-year-olds two days a week and picking up two small school children three or four afternoons a week. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aintforever Posted 26 January, 2013 Share Posted 26 January, 2013 Young people take note - life should NEVER be about 'careers' - more you earn' date=' more you spend, and you dont get proportionally happier - follow dreams and vocations, and work to live, not live to work - or you end up like those sad ****s in the city... loads of money but feck all else.... I am not the first, and wont be the last to say, I should have followed my heart not my head when 18...[/quote'] For every sad rich f*cker in the city who followed their career, there is a sad poor f*cker who spent their lives p!ssing about "living" and face the rest of their lives being uncomfortable and miserable wishing they had worked hard. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lloydie Posted 26 January, 2013 Share Posted 26 January, 2013 For every sad rich f*cker in the city who followed their career, there is a sad poor f*cker who spent their lives p!ssing about "living" and face the rest of their lives being uncomfortable and miserable wishing they had worked hard. It's as if some people don't realise you can earn good money, have a decent career and still have a good work/life balance too. Sod being poor. I like having nice **** in my nice house. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turkish Posted 26 January, 2013 Share Posted 26 January, 2013 It's as if some people don't realise you can earn good money, have a decent career and still have a good work/life balance too. Sod being poor. I like having nice **** in my nice house. The only people that say money doesn't make you happy are the ones that dont have any. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
St Chalet Posted 26 January, 2013 Share Posted 26 January, 2013 The only people that say money doesn't make you happy are the ones that dont have any. Someones been watching Boiler Room! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turkish Posted 26 January, 2013 Share Posted 26 January, 2013 Young people take note - life should NEVER be about 'careers' - more you earn' date=' more you spend, and you dont get proportionally happier - follow dreams and vocations, and work to live, not live to work - or you end up like those sad ****s in the city... loads of money but feck all else.... I am not the first, and wont be the last to say, I should have followed my heart not my head when 18...[/quote'] I do love it when people say follow dreams. It's the stuff Hello & OK Magazine was made for. People with little to no talent or ability, following their dreams that they really can have it all. We're all raised now to believe we can be famous, celebrities, music heros, sportsmen or film stars, all we have to do is follow our dream. The reality is that few make it. It's this kind of misty eyed nonsense that have taken away the core values of working hard and appreciating what you've got. "follow your dreams" we are told, you can be what you want to be. You cant. I'm all for enjoying your youth, i'm all for getting an education i'm all for seeing a bit of the world while you cant and while you're young. BUt one day you have to realise that if you want to have a nice house, nice lifestyle, not have to worry about how to pay this months bills you have to work hard and earn a living. Dreams dont pay bills. And belive it or not you can have a good job, work hard and enjoy your social life as well. In fact the two are linked, the more you earn the more you can afford to do. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turkish Posted 26 January, 2013 Share Posted 26 January, 2013 Someones been watching Boiler Room! Great quote from a great film isn't it. True as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr. Kucho Posted 26 January, 2013 Share Posted 26 January, 2013 Living and working back in the Southampton area. Problem is I like my work where I am now, but badly need a change of environment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
St Chalet Posted 26 January, 2013 Share Posted 26 January, 2013 Great quote from a great film isn't it. True as well. It's the greatest sales training video ever up until the point they get caught. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
St Chalet Posted 26 January, 2013 Share Posted 26 January, 2013 Living and working back in the Southampton area. Problem is I like my work where I am now, but badly need a change of environment. What do you do? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swansea_Saint Posted 26 January, 2013 Share Posted 26 January, 2013 I'll probably be exactly where I am now except living in Portsmouth (I know I know but its where my fiance's family live and she wants to be close with new baby etc). Same job as I've only been in it 10 months or so and still planning a wedding. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr. Kucho Posted 26 January, 2013 Share Posted 26 January, 2013 What do you do? Fitness instructor and nutritional advisor (and in the process of setting up my own PT business). Thoroughly enjoy my job, and with the gym I work at growing, its a good place to be at the moment. However I lived most of my live in this area (the east of the Netherlands), and with most of my friends settling down with their partners, its time for a move. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sotonjoe Posted 26 January, 2013 Share Posted 26 January, 2013 I'll be provoking Jamie (aka GayDays) on the mongboard. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saint in Paradise Posted 27 January, 2013 Share Posted 27 January, 2013 Hopefully I will be deceased and been cremated for at least 51 weeks by this time next year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orange Posted 27 January, 2013 Share Posted 27 January, 2013 Hopefully with enough money to set off to Auss/NZ late Feb, back via Brazil for the WC. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glasgow_Saint Posted 27 January, 2013 Share Posted 27 January, 2013 Most likely banned from here Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thedelldays Posted 27 January, 2013 Share Posted 27 January, 2013 Probably under water launching devastating attacks against various North African countries Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turkish Posted 27 January, 2013 Share Posted 27 January, 2013 Probably under water launching devastating attacks against various North African countries Head chef then? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
badgerx16 Posted 27 January, 2013 Share Posted 27 January, 2013 1 year nearer early retirement. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
110_Persaint Posted 29 January, 2013 Author Share Posted 29 January, 2013 Young people take note - life should NEVER be about 'careers' - more you earn' date=' more you spend, and you dont get proportionally happier - follow dreams and vocations, and work to live, not live to work - or you end up like those sad ****s in the city... loads of money but feck all else.... I am not the first, and wont be the last to say, I should have followed my heart not my head when 18...[/quote'] Cheers for the heads up mate - I'll always keep that in mind. I like your outlook on life - less money, more happiness. Whilst money can potentially make us happier, it takes a wise man who knows how to use it conservatively to do so. The greater temptation is always to abuse your wealth and end up making a hash of your life. Live, love, learn and prosper IMO! Don't worry about me Frank's cousin, I'd much rather take your advice than that of a filthy rich snob like Turkish. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sotonjoe Posted 29 January, 2013 Share Posted 29 January, 2013 Young people take note - life should NEVER be about 'careers' - more you earn' date=' more you spend, and you dont get proportionally happier - follow dreams and vocations, and work to live, not live to work - or you end up like those sad ****s in the city... loads of money but feck all else.... I am not the first, and wont be the last to say, I should have followed my heart not my head when 18...[/quote'] Spoken like somebody who's never managed to earn what he thought he would when he was growing up. Unlucky mate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
110_Persaint Posted 29 January, 2013 Author Share Posted 29 January, 2013 Spoken like somebody who's never managed to earn what he thought he would when he was growing up. Unlucky mate. Oh shut the f**k up joe, you're one of the worst trolls on here. Just because some people in this world don't worship money and base their whole life around it like you gives you no right to slag them off and be condescending. You seem to have this attitude with anyone who disagrees with you on anything (the Mayuka thread the latest example). Why don't you go back to your pathetic little money-worshiping life and leave the rest of us happy and content knowing some things in life are more meaningful and valuable. How so many trolls are left to roam these forums unchecked by the mods is beyond me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mmm Donuts Posted 30 January, 2013 Share Posted 30 January, 2013 I'll have finished my masters, so will be thinking about what to do next ...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baj Posted 30 January, 2013 Share Posted 30 January, 2013 Oh shut the f**k up joe, you're one of the worst trolls on here. Just because some people in this world don't worship money and base their whole life around it like you gives you no right to slag them off and be condescending. You seem to have this attitude with anyone who disagrees with you on anything (the Mayuka thread the latest example). Why don't you go back to your pathetic little money-worshiping life and leave the rest of us happy and content knowing some things in life are more meaningful and valuable. How so many trolls are left to roam these forums unchecked by the mods is beyond me. Trolls only get enjoyment from watching others bite, if you really want to annoy trolls, ignore them. As for me, same job, same relationship please Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Special K Posted 30 January, 2013 Share Posted 30 January, 2013 Oh shut the f**k up joe, you're one of the worst trolls on here. Just because some people in this world don't worship money and base their whole life around it like you gives you no right to slag them off and be condescending. You seem to have this attitude with anyone who disagrees with you on anything (the Mayuka thread the latest example). Why don't you go back to your pathetic little money-worshiping life and leave the rest of us happy and content knowing some things in life are more meaningful and valuable. How so many trolls are left to roam these forums unchecked by the mods is beyond me. Seems to me a perfectly reasonable comment from Joe. FC was the one who labelled those who concentrate on their career as "sad ****s" (we can only assume what the swear filter took out). But it is safe to assume the post from FC was nothing more thn a sweeping generalisation which appears to have little basis in fact. From my experiece of the few i know who work long hours in the City, they are neither happier nor more miserable than others. In fact a good friend of mine has a very happy life and is an excellent Dad, brother and friend despite the demands of long hours working in central London. But I tend to agree with Joe, although your diatribitic response was quite humourous, albeit slightly unfair. FC's post indicated a sense of self justification for not achieving the precious ambition of youth, although I am convinced FC will put me right on this! For my part, I hope to have steered the business through the choppy waters of economic uncertainty, finished off "doing up the house", learned a new skill and enjoyed some good times with friends and family. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lazlo78 Posted 30 January, 2013 Share Posted 30 January, 2013 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shroppie Posted 30 January, 2013 Share Posted 30 January, 2013 Interesting question and one that I'm pondering a lot at the moment. Having taken early retirement 9 years ago with a decent pension from a pretty stressful management job I took on a part-time admin/ICT job to keep me from stagnating and bring in a bit of cash. That job is now a comfortable flexible 20 hours a week and reasonably interesting so I'm not desperate to give it up. Also started my own consultancy business a few years ago as a small sideline, but it's grown and is very successful, but time-consuming. So on the one hand, I'm happy where I am, but on the other I want fairly soon to be able to just take off for a few months at a time and travel the world. This will happen at some point, but not sure when. Don't want to leave it too late. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trousers Posted 30 January, 2013 Share Posted 30 January, 2013 On the Saintsweb forum watching the "Have we signed Messi yet?" reach page no.174 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dinger Posted 30 January, 2013 Share Posted 30 January, 2013 Somewhere between FC and Turkish (I mean philosophically, not physically... that would be horrible). Tried 'following my dreams' when I was younger; now I'm sick of being skint all the time. There's nothing worthy or romantic about having to worry about money for food. So now I've got a better job, which isn't my dream job or anything but it pays the bills. So, to answer the OP, in 12 months I'd like to be debt-free and I'd like the podcast I now make to top 1,000 listeners. I reckon both of those are achievable. 110_Persaint, following your dream is all well and good. But get a job that affords you both money and the spare time for dream-following; that's my advice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saintbletch Posted 1 March, 2013 Share Posted 1 March, 2013 Hopefully I will be deceased and been cremated for at least 51 weeks by this time next year. Has anyone seen or heard from Saint in Paradise since this post? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ohio Saint Posted 1 March, 2013 Share Posted 1 March, 2013 Young people take note - life should NEVER be about 'careers' - more you earn' date=' more you spend, and you dont get proportionally happier - follow dreams and vocations, and work to live, not live to work - or you end up like those sad ****s in the city... loads of money but feck all else.... I am not the first, and wont be the last to say, I should have followed my heart not my head when 18...[/quote'] For every sad rich f*cker in the city who followed their career, there is a sad poor f*cker who spent their lives p!ssing about "living" and face the rest of their lives being uncomfortable and miserable wishing they had worked hard. You are both right and both wrong. My brother and I are poles apart in the way we have led our lives. If we were a Downton Abbey episode, he was the one who looked after the mansion and devoted his life to the old ways, and I was the one who drifted in and out, stole some of the family fortune, knocked up a kitchen maid and then buggared off for another five years. We never talk about family and "close" stuff. I was surprised to learn from my daughter last week that for all these years, we have both been jealous of EACH OTHER!! OK, Maybe him a lot more than me, but the point is, you just have to find out the hard way. Probably best to not make life-changing decisions based on the opinions of old farts on an internet forum. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turkish Posted 1 March, 2013 Share Posted 1 March, 2013 Young people take note - life should NEVER be about 'careers' - more you earn' date=' more you spend, and you dont get proportionally happier - follow dreams and vocations, and work to live, not live to work - or you end up like those sad ****s in the city... loads of money but feck all else.... I am not the first, and wont be the last to say, I should have followed my heart not my head when 18...[/quote'] You've preached this nonsensical bo llocks before Frank. The people that say money is not important are the ones that don't have any. Money is important, like it or not. My advice to young people is enjoy your youth, play as more sport as you can, get and education and see a bit of the world, the get career that rewards you. Certain people sneer at me on this forum for being in sales but if you're good it like I am you can earn as much if not more money than doctors, lawyer, policitians and scientists. And believe me when you're in sales and I mean proper sales, consultative sales where you influence and help grow people's business like we do, seeing people you like grow their business from £0.5m - £10m businesses in a few years because you've supported and your customers become friends, it's incredibly rewarding. The trouble with you lot is you think sales people just ring people up asking them to buy stuff, that isn't what it's about, but that's because most Internet people don't have a clue. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turkish Posted 1 March, 2013 Share Posted 1 March, 2013 Somewhere between FC and Turkish (I mean philosophically, not physically... that would be horrible). Tried 'following my dreams' when I was younger; now I'm sick of being skint all the time. There's nothing worthy or romantic about having to worry about money for food. So now I've got a better job, which isn't my dream job or anything but it pays the bills. So, to answer the OP, in 12 months I'd like to be debt-free and I'd like the podcast I now make to top 1,000 listeners. I reckon both of those are achievable. 110_Persaint, following your dream is all well and good. But get a job that affords you both money and the spare time for dream-following; that's my advice. Following your dreams is romanticised bo llocks spouted by people with no grip on reality. I agree with your final line, get a career that gives you the money to enjoy your dreams as a hobby, i've yet to meet may people who are truely happy that can't pay their bills every month. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dibden Purlieu Saint Posted 1 March, 2013 Share Posted 1 March, 2013 You've preached this nonsensical bo llocks before Frank. The people that say money is not important are the ones that don't have any. Money is important, like it or not. My advice to young people is enjoy your youth, play as more sport as you can, get and education and see a bit of the world, the get career that rewards you. Certain people sneer at me on this forum for being in sales but if you're good it like I am you can earn as much if not more money than doctors, lawyer, policitians and scientists. And believe me when you're in sales and I mean proper sales, consultative sales where you influence and help grow people's business like we do, seeing people you like grow their business from £0.5m - £10m businesses in a few years because you've supported and your customers become friends, it's incredibly rewarding. The trouble with you lot is you think sales people just ring people up asking them to buy stuff, that isn't what it's about, but that's because most Internet people don't have a clue. Too true. A lot of my fellow graduates have gone into sales and they've all done extremely well at it, bringing in the bucks. For me in a years time I wanted to move to a local job in Surrey with better pay, enabling myself and my other half to do 4 days a week so we can spend more time with our daughter. However, this has already been achieved Now I've got 10 months before next year, what next... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonnyboy Posted 1 March, 2013 Share Posted 1 March, 2013 Turkish sold me a printer cartridge last week and I gave him a tip. Now he thinks we're friends. Bless. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turkish Posted 2 March, 2013 Share Posted 2 March, 2013 Turkish sold me a printer cartridge last week and I gave him a tip. Now he thinks we're friends. Bless. Selling ink cartridges for a living was one of the many true things I've said on here about my personal life. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonnyboy Posted 2 March, 2013 Share Posted 2 March, 2013 I think the stress of the move and the baby are getting to you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aintforever Posted 2 March, 2013 Share Posted 2 March, 2013 All the sales guys at my work are thick c*nts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lets B Avenue Posted 2 March, 2013 Share Posted 2 March, 2013 Has anyone seen or heard from Saint in Paradise since this post? Well spotted. His prediction seemed a tad fatalistic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turkish Posted 2 March, 2013 Share Posted 2 March, 2013 All the sales guys at my work are thick c*nts. I could have guessed that. You won't understand. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ohio Saint Posted 2 March, 2013 Share Posted 2 March, 2013 I've done sales jobs here and there over the years. Every single time I lost a part of myself that took some time to get back. Never again. Not ever. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
so22saint Posted 2 March, 2013 Share Posted 2 March, 2013 retired with 4m to **** around with Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ohio Saint Posted 2 March, 2013 Share Posted 2 March, 2013 most Internet people don't have a clue. This has to be the most incredibly arrogant twaddle I've read on the internet today....And let's face it, the internet is full of internet people that don't have a clue. So that's saying something! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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