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Post by DgenerationX092 on Dec 7, 2011 6:15:03 GMT -5
Its all about chasing your dream man. And I dont think Administration Assisting was your dream when you were 5.
I dont mean to call you out personally, but theres a big lack of people not following their dreams and just going to college doing something they think they will make money in.
People are too afraid to fail and lose time so they just take the safe route and sit behind a desk in class so they can sit behind a desk at the office.
Right now im 19 and trying to become a professional Wrestler. I work on the side and make a good amount of money and dont owe a single student loan. If I can make a career out of wrestling, ill be happy. If I fail, ill still be happy, because I at least tried. In the meantime I plan to obtain a well-paying job that requires minimal to no schooling whatsoever.
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Post by done on Dec 7, 2011 6:58:15 GMT -5
I'm always worried about what I will become in the future. That's why I'm starting to try and join things like Drama and Art clubs since I've been drawing and acting since I was quite young. I know that those two are some things I really enjoy but there is always a thing that if you fail, you can just fall back on something which I'm ok with.
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Post by Hulkamaniac on Dec 7, 2011 11:35:26 GMT -5
Its all about chasing your dream man. And I dont think Administration Assisting was your dream when you were 5. I dont mean to call you out personally, but theres a big lack of people not following their dreams and just going to college doing something they think they will make money in. People are too afraid to fail and lose time so they just take the safe route and sit behind a desk in class so they can sit behind a desk at the office. Right now im 19 and trying to become a professional Wrestler. I work on the side and make a good amount of money and dont owe a single student loan. If I can make a career out of wrestling, ill be happy. If I fail, ill still be happy, because I at least tried. In the meantime I plan to obtain a well-paying job that requires minimal to no schooling whatsoever. Some dreams you have aren't realistic though. When I was a kid I wanted to be an astronaut. I suck at advanced math. I can do it if I apply myself, but it completely bores me to tears. I'd rather have a sharp stick shoved in my eye. I am also short. I don't meet the physical requirements. It's a dream of mine, but it's one I will never achieve no matter what I do.
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Post by Mole on Dec 7, 2011 13:04:05 GMT -5
I'm very, very good at what I do, but I'm still not sure that I want to do it. Not sure if that makes any sense. Perfect sense. Just because you do it well doesn't mean you enjoy it.
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Post by Hulkamaniac on Dec 7, 2011 13:11:38 GMT -5
I'm very, very good at what I do, but I'm still not sure that I want to do it. Not sure if that makes any sense. Perfect sense. Just because you do it well doesn't mean you enjoy it. I do enjoy it though. I'm just not sure it's what I want to do. That probably makes no sense.
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Post by wweuniverse47871 on Dec 7, 2011 14:53:44 GMT -5
There's a few things I want to be when I'm older.
1) A Pro-Wrestler. I have to be 16 before I can start at a Wrestling School and then I'll probably have to move down to the city to be able to do it because I live 3 hours away from it. It's the best Pro Wrestling School in my country but so I could hopefully learn alot of stuff in it. Basically it will be a big sacrifice to move down to the city, Try and find a job and then be able to pay for Wrestling School, I hope I'm able to do it. After that I plan to travel Australia wrestling and then when I become sort of well known in Australia and getting good income start travelling around the world and doing indies. Kind of like Daniel Bryan.
2) Computer Programmer. This is something that entertains me, Not sure if I'd like having it as a full time job but it's something that so far interests me and I'm currently learning it.
3) White Hat Hacker. I get paid to hack. I get to break the law and get paid for it! Dream job after Wrestler!
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Post by Callum1993 on Dec 7, 2011 16:26:34 GMT -5
I've just applied for university. I've applied to do a degree in History hopefully leading into a career into teaching. I'm all set for my future...Just gotta get the grades now
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Post by One Love on Dec 7, 2011 19:32:47 GMT -5
I want to do something in the broadcasting buisness. Whether it be work in a studio somewhere, or even be a sportscaster, I'm down.
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Post by comintogetcha on Dec 7, 2011 23:06:11 GMT -5
There's a few things I want to be when I'm older. 1) A Pro-Wrestler. I have to be 16 before I can start at a Wrestling School and then I'll probably have to move down to the city to be able to do it because I live 3 hours away from it. It's the best Pro Wrestling School in my country but so I could hopefully learn alot of stuff in it. Basically it will be a big sacrifice to move down to the city, Try and find a job and then be able to pay for Wrestling School, I hope I'm able to do it. After that I plan to travel Australia wrestling and then when I become sort of well known in Australia and getting good income start travelling around the world and doing indies. Kind of like Daniel Bryan. lol, Daniel Bryan is one of the greatest workers of all time, and had the good luck of being able to be trained by one of the all time greats. There is only one Daniel Bryan in a generation, and you aren't going to be it. 99.9% of people who train to be a pro wrestler never make it past the point of working Indy shows and have to pay expenses out of pocket. I'm not here to kill anyones dreams, but if your goal is to become a pro wrestler, and you see it as anything more than an interesting hobby, please, don't quit your day job.
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Post by Prophet of Ash on Dec 7, 2011 23:14:08 GMT -5
There's a few things I want to be when I'm older. 1) A Pro-Wrestler. I have to be 16 before I can start at a Wrestling School and then I'll probably have to move down to the city to be able to do it because I live 3 hours away from it. It's the best Pro Wrestling School in my country but so I could hopefully learn alot of stuff in it. Basically it will be a big sacrifice to move down to the city, Try and find a job and then be able to pay for Wrestling School, I hope I'm able to do it. After that I plan to travel Australia wrestling and then when I become sort of well known in Australia and getting good income start travelling around the world and doing indies. Kind of like Daniel Bryan. lol, Daniel Bryan is one of the greatest workers of all time, and had the good luck of being able to be trained by one of the all time greats. There is only one Daniel Bryan in a generation, and you aren't going to be it. 99.9% of people who train to be a pro wrestler never make it past the point of working Indy shows and have to pay expenses out of pocket. I'm not here to kill anyones dreams, but if your goal is to become a pro wrestler, and you see it as anything more than an interesting hobby, please, don't quit your day job. to expand on this, if you plan to be an indy wrestler as your sole means of paying your bills, you're not going to do it in Australia. The Australian indy wrestling scene is almost non-existant. Outside of the east coast US, there's almost no where that you can pay your bills as a pro wrestler, and even there, you're living with 3-4 other guys and basically living on poverty.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 7, 2011 23:15:19 GMT -5
There's a few things I want to be when I'm older. 1) A Pro-Wrestler. I have to be 16 before I can start at a Wrestling School and then I'll probably have to move down to the city to be able to do it because I live 3 hours away from it. It's the best Pro Wrestling School in my country but so I could hopefully learn alot of stuff in it. Basically it will be a big sacrifice to move down to the city, Try and find a job and then be able to pay for Wrestling School, I hope I'm able to do it. After that I plan to travel Australia wrestling and then when I become sort of well known in Australia and getting good income start travelling around the world and doing indies. Kind of like Daniel Bryan. lol, Daniel Bryan is one of the greatest workers of all time, and had the good luck of being able to be trained by one of the all time greats. There is only one Daniel Bryan in a generation, and you aren't going to be it. 99.9% of people who train to be a pro wrestler never make it past the point of working Indy shows and have to pay expenses out of pocket. I'm not here to kill anyones dreams, but if your goal is to become a pro wrestler, and you see it as anything more than an interesting hobby, please, don't quit your day job. I agree with this. I have some friends who are indy workers, and I'd say that unless it's a hobby don't bet the farm on it. Enroll in college, get a job, try hard, and if you are able to recreationally find time to work some local indy shows on the side, go for it.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 7, 2011 23:16:48 GMT -5
lol, Daniel Bryan is one of the greatest workers of all time, and had the good luck of being able to be trained by one of the all time greats. There is only one Daniel Bryan in a generation, and you aren't going to be it. 99.9% of people who train to be a pro wrestler never make it past the point of working Indy shows and have to pay expenses out of pocket. I'm not here to kill anyones dreams, but if your goal is to become a pro wrestler, and you see it as anything more than an interesting hobby, please, don't quit your day job. to expand on this, if you plan to be an indy wrestler as your sole means of paying your bills, you're not going to do it in Australia. The Australian indy wrestling scene is almost non-existant. Outside of the east coast US, there's almost no where that you can pay your bills as a pro wrestler, and even there, you're living with 3-4 other guys and basically living on poverty. Actually, unless you're in TNA or higher, I don't know if it's possible to live off of indy pay dates, even grouped with other people. Maybe ROH is at that level too since it has a TV deal, though even that is hard to say.
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Post by comintogetcha on Dec 7, 2011 23:24:35 GMT -5
to expand on this, if you plan to be an indy wrestler as your sole means of paying your bills, you're not going to do it in Australia. The Australian indy wrestling scene is almost non-existant. Outside of the east coast US, there's almost no where that you can pay your bills as a pro wrestler, and even there, you're living with 3-4 other guys and basically living on poverty. Actually, unless you're in TNA or higher, I don't know if it's possible to live off of indy pay dates, even grouped with other people. Maybe ROH is at that level too since it has a TV deal, though even that is hard to say. TNA doesn't pay their undercard guys anymore than an indy promotion does. When working for them, you are responsible for all your own travel expenses, so in most cases it's not going to be a winning proposition. There were reports last year that some of the guys working for TNA qualified for, and were collecting, food stamps. I think it was Madison Rayne that was found working at some store in a mall while she was the Women's champ, just to make ends meet. Guys that wrestle in TNA do it for the exposure, or because they are brain dead and have delusions of grandeur. Robbie E travels the East Cost wrestling indy shows for anywhere from $400 to $600 a night, and he's one of the better pushed guys they have right now. As far as money goes, TNA is no better than any other crappy indy promotion.
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Post by trojanpridev on Dec 8, 2011 0:08:28 GMT -5
If you want to be a wrestler, then pursue your dream. But when I say go to college, it's not saying because you won't succeed, but if you dont succeed. Two of the most pushed wrestlers in the WWE today, Kofi Kingston and Dolph Ziggler graduated from college and were on the college wrestling team. The commentators talk all about how Kofi was on the Boston College wrestling team, and how Ziggler graduated from Kent State. GO TO COLLEGE. College won't hinder any opportunities you may get. If anything, it gives you time to develop more. David Otunga didn't start wrestling until, what, 2 years ago? He's 30 now. My point about wrestling is, get involved with the school wrestling team/club/whatever. If you aren't that good, then work at it every day while attending school. Commit to it. Lift weights to the extreme every day. You need to focus on three things, school; so you can get a degree. Wrestling technique; so you learn the basics. And third: Body building; So you can put on extreme muscle and tone so you are up to the physical standards of wrestling. If you want to be a wrestler then you have to be hardcore and commit every aspect of your life to getting better. I wish every person could achieve their dream. But some lack the desire or ambition, me included.
God Bless.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 10, 2011 18:44:46 GMT -5
Actually, unless you're in TNA or higher, I don't know if it's possible to live off of indy pay dates, even grouped with other people. Maybe ROH is at that level too since it has a TV deal, though even that is hard to say. TNA doesn't pay their undercard guys anymore than an indy promotion does. When working for them, you are responsible for all your own travel expenses, so in most cases it's not going to be a winning proposition. There were reports last year that some of the guys working for TNA qualified for, and were collecting, food stamps. I think it was Madison Rayne that was found working at some store in a mall while she was the Women's champ, just to make ends meet. Guys that wrestle in TNA do it for the exposure, or because they are brain dead and have delusions of grandeur. Robbie E travels the East Cost wrestling indy shows for anywhere from $400 to $600 a night, and he's one of the better pushed guys they have right now. As far as money goes, TNA is no better than any other crappy indy promotion. Makes sense, and sad/depressing at the same time. Do you think there are any guys at the bottom of the rung in the WWE even that don't make enough to live off of? What is the least a person might make a year in the WWE?
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Post by LA Times on Dec 10, 2011 22:58:55 GMT -5
TNA doesn't pay their undercard guys anymore than an indy promotion does. When working for them, you are responsible for all your own travel expenses, so in most cases it's not going to be a winning proposition. There were reports last year that some of the guys working for TNA qualified for, and were collecting, food stamps. I think it was Madison Rayne that was found working at some store in a mall while she was the Women's champ, just to make ends meet. Guys that wrestle in TNA do it for the exposure, or because they are brain dead and have delusions of grandeur. Robbie E travels the East Cost wrestling indy shows for anywhere from $400 to $600 a night, and he's one of the better pushed guys they have right now. As far as money goes, TNA is no better than any other crappy indy promotion. Makes sense, and sad/depressing at the same time. Do you think there are any guys at the bottom of the rung in the WWE even that don't make enough to live off of? What is the least a person might make a year in the WWE? FCW wrestlers under a WWE developmental deal make about $50,000/year. I dont know what they make when they get called up, but I would think they are still responsible for travelling expenses which Randy Orton has said to be $100,000/year.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 10, 2011 23:19:55 GMT -5
Makes sense, and sad/depressing at the same time. Do you think there are any guys at the bottom of the rung in the WWE even that don't make enough to live off of? What is the least a person might make a year in the WWE? FCW wrestlers under a WWE developmental deal make about $50,000/year. I dont know what they make when they get called up, but I would think they are still responsible for travelling expenses which Randy Orton has said to be $100,000/year. Indeed. Though I would guess, Randy makes at least 800K a year, plus merchandise (rough estimate). It's weird to think that wrestling produces a guy like The Rock who got his start working USWA in the south in Memphis, and ended up being worth millions now through movies...just a very big jump he made, all thanks to the exposure he got through the WWF.
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Post by Drew Yorkski on Dec 11, 2011 18:39:40 GMT -5
I had the same problem. I still want to become a Wrestler but I did come to realize that I need something to fall back on. I am going to college to study Business Administration. One day hope to open my own line of Clothing Apparel. Once I finish school and I know I have my back-up ready to go, I will give Wrestling 150% and nothing will be in the way. Pick a career you know you will enjoy and won't consider it work, Consider it doing something you Love. Best of luck buddy!
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Post by alexgg on Dec 11, 2011 19:02:05 GMT -5
Apparently when I was a kid i wanted to conduct trains, but that interest went...
In recent years I've felt I've either wanted to become a Animator/Game Designer or a Film Maker. Im currently on a Broadcast Media Course and I will probably stick with it, I don't care too much for fame/money etc, I just want to do something that I will enjoy. I honestly don't think I will get far in the business of film making, haven't even made anything yet. But I also dont care.
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Post by TurboEddie on Dec 11, 2011 22:50:55 GMT -5
Follow all of your dreams and stick with the one(s) that work best for you. Even if you fail, be happy that you chased them. Don't ever live with the thought of 'what if?'
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