| As you near retirement, or have
reached it, perhaps you are realizing that
playing golf or boating for the next thirty
years could get a little bit boring and
instead you might want to stay productive by
continuing to work but in a different field,
doing something that maybe as a young adult
you thought was out of reach or might not pay
enough. Perhaps you once dreamed of becoming a
Broadway producer or a ship's captain, but
life being what it is, you become an
accountant or an administrator instead (and
there is nothing wrong with that).
Now, though, you have the time to explore
other options, but what should be your second
career? What is your passion, the thing
you would most like to do? Maybe you would
like to teach, but chances are you will have
to obtain a teaching certificate, and that
usually requires some expensive post-graduate
work. Maybe you would like to offer charter
fishing tours off of the coast of Cabo, but
that would most likely require buying a boat
and perhaps moving to Cabo (okay, not such a
bad thing). Instead of trying this and that,
and spending time and money in the process,
you might want to actually test drive some
second careers before jumping into them,
letting you figure out what you really want to
do. Luckily, there is a website designed just
for that purpose, and it is called Vocation
Vacations.
Vocation Vacations has dozens
of opportunities for you to immerse yourself
(for a few days, anyway) in all kinds of
careers. Want to see what it is like being a
golf pro? Then sign up to spend two days one
on one with Mike McGetrick, the PGA National
Teacher of the Year, and his staff at the
McGetrick Golf Academy in Colorado and learns
the ins and outs of teaching others the
secrets to a better golf game. Ever wanted to
produce and direct a Broadway play? Then spend
two days one on one with Tony Award-nominated
Broadway producer/director/choreographer Jeff
Calhoun and discover what it takes to mount a
major theatrical production. Maybe you've
thought of owning a dude ranch? If so, sign up
for one on one mentoring with Dick Bloomfeldt,
owner of the Long Hollow Ranch in Oregon, and
spend two days riding horses and roping and
wrangling cattle. These are just three of many
exciting test drive opportunities.
These vocation vacations
usually cost anywhere from $500 to $2,500,
depending on the career you choose to test
drive. These prices may rival what a normal,
longer vacation would cost, but so much more
can be gained through a chance to live your
dream, particularly if it gives you the
impetus to turn your dream into a reality and
your passion into a second career that could
last 20 years or more.
Visit Vocation Vacations at www.vocationvacations.com.
To get a quick idea of the careers offered for
testing, click on Dream Job Search Finder on
the right side of the page. |
