I'm reposting bacusae my first post was asinine,,,
I had originally said not to work in a field you love,,,
Because that sucks the enjoyment out of it.
I should not have said that,,,
At least not as a hard and fast rule.
Many people (especially business owners) do just that,,,
Just because it didn't work out for me,,,
Doesn't mean it won't work for you.
I destroyed my love of photography,,,
By trying to make a living doing it.
I loved to take images of landscapes and nudes,,,
So I figured it was only logical to be a professional photographer.
Photographing weddings, portraits, and soccer teams sucked all the joy out of photography,,,
I should have followed my first instinct and became a business accountant,,,
That would have supported me and a photography hobby just fine.
But then there are guys like Jerry Miceluk,,,
Guns are his passion and he turned it into a lucrative business.
He did it (his own words) by being "the first on the range and the last to leave every day",,,
His gun-smithing business gave him the income to practice every day,,,
He turned his passion into a lucrative career.
You should be able to do the same.
But first you need to define exactly what you want to do.
You say you want to "work with firearms",,,
That's a very broad statement.
Sell them?
Build them?
Repair them?
Design them?
All of the above?
Some of the above?
My new advice is to start researching all of the possible firearm careers,,,
Then contact each and every U. S. manufacturer about careers,,,
Notice I'm saying "career" instead of the word job.
Find out what jobs exist and what is necessary to obtain one of them.
Ask them about training for their careers,,,
And ask them where to obtain it.
Then go to school or take an entry level position or whatever,,,
Just do your homework so you aren't wasting your time and effort.
If Master-Blaster firearms company says they hire people with a certain industry certification,,,
Find out where you can study for that certification and go there.
Opportunities abound in this still great country,,,
But they don't float into your lap,,,
You have to track them down.
Make whatever sacrifices you must,,,
Move to wherever you must,,,
Take all necessary action.
It can be done,,,
But you have to actively pursue it.
Do you want it strongly enough to do these things?
Aarond
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