Recently life on the work of more contact with people, including an accountant sister told me that although more people in the accounting profession, income declined, but this occupation can ensure that she will never be unemployed, to the old, if she did not have savings, but also can continue to work to support themselves (of course this is just hypothetical, this sister investment financial planning is very good, I 100% believe that she can realize their own very early) I am 100% sure that she will realize her financial freedom very soon). However, her words also gave me a chance to reflect on what skills I should rely on to make a living in the future, and which core competency I should develop. I don't think I'm going to be able to achieve financial freedom just from the aspect of professional competence.
First of all, I made an analysis of my own career, as a salesman, I can not say that after the increase in grades, but also non-stop physical labor, running around the market, sales is a physical work. Can not do primary sales, to constantly upward development, to the managerial management level.
This point is another friend of mine's experience brings me the feeling. He is my original company colleagues, this year almost 50 years old, from 20 to 30 years old began to run sales, their careers are not well planned, young and unwilling to management development (management salary and sales is almost the same, but the internal struggle too much), and then get married and have a child, the center of gravity of life adjusted to the family, there is no passion for work, the year before last left, left the job for almost three or four jobs now! I'm not sure if I've ever had a good time, but I'm not sure if I've ever had a good time. Stay at home all day, the child wants pocket money can not get, a few days ago to see me send the recruitment information, 200,000 to go abroad as a warehouse manager, he took the initiative to contact me. Think about it sigh, nearly 50 years old grade, but also to leave the country. So this thing gave me a big impact, on their own career must be planned as early as possible.
Secondly, considering that the job of sales is too easy to be snatched by people, and now people of all specialties are coming to snatch the job of sales, I have to develop some of my professional skills. I've considered accounting, but my awareness of this is too poor, and I don't have many resources (accountants have to be able to take on jobs in small factories), plus I'm not very interested in it, so I've given up on it.
Finally settled on the foreign language translation aspect of the development of desire, on the one hand, and the work of the link, but also to enhance their own work, on the other hand, the interest in foreign languages is relatively large, the level of foreign language itself is also OK, although the graduation of a bit of self-indulgence, or need to silently cultivate this skill back.
Lastly, I also thought of some other skills, for example, writing, writing is a kind of speaking, writing more things, the expression of coherence, logic will be enhanced, not to write, just write their own ideas; and then for example, photography, financial management, turn their interests into their own skills, a little bit more, and then a little bit more. Of course I still hope to be financially free when I get old, and the days of being at home in the sun and the wind are excellent.
Have you all found your skills for old age?