I was talking to a guy on my flight to Amsterdam a couple weeks ago. He works in Tennessee for a company making nacelles for windmills. they are having blades shipped in from Germany and he makes regular trips to the German facility. I was surprised that there was any wind related industry in Tennessee.

 

I actually remember seeing a company down south advertising for people to work with fiberglass for blades. I was surprised it didn't pay much.

 

What? That close to,,,,, Never mind.

 

I'd have stuck with my love for wrenching on late 60's muscle cars and opened a shop.....

 

If you can do something you love, that's the way to go.

I had a custom seat built for my BMW motorcycle. Got to talking to the guy. He and his wife ran an upholstery shop but their love was always motorcycles. They sold the shop, and now people flock from many miles for him to build one of his custom fit seats. He can take months off to go on an adventure, and he takes off to do dental assisting for a dentist friend who goes to help the poor in developing countries.

My brother worked in a cubicle (Dilbet land, literally) as a software engineer for a company that makes software that does mass mailings, like magazines. Eventually he struck out on his own. He totally loves fishing, and has been making fishing games.

If you can love what you do, then work wouldn't really be work. If only we could all find that.

 

Buy the book "48 days to the Work You Love". I have heard lots of good things about it.
I'm a Maint Supv for a Major Oil Company and I love my job. High stress but very rewarding and challenging.
If I had to leave the oil patch, I would probably go into Police work, Nursing or something that would get me into construction supervision.